Jewish fanatics rode tractors within the Christian village of Taybeh, threatening people. They have also been blocking Christians from entering their farms, as we read in Haaretz:

Life in the village continues, but it can hardly be called routine. In the morning, workers, most of them salaried employees, leave for Ramallah. Local businesses open their doors and wait for customers who may or may not come. Farmers continue to look out over the hillsides, at the olive trees that have accompanied their families for generations, wondering whether they will be able to reach their land when the next harvest season arrives.

“Settlers come during the day and at night,” one resident said. “They drive tractors through the village and around it, approach homes and threaten people.” Farmers, he said, have been particularly affected by the harassment. “There have been cases of attacks during the olive harvest and damage to equipment. Some people simply can’t reach their land. You go out to work and don’t know whether you’ll come back safely.”

One village resident, a father of three in his 30s, described how his livelihood has recently become a source of fear. He works as a salaried employee, runs a private business and also earns income from farming, with a plot of land planted with olive, almond and pomegranate trees. On one occasion, when he tried to reach his land, he encountered an armed settler, according to another resident close to him. He has avoided returning ever since. “He has two children, a 12-year-old daughter and a 13-year-old son. Now he’s in the process of getting a visa and leaving.”

His case reflects a broader reality in Taybeh, as he is not someone being driven to leave by personal financial hardship. “The problem isn’t just the economy,” local council head Suleiman Khoury told Haaretz. “The economic problem can somehow be endured, but the security situation cannot. People are now afraid for their children and their future.”