After the confrontation that led to the injuring to 20 Jews by residents of the PA (Palestinian Authority) village of Kariyut on Tuesday, 6 Shevat 5774, [link to that article from Tuesday please] there has been a widespread condemnatory message against the Jews, in this case the residents of Eish Kodesh in the Gush Shilo area of Shomron. While the Jews insisted they were simply on an area hike, their presence in the village was seen as a provocation and while national leaders are not condoning the beating they received, they are not receiving any sympathy either.

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon saw fit to announce that from his perspective, so-called price tag attacks “are akin to terror” and he will deal with those responsible in the required fashion. During the night those Eish Kodesh residents who were arrested or transported to a hospital were all released. The IDF however sent a tractor to the community to uproot its vineyard, making sure the residents to not move ahead with their plan to secure the area by farming it. The destruction is shown in the following video.

MK Moshe Feiglin decried the order given by Ya’alon to destroy the community’s vineyards.

Eish Kodesh residents do not hide their agenda, to continue working the land until they connect the hills between Yishuv Eli and Shilo to prevent the Arabs from doing so.

The following video taken by Arabs shows the end of the confrontation. The PA residents are seen mocking and humiliating the Jews and soldiers alike. The video also shows many of the injured, a sign of victory from the perspective of the PA residents.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)