lennart
05-04-03, 21:58
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=280782&contrassID=1&subContrassID=5&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
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Earlier in the day, two peace activists were shot by IDF troops in the West Bank city of Jenin.
An American activist working as a human shield in the West Bank city of Jenin was seriously wounded on Saturday when Israeli troops allegedly opened fire on him and two others, the International Solidarity Movement said.
Brian Avery, 24, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, had come out of his apartment building to investigate shots being fired on the streets when an amored personnel carrier rounded a corner, said Tobias Karlsson, 30, a member of the Palestinian-backed group from Stockholm, Sweden.
"We had our hands up and we were wearing vests that clearly identified us as international workers when they began firing," Tobias said. "Brian was shot in the face, and it looks like he was hit by a heavy caliber bullet because of the extent of the wound." Palestinian sources said Avery suffered a serious bullet wound after being fired upon by a tank.
Avery was taken to a Jenin hospital but will be transferred to an Israeli hospital. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli army.
Israeli officials are still investigating the bulldozer incident that killed 23-year-old Rachel Corrie a student at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, who was also an ISM activist.
Earlier in the day, Israel Radio reported that a Danish peace activist was shot and wounded by IDF troops, also in Jenin. The man, Lassel Smith, was wounded in the leg during a confrontation between soldiers and Palestinian youths in in the city.
An armed Palestinian in the Jenin refugee camp suffered moderate wounds from IDF gunfire.
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Waarom krijg ik nu het akelige gevoel dat het IDF doelbewust probeert buitenlandse activisten het land uit te werken?
Zou het iets te maken kunnen hebben met de rellen die het IDF verwacht bij de in gebruikname van een nieuwe wijk in Jerusalem?
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Earlier in the day, two peace activists were shot by IDF troops in the West Bank city of Jenin.
An American activist working as a human shield in the West Bank city of Jenin was seriously wounded on Saturday when Israeli troops allegedly opened fire on him and two others, the International Solidarity Movement said.
Brian Avery, 24, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, had come out of his apartment building to investigate shots being fired on the streets when an amored personnel carrier rounded a corner, said Tobias Karlsson, 30, a member of the Palestinian-backed group from Stockholm, Sweden.
"We had our hands up and we were wearing vests that clearly identified us as international workers when they began firing," Tobias said. "Brian was shot in the face, and it looks like he was hit by a heavy caliber bullet because of the extent of the wound." Palestinian sources said Avery suffered a serious bullet wound after being fired upon by a tank.
Avery was taken to a Jenin hospital but will be transferred to an Israeli hospital. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli army.
Israeli officials are still investigating the bulldozer incident that killed 23-year-old Rachel Corrie a student at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, who was also an ISM activist.
Earlier in the day, Israel Radio reported that a Danish peace activist was shot and wounded by IDF troops, also in Jenin. The man, Lassel Smith, was wounded in the leg during a confrontation between soldiers and Palestinian youths in in the city.
An armed Palestinian in the Jenin refugee camp suffered moderate wounds from IDF gunfire.
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Waarom krijg ik nu het akelige gevoel dat het IDF doelbewust probeert buitenlandse activisten het land uit te werken?
Zou het iets te maken kunnen hebben met de rellen die het IDF verwacht bij de in gebruikname van een nieuwe wijk in Jerusalem?