Israeli Extremists Attack Rabbis

This post falls into the category of "balancing perceptions." Most people justifiably condemn attacks by Palestinian militants on those interested in working for peace. However, we seldom hear stories like this one about a group of Israeli settlers from near Nablus who attacked some rabbis who according to a Scoop site I'm unfamiliar with were documenting the destruction of some trees. The rabbis were members of a group called Rabbis for Human Rights which al-Jazeera says was showing solidarity with Palestinians during the olive harvest season. I will not equate the actions of these settlers with terrorism, but I will say a balanced view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict needs to pay more attention to the settlements and their effect on the occupied territories, especially as Israel keeps expanding them.