Richie Mac Liam

On May 22, the community of Maghayer a-Deir, about 150 people, were forcibly expelled from their lands after settlers set up an outpost near a home in the community. On Saturday,  May 24, some young residents returned to the community to take apart the structures and gather belongings left behind. While they were working, armed settlers, some of them masked, arrived and attacked the men and the activists who were with them using clubs, throwing stones and even firing in the air. When the Palestinians tried to fend them off by throwing stones, the settlers chased them, surrounded them and attacked them, injuring at least 12 Palestinians and a B'Tselem employee. One of the settlers was also injured. The settlers also smashed phones and stole cameras and computers. The search for the injured lasted well into the night. The facts are known: No one will be put on trial for this assault, and attacks will continue. This is what the Israeli occupation regime in the West Bank looks like. This is what utter disregard for Palestinian lives looks like everywhere under the regime of Israeli supremacy>>