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28-07-03, 17:05
IDF troops oped fire to stop fence protest, injuring five
By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service
Israel Defense Forces soldiers fired tear gas and
rubber bullets on Monday to break up a protest
against Israel's construction of a security fence
in the West Bank, wounding five pro-Palestinian
activists, witnesses said.
An American protester was struck
in the leg at close range
during the clash near the West
Bank village of Anin and was
taken to a hospital, Israeli
demonstrator Yonatan Pollak
said.
The other four protesters were
treated at the scene after
being struck in the back and stomach, he said.
He did not give their nationalities.
The troops opened fire after about 300
protesters gathered on both sides of the
barrier and tried to tear down a gate in the
fence.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/323022.html
Let op er staat niet bij dat de reden voor beschieting kwam van het IDF.
Volgens het PNI begon het IDF te schieten op het moment dat:
A peaceful demonstration organised to protest against the continued construction of the Israeli “security fence” has been attacked by scores of heavily armed Israeli soldiers.
The protest was held at the fence in the northern West Bank at ‘Anin, near Jenin. Members of the Popular Committees Against the Wall, the Palestinian National Initiative, The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) and the Israeli coexistence group Tayyoush participated in the demonstration, held in front of one section of the two meter high electrified fence.
The non-violent nature of the demonstration was shattered when the Israeli troops fired tear gas and rubber bullets at the unarmed demonstrators. Six people were wounded, including Thomas Bacon from Texas and Andrew Dickie from Scotland who was shot in the thigh and abdomen; another American, one Israeli and two Palestinians had to receive medical treatment.
Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, the secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative who participated in the demonstration and made a speech reported, “The soldiers attacked us after we hung a map of the apartheid wall on the fence itself. The map shows how the Israeli government is stealing even more land from the Palestinians with the construction of this supposed security wall. However, we are not even permitted to demonstrate peacefully without coming under attack.”
By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service
Israel Defense Forces soldiers fired tear gas and
rubber bullets on Monday to break up a protest
against Israel's construction of a security fence
in the West Bank, wounding five pro-Palestinian
activists, witnesses said.
An American protester was struck
in the leg at close range
during the clash near the West
Bank village of Anin and was
taken to a hospital, Israeli
demonstrator Yonatan Pollak
said.
The other four protesters were
treated at the scene after
being struck in the back and stomach, he said.
He did not give their nationalities.
The troops opened fire after about 300
protesters gathered on both sides of the
barrier and tried to tear down a gate in the
fence.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/323022.html
Let op er staat niet bij dat de reden voor beschieting kwam van het IDF.
Volgens het PNI begon het IDF te schieten op het moment dat:
A peaceful demonstration organised to protest against the continued construction of the Israeli “security fence” has been attacked by scores of heavily armed Israeli soldiers.
The protest was held at the fence in the northern West Bank at ‘Anin, near Jenin. Members of the Popular Committees Against the Wall, the Palestinian National Initiative, The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) and the Israeli coexistence group Tayyoush participated in the demonstration, held in front of one section of the two meter high electrified fence.
The non-violent nature of the demonstration was shattered when the Israeli troops fired tear gas and rubber bullets at the unarmed demonstrators. Six people were wounded, including Thomas Bacon from Texas and Andrew Dickie from Scotland who was shot in the thigh and abdomen; another American, one Israeli and two Palestinians had to receive medical treatment.
Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, the secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative who participated in the demonstration and made a speech reported, “The soldiers attacked us after we hung a map of the apartheid wall on the fence itself. The map shows how the Israeli government is stealing even more land from the Palestinians with the construction of this supposed security wall. However, we are not even permitted to demonstrate peacefully without coming under attack.”