In a written press release, Piper described the Israeli demolition of Palestinian properties over the last two weeks as “extremely worrying”. “He is, in short, clearly a Hamas activist involved in militant terrorism”, the court said after reviewing classified information.
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Friday has been in a flaring day of violence that saw another two Palestinian tolls.
Al Jazeera media workers who were at the scene to film a field report told the Ma’an News Agency that “six Israeli officers on site surrounded the Palestinian and “fired nearly 50 bullets” after he had already been shot twice and fallen to the ground”.
Israel says administrative detention, a policy it inherited from the British rule in Mandatory Palestine, is an essential tool for preventing attacks while allowing to keep sensitive information secret.
Washington, which has traditionally acted as a peace broker in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has not taken a public position on the French plan and appears to be waiting to hear more details.
The Israeli killed in the stabbing was 21 years old, a police spokesman said.
A second Israeli was also stabbed and was reported to be in a moderate condition in hospital. “A terrorist attacked a squad of officers from behind, stabbed and wounded them lightly, the squad responded with fire and neutralised the terrorist”, police said.
Palestinian demonstrator sits on top of an Israeli army vehicle during a demonstration marking the 11th anniversary of their campaign against Israel’s separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016.
An Israeli settler in his forties was stabbed and injured in a Rami Levi supermarket in the same illegal settlement on November 6. The rest died in clashes.
A wave of violent tension that broke out in the Palestinian territories between Israel and the Palestinians in early October past year had already left 178 Palestinians killed, according to the health ministry.
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Some analysts say Palestinian frustration with Israeli occupation and settlement building in the West Bank, the complete lack of progress in peace efforts and their own fractured leadership have fed the unrest. Israel says young Palestinians are being incited to violence by their leaders and by groups seeking Israel’s destruction.
