From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by Ramzy Baroud was published by AJ on March 27, 2016.
“How impunity defines Israel and victimises Palestinians”
Abed al-Fattah Yusri al-Sharif was killed. In the style typical of Israeli aggression against unarmed Palestinians, he was first wounded after allegedly attempting to stab an Israel occupation soldier in the occupied city of Hebron.
He lies on his back, his arms stretched across the road, and his head moving about. A soldier confers with his superior officer, before moving to “confirm the kill” – a term used by the Israeli military in reference to field executions of Palestinians.
The soldier walks to Abed, lying on the ground and clearly posing no threat to anyone – and, in full view of onlookers, shoots him in the head.
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