Israeli settlers

• Israeli police arrest Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus at Christmas party - Officers closed Christmas event in Haifa, confiscating equipment and also arresting a DJ and a street vendor
• 3 Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in West Bank - Three Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging part of a Nativity scene at a Catholic Church in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian Authority police said. Police sa
• Settler outposts spread among West Bank villages and fuel fear of more attacks - The fear is palpable in this Palestinian village. At any time, they say, armed Israeli settlers could descend. In recent months, Alkam says Turmus Ayya has weathered near-daily attacks by settlers, especially after they set up an outpost