Clash at West Bank Settlement Injures 18
A protest against the expansion of a Jewish settlement turned violent Friday, in a scene more reminiscent of the Palestinian uprising than the era of Palestinian-Israeli peace.
Up to 11 Palestinians, one Israeli peace activist and six Israeli soldiers were injured during exchanges of tear gas and rocks, according to the army and Palestinian medical workers.
The clash occurred on the ninth day of protests over plans by the Jewish settlement of Efrat to expand onto West Bank land claimed by the Palestinian village of El Khader, near Bethlehem.
Palestinians claim the rocky, 150-acre plot was confiscated from them illegally. Settlers claim they purchased it.
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