A number of individuals wearing Santa Claus costumes and sporting gas masks (to shield themselves from tear gas) were photographed Friday hurling rocks at Israeli security forces. A series of photographs seemed to show one of the protesters catapulting a tear gas canister at Israeli troops. Britain’s Daily Mail headlined a prominent article on the incident: “Bad Santa: Palestinian dressed in Father Christmas costume throws tear gas at Israeli security forces in Jerusalem.” Since 2005 the village of Bil’in has become a symbol of Palestinian objection and resistance to Israel’s security barrier — which was established to thwart the waves of Palestinian suicide bombers entering Israel from the West Bank during the Second Intifada — with weekly protests at the site regularly leading to clashes between demonstrators and Israeli troops. timesofisrael/in-bilin-christmas-themed-protests/
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 20:55:07 +0000
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