Sydney Rejniak-Barakat December 12, 2014 As Aljazeera reported Wednesday December 10th, a minister of the Palestinian Authority, by the name of Ziad Abu Ein, has died as a result of being beaten and choked with tear gas, by Israeli security forces on Wednesday in a village near Ramallah, Palestine. The 55-year-old Palestinian minister died during a protest in the occupied West Bank territory. The protest arose after Ein was attempting to lead a group of Palestinian people to a village in order to plant olive trees, and was approached by IDF soldiers. Witnesses claim that Ein fell into a coma after having been choked and punched forcefully in the chest, and later died due to the injuries in which he had suffered. Some reports are speculating that the minister had died of a heart attack; a heart attack induced by being punched, choked, and tear gassed. However, autopsy reports have yet to have been released. Video of Minister Ziad Abu Ein after he was beaten by the IDF What we can say, however, is that a Palestinian’s death, at the hands of the IDF, is an occurrence that happens far too often, yet goes typically unnoticed by mainstream media. Why is this so? Why do we ignore the Palestinian plight, especially here, in America? Ultimately, with the police state being so heavily active in the U.S. lately, we must also open our eyes to the police brutality which occurs daily in other parts of the world, as well. They are part of our struggle; we are part of theirs. From Ferguson to Palestine – it is our duty as citizens of the world to start thinking critically about what is happening at home and abroad. It is essential to stand up and speak out about these injustices. Police brutality is wrong and intolerable, no matter where it occurs, no matter who it happens to.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 01:59:36 +0000
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