Israeli Troops Drag Pro-Settler Squatters From Stronghold
Israeli soldiers and police officers raided a seaside hotel in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, evicting about 150 right-wing protesters who were part of an increasingly confrontational campaign against the planned evacuation of Jewish settlers. In a scene that has been repeated several times this week, Jewish protesters were dragged by Israeli security forces out of a vacant building they were occupying. On Thursday it was the Palm Beach Hotel, a 1980’s white stucco resort that was abandoned several years ago after the outbreak of the current Palestinian intifada, or uprising. Full Story