Sunday, November 21, 2010

A 91-year-old shepherd, killed alongside 29 or 30 sheep, was called a militant by IDF

Philip Weiss
One of the most important stories we've picked up in the last few months is B'Tselem's report that every other day a Palestinian noncombatant is killed in the occupied territories, on average ... This lesson is underscored by a superb report by Jared Malsin at Ma'an [see next article] on three killings in Gaza in September. A 91-year-old shepherd is visited in the fields one afternoon by his grandson and another teenage boy, who bring a chicken. They grill the chicken, then the boys help the old man with his sheep in lands close to the Israeli border. And then the shells begin to land, and they hustle back to the barn. All three are killed-- and 29 of 30 sheep.
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