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2014-10-25 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Riots Resume In Jerusalem After Palestinian Teen Killed In West Bank
[IsraelTimes] Clashes between Israel Police and Paleostinian rioters in East Jerusalem continued Friday evening, after a Paleostinian teenager was rubbed out by IDF forces in the West Bank village of Silwad, near Ramallah, earlier.

Protesters hurled stones and firecrackers at police forces in the Old City and the capital's Silwan neighborhood. Police, in turn, responded with riot dispersal means, Army Radio reported. There were no injuries in the incidents.

Hamas called on Friday to avenge the killing of 14-year-old Orwa Abed El Wahan Hammad Wahab, who was shot by IDF troops after he attempted to hurl a Molotov cocktail at traffic on Highway 60, in the West Bank. A relative of the teen said he was a US citizen.

A relative said Hammad was born in New Orleans and came to the West Bank at age six. Hammad's cousin Moath said he was among a group of Paleostinians who were throwing rocks at Israeli soldiers.

The US consulate in Jerusalem said the youth held US citizenship, while locals in Silwad said Hammad's father lives in the United States.

"We can confirm now that the teenager who was killed was an American citizen," consulate front man Leslie Ordeman told AFP, without commenting further.

The US State Department later expressed its condolences to the boy's family, and called for "a speedy and transparent investigation, and will remain closely engaged with the local authorities, who have the lead on this investigation." It urged calm from both sides to "avoid escalating tensions."

The IDF said the teenager was 17 and was shot as he was about to hurl a Molotov cocktail at oncoming traffic on Highway 60 in the West Bank, endangering lives.

"The forces fired immediately to neutralize the danger ... and confirmed a hit," an IDF spokeswoman told AFP.

He is the second teen to be killed by army fire in eight days. A 13-year-old was killed last week in a West Bank village.

Another 12 Paleostinians were maimed in the festivities on Friday, a hospital official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak with the media.

Earlier Friday, three Paleostinians were enjugged
Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un!
 by police during rioting in the Wadi Joz neighborhood of East Jerusalem.

The suspects were throwing rocks and fireworks at police after the conclusion of prayers on the Temple Mount.

Police responded with crowd dispersal methods, according to officials. There were no reports of injuries from the incident.

On Thursday, police dispersed a similar crowd of rioters in the neighborhood. No injuries were reported at that incident, but the stones caused damage to a vehicle.

Tensions flared in the capital Thursday in the wake of a Wednesday terrorist attack on a Jerusalem light rail station in which three-month-old Chaya Zissel Braun was killed and eight others were maimed.

Jerusalem's mayor called for a crackdown against the wave of Paleostinian unrest. In a Thursday interview, Mayor Nir Barkat said the violence had become intolerable, and he vowed to restore order.
Posted by trailing wife 2014-10-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top
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#1 The US State Department later expressed its condolences to the boy's family, and called for "a speedy and transparent investigation, and will remain closely engaged with the local authorities, who have the lead on this investigation." It urged calm from both sides to "avoid escalating tensions."

You might want to wait for the results of that trial before you start expressing condolences.
Posted by gorb 2014-10-25 00:11||   2014-10-25 00:11|| Front Page Top

#2 The US State Department later expressed its condolences to the boy's family, and called for "a speedy and transparent investigation, and will remain closely engaged with the local authorities, who have the lead on this investigation."

Haya Zissel-Brown was an american too. Any condolences for her family? Any calls for an investigation.? No. More money for Paleosimians!
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-10-25 04:43||   2014-10-25 04:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Paleosimians!

Is that an ad hominid attack?

As for the State Department, I wouldn't get too torqued over anything that comes out of there. Even their own mothers don't believe them at this point.
Posted by SteveS 2014-10-25 05:35||   2014-10-25 05:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Do not speak ill of my State Department. Prioktan 918 describes these people. The prophet is pleased.
Posted by Besoeker 2014-10-25 05:49||   2014-10-25 05:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Big Easy to Paleostein, fate had him in its sights early.
Posted by Shipman 2014-10-25 06:52||   2014-10-25 06:52|| Front Page Top

#6 thank you, IDF, for taking out the trash
Posted by Frank G 2014-10-25 08:38||   2014-10-25 08:38|| Front Page Top

#7 In other news: US goes from net importer to exporter of terrorism.
Posted by regular joe 2014-10-25 09:08||   2014-10-25 09:08|| Front Page Top

#8 West Bank! Just gilding Shipman's flewer-dee-lee (like that's ever stopped me)...

When terrs cross its muddy frontiers,
It hastens their nascent careers:
A terrible fitna
Is living in Gretna,
Westwego, Belle Chasse, or Algiers!
Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2014-10-25 13:43||   2014-10-25 13:43|| Front Page Top

#9 Teamwork works! Nice gilding, Zenobia F. Is there really an Algiers in Louisiana, or did you use that there poetic license thingy?
Posted by trailing wife 2014-10-25 14:35||   2014-10-25 14:35|| Front Page Top

#10 Algiers is part of New Orleans; it's a little sliver of Orleans Parish proper on the West Bank of the river. (Most of the West Bank is other parishes, and in Louisiana cities proper can't cross parish boundaries).
Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-10-25 14:47||   2014-10-25 14:47|| Front Page Top

#11 Wait, which West Bank are we talking about now?
Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-10-25 14:49||   2014-10-25 14:49|| Front Page Top

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