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Settlers suspected of torching Palestinian car

Police probing another suspected 'price tag' incident, as residents of West Bank village of Urif report settlers set cars aflame, spray 'revenge' graffiti on village home's wall. Samaria settlers' council dismisses allegations as 'preposterous'

With only a day to the Sharm el-Sheik peace talks tensions in the West Bank are growing: Settlers allegedly torched a Palestinian vehicle in the West Bank village of Urif Monday, as part of the "price tag" policy.

 

The perpetrators allegedly tried to set another car on fire, and sprayed the word "Revenge" on the wall of one of the village's homes.

 

According to the Civil Administration, two other cars were doused with a flammable agent, but they were not torched.

 

An Urif resident told Ynet that he saw the perpetrators leaving the village in the early hours of the morning. He further claimed that they hurled rocks at his car, smashing the windshield.

 

Other residents reported waking up to a commotion and spotting the perpetrators fleeing.

 

Fawzi Shehada, head of the Urif Village Council, added that several residents spotted four settlers fleeing the village. "We are checking to see the exact extent of the damage," he said.

 

The IDF confirmed receiving a report of the incident and that it was being investigated.

 

The Samaria settlers' council dismissed the allegations as "preposterous": "We have long grown tired to the fictitious tales spread by deluded leftist organizations.

 

"Nowadays, any Palestinian car which catches fire due to some malfunction turns into an allegation of arson against settlers. This is not the first time that such false reports make a splash, only to later be revealed as nothing.

 

"We regret the fact that respectable media outlets pay attention to such anonymous tales. This is, at best, nothing but speculation," said the statement.

 

Ali Waked contributed to this report

 

 

 

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 09.13.10, 08:42
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