"Palestinian is Killed in a Clash with Israelis," A12, Sunday, 9/14/08
By Isabel Kershner
This article details the death of a Palestinian youth in a clash with Israeli soldiers in the Jewish West Bank town of Tekoa near Bethlehem. Palestinians had been throwing rocks at a bus and the IDF arrived to disperse them. It is stated that the IDF shot the youth in the process, which is then corroborated Palestinian and Israeli officials in article, but the information is still somewhat scant.
Additionally, the article recounts how "earlier in the day" a Palestinian stabbed a nine year old boy in the "illegal Jewish outpost" Shalhevet. In turn, a group of settlers from Yitzhar, the outpost's "parent settlement" decided to take justice into their own hands. They entered a nearby Palestinian village and some opened fire with rubber and live ammunition, injuring four Palestinians.
Reading the article, the chronological addition of "earlier in the day" may mislead some into believing that the two events were related. Nonetheless, it is important to note that Tekoa is in the environs of Bethlehem/Jerusalem, whereas Shalhevet-Yitzhar is in the vicinity of Nablus further North. Therefore, the likelihood that the two events are directly related is probably minimal.
Regarding the behavior of the settlers of Yitzhar, there extrajudicial actions are troubling. It is an intolerable threat to the primacy of the state and rule of law. Furthermore, it depicts the entire body of settler movement as violent extremists when it is actually only the actions of a small minority.
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ReplyDeleteIt's important to note how the killing of the 9 year old boy was juxtaposed with the fact that he was from an "illegal outpost". Hey, he and his radical parents were asking for it.
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