Monday, November 16

Israeli Soldiers Raid West Bank Refugee Camp.

Turns out,
Paris didn't change much of anything, afterall.

Ah well, some will always seek to benefit by the deaths of others.... it's a short-term mindset, particularly when your country is currently guaranteed secure borders and an American-guaranteed "safe space" under an American-taypayer-financcd Iron Dome.

How can people afford to live like that, decade after decade, I wonder? They've never tasted true freedom, nor the blessings of true independence in their homeland, I guess. Thank God for the American Constitution here, it makes all the difference.

"Wise Men say:
Only Fools Rush In
..."

Israel recently revived the tactic of house demolitions after a break of a decade because of human rights concerns and questions about its effectiveness as a deterrent. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel recently pledged to expedite the legal process for approving demolitions as part of an effort to curb the recent wave of violence. Human rights organizations have denounced the measure as a form of collective punishment.
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“During the activity, suspects opened fire at the forces,” the military said in a statement, referring to the raid at the camp. “In response to the immediate danger, forces fired towards the attackers.”

The military said three people had been shot in the raid, adding that hundreds of Palestinians had clashed with the soldiers and thrown firebombs, improvised explosive devices and rocks at them.
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The Palestinians who were killed were identified as Laith Manasra, 21, and Ahmad Abu al-Aish, 28. Witnesses said that a third Palestinian who had been critically wounded was removed from a Palestinian ambulance by Israeli soldiers, who detained him and transferred him to Israeli custody.

Bassam Manasra, 24, a mechanic and the cousin of Laith Manasra, said troops entered the camp at 2 a.m.

“The youths went out and began to clash with them in an attempt to stop them from entering further into the camp,” he said.

Mr. Manasra said the forces had spread out into every alley of the crowded camp and had placed snipers on rooftops. He said he had heard yelling and the sound of automatic gunfire...
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After noon prayers on Monday, thousands of Palestinians joined the funeral march to the camp cemetery with the two bodies of those killed the night before. Participants were flying the flags of Fatah; of Hamas, the Islamic militant group; and the Palestinian flag.

After the burials, hundreds of Palestinians violently clashed with Israeli forces at the nearby military checkpoint. The Israeli forces responded with tear gas and rubber bullets.

Talk about pinpoint precision for punishment... not.
When will the Israelis learn that others believe in justice and avenging the deaths of their own too? Only when American taxpayers pull the plug on protection?