German National Arrested By Israeli Forces

German National Arrested And Italian National Detained By Israeli Forces

German national arrested and Italian national detained by Israeli forces in At-Tuwani while accompanying farmers to deter settler violence.

11 April 2009, 11am: A German national, Christian Beck, and an Italian national, Sara Pagani, were taken by Israeli forces while accompanying farmers. Both individuals have been taken to the police station at Kyrat Arba.

Palestinian farmers in At-Tuwani rely on the presence of International and Israeli human rights workers to mitigate violence from settlers. As soldiers in the area frequently ignore settler violence and rarely interfere to protect the farmers, international volunteers provide support for the Palestinians. The grazing action began around 8.30 am, and the German and Italian nationals were arrested at 11am.

At-Tuwani is a village of 300 Palestinians located in South Hebron Hills. Residents make their living through farming, primarily wheat, barley, olives and grazing sheep. At-Tuwani is also one of several villages under daily threat from extremist settlers living in the area. Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills are daily nonviolently resisting settlement expansion and violence at the hands of settlers and soldiers.

Internationals accompany Palestinians as they perform agricultural work on their land and in other nonviolent demonstrations: Internationals accompany Palestinians as they work their land, use video to document settlers, soldiers, and police, and intervene as Palestinians request.

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