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Settlers violently assault Israeli, Palestinian activists planting trees in West Bank

Lapid: This should be a warning light to all of us • Bennett, Gantz remain silent

settlers torched a car and beat left-wing activists and palestinians with batons and shovels in the west Bank on Friday, injuring at least seven in an attack that drew widespread condemnation.

“this shocking violence... should be a warning light to all of us,” Foreign minister yair Lapid tweeted.

such incidents “will bring us to an abyss that cannot be bridged,” he wrote. “we need to educate and conduct an in-depth dialogue about neighborly relations, the rule of law and the manner in which we want to live here.”

as of saturday night, neither prime minister naftali Bennett nor defense minister Benny Gantz had spoken out about the violence, but ministers and politicians from the Left and the right, as well as the yesha council, did. the activists – some affiliated with rabbis for human rights and the harvest coalition – had driven to the village of Burin in the samaria region to help local palestinians plant trees in honor of the tu Bishvat holiday.

harvest coalition coordinator yaakov manor said the attack occurred around 11 a.m., two hours after they arrived.

activist daniel roth said the group had planted a number of trees in one lot and then moved to another when the attack occurred.

the activists sent videos and photos to the media that showed masked settlers running toward them and in some cases beating them.

two of the vehicles belonging to activists were stoned and one was torched after gas was poured on it, roth said.

one of the videos showed masked settlers pouring the gas and then lighting the

personal role in the affair.

Some of the core questions the commission is expected to examine are whether Netanyahu acted appropriately in completing aspects of the submarine deals with Germany behind the backs of the defense minister and top IDF officials, and whether the submarines were necessary.

A demonstration in favor of the probe will be held outside the Prime Minister’s Office in. The organizers of the demonstration said any minister who did not vote in favor was “spitting in the public’s face.”

The cabinet is also set to vote on Sunday to approve payments to family members of victims of the Meron disaster.

The Knesset is set to vote this week on the IDF draft bill after it was narrowly defeated last Monday.

There will also be votes on a large bill with new coronavirus regulations and payments for independent workers in isolation.

Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report. •

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