Israelis arrest Irish peace activist

The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign has condemned the arrest of an Irish peace activist by the Israeli military.

Terry McNeill and 40 other workers with the International Solidarity Movement were detained yesterday while trying to block the demolition of a Palestinian family's home near the West Bank village of Mas'ha.

The Israeli military wanted to demolish part of the house because it was on the route of a massive wall being built to separate Israel from the West Bank.

Last week, Mr McNeill was also hit by a rubber bullet fired by Israeli soldiers.

He and his colleagues are currently being held in Ariel Prison, in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank.