The Secretary of the Executive Committee of the PLO, Hussein Al-Sheikh, called on Palestinians to form popular committees to protect themselves from "terrorism" by Israeli settlers.

Speaking on Wednesday, Al-Sheikh said that he held the Israeli government fully responsibly for "settler terrorism" that has been running riot. He specified that the attacks have targeted homes, agriculture and vehicles of Palestinian citizens, and that these have occurred under the protection of the occupation army.

He also called on the U.S. administration and the international community to intervene to stop the occupation government from committing further "crimes against our people."