Posted on 09/23/2011 6:11:40 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
A traffic accident involving an Israeli driver and a Palestinian Authority youth sparked a riot on Friday morning near the city of Kiryat Arba.
The Arab youth was hit and critically injured by the car at a local gas station. The cause of the accident is not yet clear.
As paramedics tended to the youth, PA Arabs from Hevron and nearby towns began to riot and to attack security personnel at the scene. Police made several arrests, but the mob was undeterred.
As the riot continued to spiral into violence, police began using rubber bullets to force the crowd away from the scene, where medical personnel continued with their efforts to save the young injured man.
Elsewhere in Judea, dozens of PA men gathered to throw rocks at Israeli motorists near the town of Beit Ummar, west of Bethlehem. The town is the site of frequent attacks on Israeli drivers. IDF forces are working to disperse the crowd.
Israeli forces are on high alert Friday as PA leaders prepare to ask the UN to recognize the PA as the government of a state.
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
I saw “PA” and assumed Pennsylvania,
and that it was another incident of “youth” riots.
Actually I saw “PA” and thought is was Laura Ingalls Dad..
Normal people would think so, but considering how many firefighters and ambulance drivers have been attacked when driving in to assist people in our "special" areas in Malmö, Gothenburg, Stockholm and Södertälje (Sweden), it appears to be the norm for a certain kind of people.
LOL - I figured it was Philadelphia “yoots” flash-mobbing again.
Remarkable that their desire to avenge an accident outweighed their concern for the victim’s welfare.
It would have been remarkable were it the reverse.
Not even close to breaking news.
Yeah, I’d hate to see HIM go all “one man riot” on us.
Philly was my first thought too.
Should have been real bullets.
Me too.
If they have to use rubber bullets the least they could do is keep them in the freezer until use.
You are the moderator, and you can make the rules. But it would seem to me that a riot occurring in the present right near my door, that my son has to pass through to get to work, would at least be “close” to “breaking news”.
Did Imam Ali-bin Sharpton whip up the crowd into a frenzy?
In follow-up to our disagreement re this story, today the riot that started Friday was still ongoing, and the Jews were mixing it up, too. Highway 60 has been temporarily closed to Arab traffic as a result. It turns out the car overturned on Highway 60 near Kiryat Arba’s entrance, both father and infant boy killed, were murdered by an Arab stone thrower. Here’s the story:
CT Confirms Rock Smashed Asher’s Face
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/148257#.Tn-ALKia-7U
Related:
Bereaved Grandfather, Father-in-Law asks Government: Avenge
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/148259#.Tn-DwKia-7U
New Way to Murder Jews: Drive-By Rock Attack
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/148254#.Tn-EG6ia-7U
There are other relateds, but A7 has just stopped working while I was researching them all.
My son saw the riot still underway and getting worse on his way home from work. On my way home by hitch-hike from Hebron this evening, I saw a huge step-up in the IDF and MaGav deployment in the area, whole squadrons occupying the streets with armored cars, road blocks, and special forces with their colored berets all over the place.
Is it “breaking” yet? Is it at least close?
Here’s more:
Asher’s Gun was Stolen from Holster
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/148251#.Tn-Nd6ia-7U
Israel Police Chief: ‘Car Accident’ Was Terror Attack
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/148238#.Tn-Nwaia-7U
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