American citizen,
Scott (last name withheld) was shot by Israeli defense forces, while
visiting a Palestinian photographic and art presentation at Palestine
Technical University-Khadoorie. The Israeli defense forces invaded the
campus while Meta Peace Team members were viewing photographs of
Palestine and talking with students on Saturday, November 28.
While at the art
display, we heard several loud percussion grenade explosions and the
room began to fill with tear gas. We ran outside with the students,
choking and crying when we saw two Israeli military jeeps parked in
the middle of the University campus and then the Israeli defense forces began
to open fire at the crowd that was choking on tear gas. Seven
students were hospitalized with 5.56 NATO bullets (all 15-20 years
old), 10 students were shot with rubber bullets, 5 shot with
plastic-coated steel bullets and 58 students were treated for tear
gas inhalation, according to one ambulance driver. Scott was shot with a plastic-coated steel bullet in the shoulder and is recovering.
Israel illegally
confiscated over 60% of the PTU's campus when they built the
“Israeli Apartheid Wall” across University property. Two months ago the
Israeli defense forces began shooting and tear gassing students on a daily
basis in what some believe is an attempt to close the University and gain control of the
land. During the past two months over 500 students have been hospitalized.
Israel defense forces are terrorizing students that are trying to get an education. Israel seems to have successfully manipulated the U.S., discounted the U.N. and controlled the media to prevent the world from understanding what they are doing.
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| Percussion grenades and tear gas filled the campus |
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| Israeli military jeeps on PTU campus seconds before IDF fired into the crowd of observers |
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