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eumeliaEarlier this month Israeli Palestinian Hussam Dwayat went berserk on a tractor, killing three and wounding dozens.
Bulldozers seem to be the current trend in attacks against Israeli's in urban areas.
Yes, another attack in Jerusalem, though thankfully the man on the rampage didn't succeed in killing anyone (though there more than a dozen injured) - the man driving the bulldozer was shot dead and at this time his identity is not known other than that he was male.
My family in Jerusalem are fine and safe and like before, I'm damn lucky they were not in the wrong place at the wrong time.
We'll see if any organization takes responsibility, or if this is another solo "artist" going his own way opposing the Occupation, or just a nut case which no one seems to believe exist in certain populations.
I might not have time to bring you updates, I'm taking a break from studying and will be returning to it very soon.
Related to this is the story of the shooting of a detainee by an IDF soldier while his superior officer looked on, in the West Bank village on Nil'in. The village has been on the News over the past month due to the protests against the building of the Separation Fence which has systematically expropriating land in the vicinity and owned by the people in Nil'in.
If you don't know what I'm talking about please read the following stories as they should give a large, if incomplete picture of what exactly went on in this incident:
Israeli soldier shoots restrained Palestinian at close range
Israel probes 'detainee shooting'
Barak condemns detainee shooting
And related to this incident - Israel fears scathing U.S. report on its West Bank policies
Remember kids, nothing comes from no where and we don't live in a vacuum.
I'm not saying that each incident is directly related by any degree of causality, but these are happenings that can be seen as correlating within the shitty context that is life in this Hell-hole.
This Hell-hole that I love and hope manages to stop bleeding all the time.
Edited to add two things: #1 The bulldozer driver has been identified as Ghassan Abu Tir.
And #2 the soldier who shot the detained Palestinian returned to his unit. I hope they court-marshal the commanding officer that gave the order.
Bulldozers seem to be the current trend in attacks against Israeli's in urban areas.
Yes, another attack in Jerusalem, though thankfully the man on the rampage didn't succeed in killing anyone (though there more than a dozen injured) - the man driving the bulldozer was shot dead and at this time his identity is not known other than that he was male.
My family in Jerusalem are fine and safe and like before, I'm damn lucky they were not in the wrong place at the wrong time.
We'll see if any organization takes responsibility, or if this is another solo "artist" going his own way opposing the Occupation, or just a nut case which no one seems to believe exist in certain populations.
I might not have time to bring you updates, I'm taking a break from studying and will be returning to it very soon.
Related to this is the story of the shooting of a detainee by an IDF soldier while his superior officer looked on, in the West Bank village on Nil'in. The village has been on the News over the past month due to the protests against the building of the Separation Fence which has systematically expropriating land in the vicinity and owned by the people in Nil'in.
If you don't know what I'm talking about please read the following stories as they should give a large, if incomplete picture of what exactly went on in this incident:
Israeli soldier shoots restrained Palestinian at close range
Israel probes 'detainee shooting'
Barak condemns detainee shooting
And related to this incident - Israel fears scathing U.S. report on its West Bank policies
Remember kids, nothing comes from no where and we don't live in a vacuum.
I'm not saying that each incident is directly related by any degree of causality, but these are happenings that can be seen as correlating within the shitty context that is life in this Hell-hole.
This Hell-hole that I love and hope manages to stop bleeding all the time.
Edited to add two things: #1 The bulldozer driver has been identified as Ghassan Abu Tir.
And #2 the soldier who shot the detained Palestinian returned to his unit. I hope they court-marshal the commanding officer that gave the order.
