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Israeli Forces Suppress Pro-Bedouin Protest near Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, July 15, 2013 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Monday suppressed a peaceful demonstration in the village of Hosan, west of Bethlehem, against Israeli policy which aims at emptying Naqab desert in the south of Israel of its Bedouin residents, according to a local source.

Coordinator of the National Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Bethlehem, Hassan Brijiyeh, told WAFA that forces attacked the protesters and prevented them from continuing in their demonstration.

Soldiers used sound waves dispersal methods, which causes severe pain in the ears, causing a temporarily hearing loss to several protesters.

T.R./M.S.

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