[Release:] Two Goats Killed After Israeli Soldiers Attack Palestinian Shepherd in Bin Naim
by Tim Nessim
August 15, 2011
At 6:30 pm on August 14, 2011 Israeli soldiers attacked a Palestinian shepherd and his two sons in Bin Naim, chasing the shepherd off his land and causing the death of two of his goats.
Noah El-Rajabi, the shepherd, told international observers from Christian Peacemaker Teams that he was milking his goats with his 9 and 11 year old sons when six Israeli army jeeps pulled over on the nearby road. Soldiers exited the Jeeps and ordered El-Rajabi to come speak with them. When El-Rajabi replied that he was unable to do so because he was busy milking his goats, the soldiers approached him, yelling threats and firing live ammunition.
El-Rajabi fled the area safely. However, the soldiers� aggressive actions caused El-Rajabi�s goats to panic and run towards their pen. In the confusion two goats were trampled and killed.
After El-Rajabi escaped, the soldiers approached his two sons and asked where their father was. When the children replied that their father had left the area, the soldiers threatened to come back in the night to arrest their father.
Israeli settlers and soldiers frequently harass the El-Rajabi family. Earlier on August 14, the Israeli military erected a new tent near Noah�s property. One week prior, settlers stole one goat and one horse from the family. The animals were later returned, but the thieves had painted the horse.
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