Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Man in West Bank
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Isabel Kershner - January 2, 2011 - 1:00am JERUSALEM — Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man as he approached a checkpoint in the northern West Bank early Sunday holding a glass bottle, the military said. Palestinian officials condemned the killing, noting that it was the second death of the weekend in the West Bank. A Palestinian woman died Saturday after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli forces a day earlier at a protest in the village of Bilin against Israel’s separation barrier nearby. |