HEBRON, June 4, 2011 (WAFA) – Jewish settlers from Bat Ayin settlement, which is constructed on Palestinian land belonging to Beit Ummar, a village north of Hebron, Saturday destroyed a vineyard in the village, according to a local activist.

Muhammad Awad, member of the National Committee Against the Wall and Settlements, said settlers regularly damage crops and uproot trees in the area with a goal to force Palestinian farmers to leave their land as a prelude to seizing it.

Dozens of farmers and international solidarity activists Saturday participated in the weekly Beit Ummar protest against settlements and Israeli army measures in the village that prevent farmers from reaching their land, Awad added.

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