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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101026/wl_mideast_afp/israelpalestiniansconflictsettlerolives
Settlers Deny Ruining Palestinian Olive Grove
(AFP) Thousands of olive trees in the northern West Bank were found to have been ruined after being flooded with sewage near Deir al-Hatab, just west of Nablus, and close to the Jewish town of Elon Moreh. A spokesman for the Samaria regional council denied Palestinian claims of Israeli responsibility, telling AFP it was "impossible" the sewage could have come from Elon Moreh. "The community of Elon Moreh has a very sophisticated sewage system which cost hundreds of thousands of shekels. The water is purified and reused within the community for our own agriculture," said David HaIvri, blaming "neighboring Arab communities" for the flood. "Over the past two weeks, the Jewish community in the Samaria region has been accused repeatedly of vandalizing Arab olive groves," he said, describing it as a "blame campaign" to try to discredit local settlers which had no basis in fact.