The Israel Defense Forces kept Shilo resident Zvi Strook from intervening on Shabbat afternoon, when Arabs vandalized a vineyard he has worked for years on land owned by the Settlement Unit of the Zionist Federation, according to the Binyamin Residents' Committee. When Strook arrived with Shilo's security coordinator, soldiers claimed the vineyard was a closed military area, pointed their weapons at them and did not listen to their calls to stop the destruction.
The incident came to an end when Strook called the Binyamin Brigade commander and asked for help. The Residents' Committee said on Sunday that it would post the Brigade's number on its website should a similar situation face other residents.