Palestinian farmer killed in West Bank- officials

Source: Reuters, 26-3-2007
West Bank - A Palestinian shepherd has been stabbed to death outside the West Bank town of Aqraba, a Palestinian official said on Monday.
Jawdat Bani-Jaber, mayor of Aqraba, accused Jewish (Zionist) settlers of being behind the killing.
The shepherd disappeared with his flock of sheep late on Sunday night and his body was found on Monday in a valley outside of Aqraba, south of the West Bank city of Nablus.
"I charge the `Israeli` settlers with the killing," Bani-Jaber said. "I also blame the `Israeli` army because several incidents have taken place in Aqraba and the army provides no protection to farmers."
Yishai Hollander, a spokesman for the YESHA settler movement, claimed he was not familiar with the incident.
"Israeli" police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the body was found in between two Palestinian villages and had been transferred to "Israel" for an autopsy.
About 270,000 Jewish (Zionist) settlers live in the occupied West Bank among 2.5 million Palestinians.