Death of Palestinian Raises Tensions During anti-Israel Protests

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Robert Berger | Jerusalem May 14, 2011

Unrest in the Middle East is spreading to Israel and the Palestinian territories.

Palestinians clashed with Israeli police in East Jerusalem during a funeral for an Arab teenager killed in protests marking the Naqba, or « catastrophe » of Israel’s creation in 1948. Palestinians threw stones and police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets.

Relatives of the dead teenager say he was shot by a Jewish settler during a protest on Friday but Israeli police says it’s not clear who shot the youth.

Following the example of the Egyptian Revolution, the Palestinian protests were organized on Facebook. They call for three days of demonstrations, culminating with mass protests on Sunday, May 15, which is the annual Naqba Day. Read more…

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~ par Alain Bertho sur 15 Mai 2011.

Publié dans émeutes, riots, الشغب