Israeli Forces Use Live Ammunition Against Stone Throwers
However there are some stone-throwers who are not attacked by the Israeli military. They are Jewish settlers who attack American diplomats!
Israeli Settlers Throw Rocks At US Officials On West Bank Tour
The
Huffington Post UK Paul Vale
Posted:
02/01/2015
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| Adei Ad Outpost from which settlers came |
Jewish
settlers attacked American consular officials Friday during a visit the
officials made to the West Bank to investigate claims of damage to Palestinian
agricultural property, Israeli police say.
Police
spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the settlers threw rocks at the officials who
had come to the area near the Jewish settlement of Adi Ad in two consular
vehicles to look into Palestinian claims that settlers uprooted scores of
Palestinian olive trees the day before.
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| Adei Ad settlement |
He said
that after the rock barrage began, accompanying American security personnel
ordered the consular officials back into their vehicles — which were also
pelted with rocks.
The
vehicles then left the area, Rosenfeld said, adding that police had opened an
inquiry following the filing of an official complaint.
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| Israeli Settlers |
The
officials were touring the outpost northeast of Ramallah accompanied by
Palestinians from the nearby village of Turmus Ayya, according to The Times Of Israel.
Another
police official, spokeswoman Luba Samri, said that the American security
personnel did not use their weapons during the attack on the American
officials.
The
American Consulate General in Jerusalem had no immediate comment.
Settlers
have often spoken against what they call foreign interference in their affairs,
but this is the first known physical attack against diplomatic personnel.
The
United States is by far Israel's most important foreign ally, providing the
country with some $3 billion in annual aid and supporting its positions in international
forums, despite frequent criticism.
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