Jerusalem – Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Stone-Thrower In West Bank Clashes

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    Jerusalem – The Israeli military says border police shot and killed the “main instigator” of clashes on Monday in which hundreds of Palestinians threw rocks at security forces in the West Bank.

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    The violence erupted near the town of Bethlehem between a crowd of stone-throwing Palestinians and Israeli troops.

    “Hundreds of rioters hurled rocks at the security forces in the area,” an Israeli military spokeswoman said. “Due to the extent of the violence, border police fired 0.22 caliber rounds toward a main violent instigator, resulting in his death.”

    Israeli forces have killed 232 Palestinians since the latest wave of violence began in September 2015. Most of those killed have been identified by Israel as attackers, while the rest were taking part in violent demonstrations or clashes with security forces.

    Palestinians have killed 40 Israelis and two visiting Americans during the same period, mainly in stabbing attacks.

    Mideast tensions have been heightened in anticipation of the new U.S. administration. Israel has expressed hope that Donald Trump will be more supportive than his predecessor, while the Palestinians fear he will tolerate Israeli settlement activity and move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to contested Jerusalem.

    A close associate of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Trump’s presidency offers the chance to bring the Palestinians back into peace negotiations with more “realistic” expectations.

    Regional Cooperation Minister Tzahi Hanegbi said that by pressuring Israel, the Obama administration encouraged the Palestinians to adopt more extreme positions.

    The Palestinians have blamed the failure of peace efforts on Israel, saying its expansion of Jewish settlements on occupied territory undermines the prospects for a two-state solution.

    The last round of U.S.-mediated peace talks collapsed in 2014.


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    7 years ago

    Who cares about the “main instigator”? All the other stone throwers were endangering the lives of the security forces. All of them should have been shot with real ammunition. To h*** with the terror supporters in the Obama administration. There is no other way to deal with these subhuman savages except to use lethal force. They can then celebrate the martyrs in their families.

    thegreatone
    thegreatone
    7 years ago

    True that becuase they have a Jewish state(Torah forbidden) they must protect Israeli citizens but there is no end to the violence no matter what.

    The Palestinians care very little about their own being killed.Their goal is to kill as many Jews as possible. ONE Jewish life killed is too many. Every Arab killed by Israeli forces can c’v cost who knows how many Jewish lives.

    The ONLY solution we Jews have:is to pray to Hashem to dismantle Israel peacefully without any Jewish life lost and then Moshicah will come.

    Boomworm120
    Boomworm120
    7 years ago

    “Israeli forces have killed 232 Palestinians since the latest wave of violence began in September 2015. Most of those killed have been identified by Israel as attackers, while the rest were taking part in violent demonstrations or clashes with security forces.

    Palestinians have killed 40 Israelis and two visiting Americans during the same period, mainly in stabbing attacks.”

    And how many MORE Israelis have died in all the time we’ve let meddlers order us to “show restraint”?

    Stupid AP.

    StevenWright
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    StevenWright
    7 years ago

    “Mideast tensions have been heightened in anticipation of the new U.S. administration. Israel has expressed hope that Donald Trump will be more supportive than his predecessor, while the Palestinians fear he will tolerate Israeli settlement activity and move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to contested Jerusalem.”

    Yup, typical AP.

    Curiosity
    Curiosity
    7 years ago

    I wonder if it was .22LR or .223. Big difference.

    7 years ago

    SHOOT TO KILL IS THE ONLY THING THEY UNDERSTAND