US ‘deeply concerned’ by settler attack on consulate staff

US ‘deeply concerned’ by settler attack on consulate staff
AFP, AP AND TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF - "Jerusalem consulate personnel were attacked Friday when they visited the West Bank to investigate a complaint by Palestinian farmers over vandalism of olive trees. Light damage was caused to consulate cars.“Our personnel were in the area looking into reports that settlers had uprooted some 5,000 olive tree saplings in that area in recent days,” he said, adding that the visit had been cancelled after the attack." ca