Settlers attack Israeli volunteers in Surif. Photo by Shai Kendler, 11 Nov. 2021
On the morning of 11 November 2021, residents of Surif went, accompanied by Israeli volunteers, to harvest olives on their land in the presence of several soldiers. Upon arrival, the farmers discovered that settlers had already harvested part of the crop. At around noon, the soldiers left the area. After about an hour, several masked settlers arrived and attacked the residents and volunteers with stones and clubs, while a settlement security guard stood by and watched. Three Israeli volunteers were injured and two were taken away for medical treatment. Towards the end of the attack, police and Border Police officers arrived and drove the settlers away.
Israel’s regime of apartheid and occupation is inextricably bound up in human rights violations. B’Tselem strives to end this regime, as that is the only way forward to a future in which human rights, democracy, liberty and equality are ensured to all people, both Palestinian and Israeli, living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.