A Palestinian youth prepares to throw a petrol bomb during clashes with Israeli troops, not seen, at Rachel's Tomb in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Friday, March 2, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
Nice, peaceful "youth." More of this "peaceful" nuttiness follows the break.
A Palestinian youth uses a sling shot to throw stones during clashes with Israeli troops, not seen, at Rachel's Tomb in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Friday, March 2, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
A Palestinian youth throws stones during clashes with Israeli troops, not seen, at Rachel's Tomb in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Friday, March 2, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
A Palestinian youth uses a sling shot during clashes with Israeli troops, not seen, at Rachel's Tomb in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Friday, March 2, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
A Palestinian demonstrator uses a slingshot to throw stones against Israeli border police, not seen, during a demonstration at the construction site of Israel's separation barrier in the village of Bilin, near the West Bank town of Ramallah, Friday, March 2, 2007. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Comments:
#1 anonymous 20-Dec-2007
I love the way the petrol-bomber has tied his headdress around his face. I don't think stones are that big a deal, especially when guards are armoured (and the whole David vs Goliath thing) but petrol bombs are a big no no as far as I'm concerned!
#2 Brian C. Ledbetter 21-Dec-2007
Believe it or not, even with all of the armour, these guys are quite vulnerable. See here, for instance. Drudgery and statistics here.
I used to be able to find photos of IDF soldiers critically wounded by such "peaceful" stone-throwing attacks, but unfortunately Google seems to have caught a rather nasty anti-Israeli bug
The notion of the "peaceful" Palestinian stone-thrower is [i]still[/i] only a myth, unfortunately.
Thanks for taking the time to comment! I look forward to hearing your thoughts more often around here,
Respectfully,
Brian
I used to be able to find photos of IDF soldiers critically wounded by such "peaceful" stone-throwing attacks, but unfortunately Google seems to have caught a rather nasty anti-Israeli bug
The notion of the "peaceful" Palestinian stone-thrower is [i]still[/i] only a myth, unfortunately.
Thanks for taking the time to comment! I look forward to hearing your thoughts more often around here,
Respectfully,
Brian
