OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

Haaretz: Israeli human rights group slams Hebron settlers

B'Tselem (The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the
Occupied Territories) released a report yesterday citing harassment by Jewish
settlers for the exodus of some 400 Palestinians from the center of
Hebron over the past three years. "Settler violence and the lack of law
enforcement on settlers, the ongoing curfew and severe restrictions on
movement in the area that once was the commercial center of Hebron, and
violence against Palestinians by members of the security forces have
caused Palestinian families to pack up and leave the area," the report
charges. About 2,000 merchants have closed businesses in the downtown sector in
the same period, according to the B'Tselem report, entitled "Settlements
Cause Mass Departure of Palestinians."

B'Tselem: Full Report