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UN highlights rise in Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians Experts document 771 incidents of settler violence causing injuries to 133 Palestinians and damaging 9,646 trees , mostly olive trees, and 184 vehicles in 2020. 14 Apr 2021 A Palestinian demonstrator scuffles with an Israeli settler during a protest against settlements [File: Mohamad Torokman/Reuters] The United Nations human rights experts have warned that violence, including assaults and property destruction, by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank has increased substantially in recent months....

Experts document 771 incidents of settler violence causing injuries to 133 Palestinians.

'Palestinians must be protected': UN warns of rise in Israeli settler attacks UN rights experts document 210 attacks carried out by settlers so far in 2021, and call on Israel to halt settlement expansion Israeli settlers targeted the "livelihoods of rural Palestinians, vandalising livestock, agricultural lands, trees and homes", according to UN experts (AFP) By Published date: 14 April 2021 18:19 UTC | Last update: 10 hours 41 min ago UN human rights experts have warned that violent attacks - including physical assaults and property...

1. Sustainably sourced Christmas decorations from Palestinian artisans Christmas Ornaments $5 These 100% cotton tree ornaments were sewn in the village of Surif between Bethlehem and Hebron by the Surif Women’s Cooperative. The group was founded in 1983 but traces its roots to 1950 when Mennonite volunteers founded an embroidery program in the village to provide opportunities for refugee women. From Sunbula: “Surif’s Women’s Cooperative is known for their distinct style, using cream-colored ‘mansouri’ cotton fabric instead of the popular ‘eitamin’ cross-stitch canvas. The embr...