:-o #WestBank #Palestine #Israel French aid convoy diplomat dragged on ground by Israeli soldiers Israeli soldiers manhandled European diplomats on Friday and seized a truck full of tents and emergency aid they had been trying to deliver to Palestinians whose homes were demolished this week. A Reuters reporter saw soldiers throw sound grenades at a group of diplomats, aid workers and locals in the occupied West Bank, and yank a French diplomat out of the truck before driving it away. “They dragged me out of the truck and forced me to the ground with no regard for my diplomatic immunity,” French diplomat Marion Castaing said. “This is how international law is being respected here,” she said, covered with dust. Locals said Khirbet Al-Makhul was home to about 120 people. The army demolished their ramshackle houses, stables and a kindergarten on Monday after Israel’s high court ruled that they did not have proper building permits. More info: electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/photo-french-aid-convoy-diplomat-dragged-ground-israeli-soldiers
Posted on: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 10:03:05 +0000
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