Palestinian Man Shot Dead At Checkpoint

Last Tuesday Israeli soldiers shot dead a 27-year-old Palestinian man, while driving in the area of Israeli settlement Betar Illit, south of Jerusalem. The Israeli army issued a statement claiming the motorist failed to stop at a border checkpoint coming from the West Bank. "The driver ignored required security checks and accelerated away from the checkpoint", the army spokeswoman said. According to the statement, soldiers chased after the vehicle, which they found at a nearby gas station, and shot the man in the chest after Palestinians attempted to run the soldiers over. The man was identified as Walid Rabi At-Tawil. Most likely he was a driver for Palestinian workers going inside Israel. At-Tawil was a resident of Sour Bahirnear, East Jerusalem so, unlike Palestinians in the West Bank, he could drive his car into Israel.... [read full story]                    

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