On 16 August 2014, after 6:00 P.M., settlers and Palestinians began throwing stones at each other behind the Beit Hadassah settlement in the city of Hebron. The settlers were throwing stones from a spot near a military guard post, yet the soldiers stationed there did nothing to stop them. Nonetheless, the soldiers used crowd control measures against the Palestinians who were throwing stones, and even detained two, one of them a boy. The military is duty-bound to take action to enforce the law on both parties. Refraining from action against violent settlers conveys a message that settlers may attack Palestinians and their property and get military protection to do so. Watch 3 videos of Soldiers overlooking settlers violent actions at the same place: btselem.org/press_releases/20140820_soldiers_stand_by_while_settlers_throw_stone_in_hebron
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:10:31 +0000