Sunday 9 March 2014

The latest Israel recycling project

This is the venue for the Christ at the Checkpoint conference. It is a very smart hotel and lies about 100 yards from the Annexation Wall.


Here is the 24 foot high wall surrounding Bethlehem and controlling everything that goes in and out. The water cannon you see on the top has recently been installed. It has a novel feature - it is connected to the sewage system, so can be used to spray sewage over anyone that gathers at the wall to protest. I presume that this is a good way to sort out who was in the protest afterwards too. Just another of the truly awful things the military do.


This is the garden of Wi'am, a Palestinian Conflict Resolution Centre, which lies alongside this wall. When the children come to play they can see the watchtower and the "water" cannon
Palestinians stand outside the house of Palestinian Moataz Washaha, who died during an IDF operation to arrest him in the northern West Bank town of Bir Zeit, near Ramallah on February 27, 2014. (Photo credit: Abbas Momani/AFP)









Two weeks ago, the Israeli military were chasing a Palestinian suspected of resistance. He took refuge in the family home in Ramallah. The Israeli military fired rockets into the house and brought a bulldozer to demolish it. The fire brigade were threatened when they arrived to put out the fire. The Palestinian was still alive and hiding under a pile of mattresses. The military went in and fired randomly until the Palestinian was hit and called out. Then they killed him. They dragged him out and the commander shot him four times in the face. The army say he was armed. Others say he was not. Either way, this is how suspects are treated here - there is no justice for Palestinians. No wonder they run away!

This story has been thoroughly researched by one of the internationals here. Click here to read his story of The Assassination of Mutaz Washaha.

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