From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by John Brown was published by 972 Mag on 16 November 2015.
“Evidence casts doubt on IDF version of deadly West Bank shooting”
Soldiers from the Israeli Border Police and the IDF’s Home Front Command shot and killed 22-year-old Yousef Awad in the West Bank village of Budrus last Friday.
“During a violent and illegal riot in the village Budrus, in which approximately 80 Palestinians threw stones and Molotov cocktails toward the security fence, a main rioter who resisted arrest was detained and even tried to grab the weapon of one of the soldiers. The troops responded by shooting him and a hit was confirmed. The incident will be investigated.” That’s how the IDF responded to the event.
Walla! News reported the IDF’s version as fact, without any real evidence to back up the claim: ”A Palestinian tried to grab a weapon from a soldier and was shot to death.”
A number of findings which obtained by Local Call, +972?s Hebrew-language sister site, cast doubt on the the army’s version of the events. First and foremost, Awad was shot in the back, and likely from a distance — which seemingly contradicts the army’s claim that he attempted to snatch a soldier’s weapon.
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