As he struggled to save one son, a uniformed settler shot his other son, too

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Israeli settlers used cattle to trample the crops in a Palestinian field. When the farmer tried to drive them off, they beat him with sticks. Then they shot two of his sons at point-blank range, killing one and seriously wounding the other

The bloodstains are still fresh, glistening pools on a dirt trail, not yet dried out by the sun. The father fixes his gaze on the reddish spots, as if taking a mental picture of his son's blood in order to perpetuate his memory. He shifts uneasily, this way and that, clearly distraught.