Israelis Investigating This Footage that Seemingly Shows West Bank Settlers Firing on Rock-Throwing

The Blaze ^ | 5/21/12 | Erica Ritz

[Nachum]

The non-governmental group B’Tselem released footage Sunday of a seemingly deadly stand-off that occurred Saturday between Israeli settlers and Palestinian men near the settlement of Yitzhar and the town of Asira al-Qibliya.

In the video, a group of presumed Palestinians is throwing rocks at what appear to be the settlers, who are armed with rifles. Less than a minute into the video, a man named as 24-year-old Fathi Asayira is seemingly shot in retaliation by a settler armed with a rifle.

As the man who was allegedly shot is carried away by his companions, the settlers and what appears to be Israeli soldiers on the scene back away into the distance.

Watch the footage below (Warning, both are graphic):

[Nachum]

Full title: Israelis Investigating This Footage that Seemingly Shows West Bank Settlers Firing on Rock-Throwing Palestinians

Huh. I can't imagine why, with their fields on fire and a mob of rock throwers trying to injure them, they ever would want to fire their guns.

Besides, they obviously are bad shots.

[circlecity]

Need it be said? - Don’t bring rocks to a gun fight.

[Righting]

I never believe what BeTzelem says.

[ml/nj]

near the settlement of Yitzhar and the town of Asira al-Qibliya.

These appear to be about a mile apart.

Judging by the way this was photographed, the action appears to be taking place pretty close to the Arab town. with fires burning behind the Israelis. It is not clear to me what this was all about, but apparently someone on the rock throwing side were prepared to photograph the event.

ML/NJ

[Nachum]

...apparently someone on the rock throwing side were prepared to photograph the event.

Of course they did. It is obviously a "Pali-wood" production.

[BitWielder1]

Needle, aggravate, threaten and provoke until someone snaps and then play the part of the poor little victim.
The international press falls for it every time.

[montag813]

I’m all for the investigation, so long as medals are handed out to the “settlers” when it concludes.

[treetopsandroofs]

The coward freaks never want to reveal their identities unless they are wounded or killed.

[TXnMA]

Appropriate retaliation/defense against ADW. (Rocks are deadly weapons; just ask Goliath...)

Only thing wrong is that they didn't shoot every single rock-thrower.

After a few wiped-out "rock squads" the muzzies might finally catch on and abandon the tactic...

[TXnMA]

Surely you aren’t under the delusion that those GE/GM images are real-time...

[ml/nj]

Surely you aren’t under the delusion that those GE/GM images are real-time...

Surely you aren't stupid enough to think that someone trying to show how far apart an Arab town and a Jewish town are needs a real-time image? Or maybe you think massive construction has gone on in the area since that picture was taken?

ML/NJ

[TXnMA]

"...with fires burning behind the Israelis."