Israeli settlers attack Palestinian lawmaker near Nablus

Maan News, Mar 7, 2008


This article was originally published by Maan News and is republished with permission.

Israeli settlers attacked Siham Thabit, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), on Friday while she was driving near the West Bank city of Nablus.

Settlers assaulted the car when it passed the Yizhar settlement, smashing the windshield. Thabit was taken to a hospital in Nablus.

Thabit was driving from Tulkarem, where she is from, to Ramallah with her son Ahmad.

Thabit, a Fatah member, is widow of Fatah leader Thabit Thabit, who was assassinated by Israeli forces in 2000.

Israeli settlers have been enraged after an overnight shooting attack on a Jewish religious school in Jerusalem that left eight Israelis dead. The school is reported to be linked to the settler movement.

http://imeu.net/news/article008100.shtml

not siege, simply assassination.

A response one would expect of Israeli leaders, who lack imagination and the will to make peace.