Palestinians silencing the attempted rape of U.S. peace activist?

This just showed up in our left-wing newspaper of all places about an apparent attempt of rape to U.S. peace activist living in the West Bank. It also appears that this isn't the first time this has taken place as the authorities have tried to force the victims to remain silent.

The "real" side show that no one wants to deal with in the West Bank. "

The U.S. citizen was then convinced to retract her complaint, as to avoid tainting the image of the popular protest, which had attracted praise from around the world in recent months.

"However, the Umm Salmuna case is not the only one. Separation fence activists know of other incidents in which Palestinians molested and sexually assaulted foreign peace activists, a subject which was apparently raised in the discussions of the various popular committees.

Foreign female peace activists regularly participate in protests in the villages of Bil'in, Na'alin, and others, where the activists stay in separate houses. Some villagers do not agree with these housing arrangements, claiming that the villages' youth, who frequently visit the activists, are corrupted by the young women." Haaretz