MDF Replaces Farmer’s Horse Killed by Settlers with a New Tractor

Hamid Daraghmeh, a farmer from a village outside Nablus, recently lost his horse to settler aggression and violence. The settlers killed Daragmeh’s plow horse in an unprovoked attack on his farm land adjacent to his family home. The perpetrators from a neighboring settlement have not been charged with any crime by the Israeli police, although their identities are known. Without the plow horse, Daragmeh cannot perform the daily critical tasks of turning and clearing the heavy soil of the farm, or transporting crops to market. Daragmeh is a subsistence farmer, able to provide for his family’s needs but without financial reserves or access to supplemental resources. The MDF, learning of the crime and the vulnerability of the Daragmeh family, stepped in and replaced the horse with a new tractor, which will enable Daragmeh to farm his land quickly, efficiently and more profitably. The story was covered extensively in the local Arabic press. ...

April 15, 2014