Abbas' office: Israel commits “crimes against our defenseless people”
Headline: "One Martyr (Shahid) and two injured by occupation fire at a roadblock in East Jerusalem; the Office of the President and the government condemn the crime"
"Yesterday, before dawn, Akram Badi' (46), a resident of the village Beitillu died as a Martyr from an explosive bullet fired by occupation soldiers… while he and some other workers were trying to reach their place of work inside the Green Line (i.e., in Israel); this [happened] at the Al-Za'im roadblock in occupied Jerusalem… The office of the President condemned the despicable crime carried out by the occupation army. The Office of the President said that this shameful crime, committed intentionally and in cold blood, proves that the occupation's crimes against our defenseless people continue, whether [carried out] by the occupation forces or by its settlers. It emphasized that the Israeli government scorns all international and humane conventions and laws, and that the time has come for the international community to put an end to this contempt for the lives of innocent Palestinian citizens, and that the international institutions should intervene in order to investigate the Israeli actions.
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, on his part, held the Israeli government responsible for killing Bader and injuring the two other workers, all of whom were on their way to work. He cast doubt on the Israeli statement that justified shooting at them by the occupation forces. Fayyad said: 'Fundamentally, the continued occupation of our land and the existence of such roadblocks are the root of the problem, because of which victims continue to die – whether at the hand of the occupation army or at the hands of the settlers.'"
Note: According to the Israeli border police, the vehicle tried to run through the checkpoint, ignoring multiple warnings to stop. According to one of the passengers, 13 Palestinian workers in the vehicle were trying to enter Israel without work permits. The driver hesitated before reaching the checkpoint, attempted to turn around, at which point Israeli police fired on the vehicle without warning.
"Yesterday, before dawn, Akram Badi' (46), a resident of the village Beitillu died as a Martyr from an explosive bullet fired by occupation soldiers… while he and some other workers were trying to reach their place of work inside the Green Line (i.e., in Israel); this [happened] at the Al-Za'im roadblock in occupied Jerusalem… The office of the President condemned the despicable crime carried out by the occupation army. The Office of the President said that this shameful crime, committed intentionally and in cold blood, proves that the occupation's crimes against our defenseless people continue, whether [carried out] by the occupation forces or by its settlers. It emphasized that the Israeli government scorns all international and humane conventions and laws, and that the time has come for the international community to put an end to this contempt for the lives of innocent Palestinian citizens, and that the international institutions should intervene in order to investigate the Israeli actions.
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, on his part, held the Israeli government responsible for killing Bader and injuring the two other workers, all of whom were on their way to work. He cast doubt on the Israeli statement that justified shooting at them by the occupation forces. Fayyad said: 'Fundamentally, the continued occupation of our land and the existence of such roadblocks are the root of the problem, because of which victims continue to die – whether at the hand of the occupation army or at the hands of the settlers.'"
Note: According to the Israeli border police, the vehicle tried to run through the checkpoint, ignoring multiple warnings to stop. According to one of the passengers, 13 Palestinian workers in the vehicle were trying to enter Israel without work permits. The driver hesitated before reaching the checkpoint, attempted to turn around, at which point Israeli police fired on the vehicle without warning.