约旦河西岸卢班·沙尔基亚，10月9日——以色列定居者在被占领的约旦河西岸一家临街巴勒斯坦咖啡馆的入口处插上了数十面以色列国旗，从一侧遮挡了咖啡馆的视线。咖啡馆老板称，这是一起公然恐吓的行为。
LUBAN AL-SHARQIYA, West Bank, Oct 9 - Israeli settlers have planted dozens of Israeli flags at the entrance of a streetside Palestinian cafe in the occupied West Bank, obscuring it from one side in what its owner described as a blatant act of intimidation. The coffee shop in the small village of Luban al-Sharqiya sits along the West Bank's main north-south traffic artery, used by both Palestinians and the approximately 500,000 Israeli settlers who live in the territory.
这家咖啡馆位于卢班·沙尔基亚这个小村庄内，坐落在约旦河西岸主要的南北交通干道旁，巴勒斯坦人和居住在该地区的约50万以色列定居者都会使用这条道路。
In recent years, settlers, some of whom have waged a campaign of violence and intimidation against Palestinians in a bid to force them off their land, have planted flags along the road and in close proximity at village entrances or near Palestinian landmarks.
近年来，一些定居者对巴勒斯坦人实施了暴力和恐吓行动，试图迫使他们离开家园。他们还在道路沿线、村庄入口处或巴勒斯坦地标附近插上了国旗。
When Mueiyyid Hussein went to open his coffee shop on Thursday morning, he discovered settlers had placed dozens of Israeli flags up against its entrance, packed together and obscuring it from southbound travellers. "They are not leaving us alone.
周四早上，穆埃伊德·侯赛因去开门营业时，发现定居者已在咖啡馆入口处堆放了数十面以色列国旗，旗帜密集排列，遮挡了从南向北行驶旅客的视线。
They have blocked the view of my shop," said Hussein, owner of the Luban al-Sharqiya Coffee Shop and Rest Area.
“他们不让我们安宁。他们已经挡住了我咖啡馆的视线，”卢班·沙尔基亚咖啡馆及休息区的老板侯赛因说。
While Reuters was interviewing Hussein, a settler who he said was responsible for planting the flags drove by, filming Hussein and the shop with his cellphone.
在路透社采访侯赛因期间，一名据他所说负责插旗的定居者驾车经过，用手机拍摄侯赛因和咖啡馆。路透社未能联系上该男子以获取评论。
Reuters was not able to reach the man for comment. "He drives away and then comes back to check whether I have removed any flags.
“他开车离开后，又回来检查我是否移除了任何旗帜。他说他会再回来，关掉我的店，”侯赛因说。以色列军方尚未对有关插旗行为的置评请求作出回应。
He says he will come back and shut down my shop," Hussein said. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the placement of the flags.
联合国机构及大多数国家认为，根据有关军事占领的国际法，以色列的定居点及定居者前哨站属于非法行为。以色列则拒绝这一观点，认为这些地区是存在争议，而非被占领。
UN bodies and most countries view Israel's settlements and settler outposts as illegal under international law regarding military occupations. Israel rejects this, viewing the territory as disputed rather than occupied.
约旦河西岸针对巴勒斯坦人的定居者暴力事件以及定居者夺取巴勒斯坦土地和资源的行为急剧增加。军方表示已尽力镇压暴力，但巴勒斯坦人对此予以否认，并指出大量实例中部队在袭击发生时袖手旁观。
The West Bank has seen a sharp rise in settler violence against Palestinians and settler seizures of Palestinian land and resources. The military says it does what it can to clamp down on the violence, something Palestinians reject, pointing to numerous instances in which troops stand by as attacks play out.