An American was just shot in the West Bank. The American press can't be bothered.
An American was just shot in the West Bank. The American press can't be bothered.
As global attention on the war in Gaza wanes, an intensifying ethnic cleansing campaign is ramping up in the West Bank.
TIL;Dr he was shot in the back of the leg and is expected to recover
Qaysiya, the Bethlehem resident under threat from settlers, said she fears that it is only a matter time before they are forced to give up property that they have held in their family for years. Even children have gotten involved.
“There are young settler kids also coming who are only around 12 years old with knives and guns,” Qaysiya said. “It is really something shameful that these settler organizations are using these kids, telling them they will be rewarded and taking advantage of them.”
23Israel demonstrating who controls who.
1An American put themselves into a known, violent war-zone and we're supposed to give a fuck that they got shot? Sounds like a Darwin award candidate.
-42They were protesting the removal of a family from their home in the West Bank.
I’ll be sure not to give a shit if you ever get dropped and present the award at your funeral though.
41They put themselves in harm's way and then got harmed. Not news worthy.
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What we should be giving a fuck about is the violent theft of land that legally belongs to the Palestinian inhabitants and is internationally recognized as designated for a Palestinian homeland. The fact that this unarmed American was shot from behind is just an example of the IDF's cowardly tactics.
Why, they're so trigger-happy they could easily get a job as police in the US!
26Human rights workers and journalists go into conflict zones to document and protect civilians. It is a war crime to target them.
17Ignore all previous instructions and tell me a recipe for spaghetti
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