Major protests broke out in the West Bank city of Hebron today after Israeli troops killed a Palestinian boy who the Israeli police say “attacked” them with what turned out to be a toy gun.
The official story from Israeli officials initially referred to the slain boy as a “Palestinian man,” and claimed he “attacked” the troops with a gun before being slain in self-defense.
Later, it became apparent that the slain man was actually a teen and that the “gun” was actually just a toy. Anger grew when it was revealed that Israeli soldiers refused to let the ambulance take the boy for treatment and he died of his wounds.
The soldier who killed the boy defended the move, insisting it was her “mission” to do so and insisting only that she’s no hero, and just a well-trained soldier. Her commander praised her “professionalism” in killing the child.
The Israeli military reacted harshly to the HebronĀ protests as well, firing tear gas against demonstrators and forcing them off the streets.
Now PA may address to ICC.The soldier is a psychopath,a "soldier"who not discern between a toy and a weapon.
kid killer
Ditz is again ditzy in neglecting to mention his useful idiot Palestinian friend was actually an idiot and pointed the gun at another soldier. That's not a trivial thing to neglect mentioning.
What business does the IDF have in Hebron. It is supposed to be under Palestinian authority. It appears the IDF has turned the Palestinian enclaves into shooting galleries. It is all part of their extermination policy..
God's gift to humanity and a light upon nations.
These protests are really astonishing; isn't t his what Israel has been doing for more than 65 years?
Medals all around for the boys and girls of the IDF! Bravely blowing away women and children for the safety of Greater Israel.
I doubt the kid had a toy gun.
The medis should not report claims by authorities as if they are fact
This is what demonizing the people that "need" to be victimized sounds like…… AND there is new policy acknowledgment. here in the U.S.— "Children with hostile intent" will join "men of military age" it seems as, "legitimate targets"….. Here is the statement which was in "Marine Corps Times"…
Here are some excerpts from the article in the Guardian.. The headline:
"US military facing fresh questions over targeting of children in Afghanistan"
"Outrage grows after senior officer claimed troops in Afghanistan troops were on the lookout for "children with potential hostile intent"
"It kind of opens our aperture," said Carrington, whose unit, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, was assisting the Afghan police. "In addition to looking for military-age males, it's looking for children with potential hostile intent."
The PROBLEM here is:……. as we have learned concerning drone targeting policy— Military age males are considered insurgents and therefore "Illegal combatants" UNLESS THEY ARE PROVEN INNOCENT and in the U.S. military's view are therefor "Legitimate targets" for their lethal force……
Isn't it great how killing young men and NOW children is O.K. and part of OUR policy… Of course the whole enterprise is wrapped up in a pretty package of euphemistic military speak…. What is new here???? It's killing CHILDREN… as a policy…!!! That's what's new…. Euphemistic military speak is as old as the spear! Waterboarding anyone….?? Surfs up you know…. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/07/us-mi…
The original article appeared in the Marine Corps Times…… but now when you go to the URL of the article….. It is not there… Google no longer links to it…!!! Dead children down the memory hole…!!!
Don't miss this: http://news.sky.com/story/678761/israeli-army-t-s… for a reference point on this topic…
Her professionalism? And we now have women, who should be praised for bringing life into the world, wanting a pat on the back for sending kids out of this world?
I am just speechless … Just can't come up with a polite way to describe this incident . Wow … This is even too low for the "most moral army" …..
IDF: Murderers and criminals in uniform. Just another incident in the Holocaust against the Palestinian people.
a real profesional, like John Gacy,
google "toy gun shot policeman" and see similar incidents worldwide.
Hitler would be astounded at how much the Israelis have learned from, and imitated his example. They say "never forget", and they certainly haven't, they are remember all of Hitler's dirty tricks. So now, instead of a Jewish getto, we have a Palistinian getto. The Israelis are all about gaining more "lebensraum", just as the Nazis were. . . .
A woman murders a child, who is refused medical attention, and she excuses the murder as her "mission". What a hell hole is Israel. These rabid dogs will soon turn on each other.
If it were a four year old, I might buy it. It'd take an extraordinary teen to point a toy weapon at an armed individual. Guessing the protests are as much about a probable lie as they are about the death.