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"A Palestinian cabinet member in charge of opposing Jewish settlements died Wednesday after a confrontation with Israeli forces at a protest march in the West Bank, officials said, touching off outrage from the Palestinian leadership and an appeal by a U.N. envoy for a full Israeli probe. ...
Video clips posted by Sky News Arabia showed an Israeli soldier apparently holding the 55-year-old Abu Ein near his neck. The clip then shows Abu Ein on the ground and clutching his chest behind a row of Israeli soldiers ...
Reut Mor, a spokesperson for Yesh Din, an Israeli human rights organization that was involved in organizing the march, said that roughly 100 villagers had been making their way with flags and olive trees. The march coincided with the International Human Rights Day.
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'It was a quiet march, there was no violence, no stones, people were holding flags and olive trees when suddenly the protesters met almost as many soldiers. They stood in front of us and started shooting tear gas and stun grenades even though there were no violence from our side,' said Mor."
Unarmed people marching in protest versus well-armed infantry is a "confrontation." ... weasel words...Video clips posted by Sky News Arabia showed an Israeli soldier apparently holding the 55-year-old Abu Ein near his neck. The clip then shows Abu Ein on the ground and clutching his chest behind a row of Israeli soldiers ...
Reut Mor, a spokesperson for Yesh Din, an Israeli human rights organization that was involved in organizing the march, said that roughly 100 villagers had been making their way with flags and olive trees. The march coincided with the International Human Rights Day.
...
'It was a quiet march, there was no violence, no stones, people were holding flags and olive trees when suddenly the protesters met almost as many soldiers. They stood in front of us and started shooting tear gas and stun grenades even though there were no violence from our side,' said Mor."
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