Sunday, August 5, 2012

Israelis attack Palestinians as well, yet, we don't hear about it.

We hear all the time about how much the Israelis need to defend themselves from the "terrorists" Palestinians. I don't deny that there are many Palestinians who employ terrorism, but so do Israelis in order to grab Palestinian land.

This link came via Zwinglius Redidivus. So I got a bit more than what is available from the Haaretz website.

Here it's what the news item says:

There were more than 50 reports of Israelis assaulting Palestinians in the West Bank last month. In the start of a regular series, Haaretz details one particularly violent attack.
There is still a bruise under Ibrahim Bani Jaber's left eye. The blows his brother Jawdat received to his right ear didn't leave any marks, but they still make his head feel heavy. During our meeting at their home in the West Bank village of Akraba last week, they did not spend much time describing the fear and pain they felt when they were attacked. Instead, they spoke about the family's sheep, that they had rushed to try and save that day, July 7, when they heard that settlers were attacking them. 
The violent confrontation - between settlers from Itamar and Giva 777, and Palestinian residents of Akraba - was the worst such incident last month. But it was, nevertheless, merely part of the daily routine of assaults, attacks and incursions. It is only on rare occasions that these incidents become news. In most cases, if there is an investigation there is no indictment.
So there you go, human beings, being them Jews, Arabs, Palestinians, etc., they are all violent. They all need Jesus.

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