The person killed was identified as Malek Shahin, but the reason for the raid and details of the incident were not immediately clear.
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The Israeli army claimed residents had thrown “pipe bombs and molotov cocktails” at them. They say the evidence against her was flimsy and that she poses no threat to public safety.
“The actions of the Israeli military court are politically motivated and are part of a deliberate attack on Palestinian politicians”.
Secretary of State John Kerry caused consternation in Israel when he said the nation threatens to implode if a two-state solution is not reached with Palestinians, drawing the ire of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“We are particularly concerned with the situation in Al Hadidiya and the Jordan Valley, where Israeli colonisation policies have dramatically reduced the Palestinian population for the benefit of illegal Israeli settlements”, Erekat said.
Erekat is in fact the chief Palestinian negotiator with Israel as well as a high PLO official, so one may say the path to peace is in the hands of a man who thinks it appropriate to honor terrorists.
In the West Bank town of Hebron on Monday, paramilitary police fatally shot a Palestinian after he stabbed and critically injured an Israeli, police and hospital sources said.
In east Jerusalem, an American tourist was lightly wounded by stonethrowers on Tuesday. Palestinians say it is rooted in frustration over years of failed talks and lack of hope of gaining statehood.
The dolls, which originated in the United Arab Emirates, were spotted by workers at Haifa customs and kept for further investigation, according to the report.
The shipment had been marked clothing, rugs and plastic products, but what was found were stuffed toys wearing red, green, black and white scarves, inscribed with “Jerusalem is ours”.
The stuffed toys were wearing red, green, black, and white scarves, and had their faces covered by keffiyehs inscribed with “Jerusalem is ours”, and “Jerusalem, here we come”.
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“Customs will continue its day-to-day work in preventing smuggling to Israel with special emphasis on the smuggling of arms and blocking entry of material for incitement, particularly at the present time”, the statement said.
