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Colonists arrested over abuse of Palestinian

Israeli police arrested two Jewish colonists suspected of beating up a shackled Palestinian an incident which was filmed and broadcast on the internet, officials said on Monday.

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  • Published: 21:27 July 7, 2008
  • Gulf News

Al Samoa, West Bank: Israeli police arrested two Jewish colonists suspected of beating up a shackled Palestinian an incident which was filmed and broadcast on the internet, officials said on Monday.

The incident, which was videotaped by Israeli rights activists and later aired on the YouTube video-sharing website, took place last weekend near the Palestinian village of Al Samoa in the occupied West Bank.

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