Saturday, September 17, 2011

Hundreds of Israeli and Palestinian supporters of the UN statehood bid hold a peaceful joint rally on their respective sides of the Qalandia crossing. The IDF patrols in 1 village nr. Nablus in the morning; conducts latenight arrest raids, house searches in Jenin. Jewish settlers fr. Efrat nr. Bethlehem stone a passing Palestinian car, causing serious damage but no injuries. (NYT 9/18; PCHR 9/22; OCHA 9/23)