Jewish Settler Attacks on Palestinians Named 'Terrorist Incidents' for First Time by US
<div class='node-body'><p>A recent US State Department terrorism <a href="http://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2011/" target="_blank">report listed</a> violence by Jewish settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank as "terrorist incidents," for the first time, following a recent upsurge in such attacks.</p>
<p>"Attacks by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinian residents, property and places of worship in the West Bank continued," said the <a href="http://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2011/" target="_blank">Country Reports on Terrorism 2011</a>.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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