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Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
Sat Dec 23, 2017, 03:55 PM Dec 2017

Two Palestinians Killed in Anti-US Protests: Health Official

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2017/12/22/Palestinian-killed-in-anti-US-protests-after-UN-vote-on-Jerusalem-health-official.html

"Palestinians launched more anti-US protests on Friday, and at least two demonstrators were killed in the Gaza Strip, a health official said, after the UN General Assembly rejected Washington’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

Smoke billowed from burning tires at a demonstration in Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, two days before Christmas celebrations in the biblical town.

Israeli gunfire killed a 24-year-old Palestinian and wounded 10 other protesters during a stone-throwing demonstration in the southern Gaza Strip, a spokesman for the Palestinian Health Ministry there said. The Israeli military said it was checking the report.

A second man,whose identity is still unknown, died in clashes east of Gaza. He was shot in the chest according to the health ministry official."

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"Friday's deaths in Gaza raised to nine the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire during the demonstrations, Palestinian health officials said, and dozens have been wounded. Two militants were killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza after a rocket attack. There have been no Israeli fatalities or significant injuries.

One of the wounded, part of a crowd that approached the border fence chanting that US President Donald Trump was a “fool” and a “coward”, was dressed as Santa Claus, witnesses said."

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Amnesty International on Friday called on Israeli authorities to stop using “excessive force.”
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Two Palestinians Killed in Anti-US Protests: Health Official (Original Post) Fred Sanders Dec 2017 OP
There are 10s of thousands of Muslims being killed in Myanmar right now Mosby Dec 2017 #1
Some folks can focus on more than one thing at a time. Try it! Fred Sanders Dec 2017 #3
like who? not the media Mosby Dec 2017 #4
It is all on Trump's head now. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #2

Mosby

(17,477 posts)
1. There are 10s of thousands of Muslims being killed in Myanmar right now
Sat Dec 23, 2017, 04:12 PM
Dec 2017

But the world media, Palestinians, and their supporters say that we should focus on some words spoken by a illegitimate American president.

Crazy.

https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/help-stop-the-violence-in-myanmar/

Mosby

(17,477 posts)
4. like who? not the media
Sat Dec 23, 2017, 07:35 PM
Dec 2017

Last edited Sun Dec 24, 2017, 03:08 AM - Edit history (1)

Not the UN.

Not DU.

The post here about it has gotten 98 views.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/113320847

Meanwhile the posts about J'lem have gotten thousands of views. All over some words.

Some people here seem a little obsessed with Israel and Jews. Just saying.

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