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IDF soldier shoots bound Palestinian at short range
By Haaretz Service and DPA
Tags: Na'alin, West Bank, B'Tselem 

The Israeli human rights group B'Tselem on Sunday released a video showing an Israel Defense Forces soldier shooting a Palestinian youth with a rubber bullet at short range, his arms and legs bound by a high-ranking Border Police officer.

According to B'Tselem, the shooting was witnessed by several other soldiers and officers, including the lieutenant colonel who bound the teen's limbs. The organization allegedly demanded an investigation be opened into his role and that the soldier who fired the gun "be brought to justice."

The incident occurred on July 7, in the West Bank village of Na'alin, B'Tselem said. Palestinians and leftists have increased their protests in recent months against the separation barrier in the town, and the demonstrations have at time culminated in violent clashes.
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The video shows two soldiers detaining demonstrator Ashraf Abu-Rahama, 27, and holding him for an hour bound and blindfolded.

Abu-Rahama told B'Tselem that he was beaten by the soldiers and then herded by soldiers and officers to a military jeep.

In the video, a soldier is seen aiming his weapon at the demonstrator's legs from a short range. Abu-Rahama said he received wounds to his left foot and then received first aid treatment by an army medic on the spot before being released.

The video was filmed by a Palestinian girl, 14, from a window in her home in the village.

Major Avital Leibovitz, a military spokeswoman, told dpa that the
military advocate general opened an investigation into the incident.

"But there are questions about the edited parts," Leibovitz said, referring to the point where the video stops. The clip then resumes and shows footage of what appears to be a few moments later with Abu Rahama laying on the ground.

B'Tselem's spokeswoman Sarit Michaeli said the girl had accidentally stopped filming when she was startled by the gunshot and continued as soon as she became aware she had pressed the stop button.

As part of its "Shooting Back" project, B'Tselem has distributed about 100 cameras to Palestinians throughout the West Bank over the last year. Of these, several dozen were handed out in the Hebron area, where friction between Palestinians and Israelis is routine.

B'Tselem released a video last month showing the beginning of an apparent assault by masked, stick-wielding Israeli settlers on Palestinian farmers.

The footage shows four people holding sticks approaching the farmers near the settlement of Susya outside Hebron in the West Bank. One strikes a blow before the camera falls.

Israel Police this month arrested two resident of the Susya settlement, one of them a minor, suspected of involvement in the attack.

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      1.   FALSE 18:33  |  Hank 20/07/08
      2.   His Left Foot in Jerusalem 18:43  |  Fish 20/07/08
      3.   Disgusting act of a society who believe 18:47  |  Chris Linthwaite 20/07/08
      4.   FALSE 18:47  |  interested 20/07/08
      5.   Who will save Israel from herself? 18:47  |  Canderra 20/07/08
      6.   #1 hank 18:54  |  Labhras 20/07/08
      7.   Ah yes. An investment in hatred + cowardice. 18:54  |  Lou Medel 20/07/08
      8.   Wrong Behavior From The Military 19:02  |  Jane 20/07/08
      9.   I am sure 19:07  |  rm 20/07/08
      10.   What are the voices saying at the end? 19:08  |  Aphemia 20/07/08
      11.   Said before ? We didn`t not know..... 19:10  |  Joe 20/07/08
      12.   Knock It Off 19:16  |  Yosemite 20/07/08
      13.   "Youth" 27 years old? 19:18  |  Dave 20/07/08
      14.   Jane - Ok.. Shot in the left foot and treated immediately. So 19:22  |  qw 20/07/08
      15.   Jane - Ok.. Shot in the left foot and treated immediately. So 19:22  |  qw 20/07/08
      16.   nothing new 19:24  |  sami 20/07/08
      17.   Hank will be the investigator on this 19:37  |  Ben 20/07/08
      18.   Disturbing 19:40  |  Mark of Lewiston 20/07/08
      19.   to aphemia 19:50  |  Ben 20/07/08
      20.   to yosemite your logic sucks 19:53  |  Ben 20/07/08
      21.   Translation of Audio 19:55  |  voluntarytranslator 20/07/08
      22.   All Israel bashers 19:56  |  David Israel 20/07/08
      23.   27 year old "youth" 19:59  |  john 20/07/08
      24.   Do not worry 20:01  |  Ismail 20/07/08
      25.   Where is the video? I see only large enpty space . 20:14  |  17 20/07/08
      26.   Pallywood strikes again 20:17  |  MR 20/07/08
      27.   #22 David Israel 20:22  |  Labhras 20/07/08
      28.   what you don`t mention 20:27  |  chava 20/07/08
      29.   state terror 20:38  |  chi 20/07/08
      30.   False????? 20:51  |  Mexi 20/07/08
      31.   Very misleading title 20:51  |  Mike 20/07/08
      32.   Labhras, #6 20:57  |  Michael 20/07/08
      33.   Translation - Was this staged? 21:05  |  s 20/07/08
      34.   Labhras - First recognize it 21:06  |  David Israel 20/07/08
      35.   CRIMES CANNOT BE WHITE-WASHED! 21:07  |  A Moralist-Jew 20/07/08
      36.   Ben .. lets try and tell the truth 21:30  |  GZLives 20/07/08
      37.   # 24 Find yourself work in Arabia 21:30  |  CM 20/07/08
      38.   al Dura again and again and again and again 21:31  |  GZLives 20/07/08
      39.   Deleted by Moderator 21:32  |  Genuine Tosefta 20/07/08
      40.   Anti-Semitic Garbage 21:39  |  The Hague 20/07/08
      41.   The Untold Story of Ni`lin. 21:49  |  examiner 20/07/08
      42.   Bizarre logic from "The Hague" # 40 22:09  |  Clickfool 20/07/08
      43.   Where is the video? 22:09  |  Murray the Mongoose 20/07/08
      44.   Yosemite 22:11  |  Natallie Durson 20/07/08
      45.   A Road to Damascus moment for S # 33 22:13  |  Clickfool 20/07/08
      46.   anti-semite 22:18  |  ihsan 20/07/08
      47.   #32 Michael dont hold your breath 22:25  |  Labhras 20/07/08
      48.   Sorry to see this, although it comes as no surprise 22:32  |  Natallie Durson 20/07/08
      49.   We had enough of France 2 style reporting 22:40  |  Conrad 20/07/08
      50.   Heroes 22:49  |  Jeroen de Jager 20/07/08
      51.   Palestinian film:truth or consequences 22:50  |  Moshe 20/07/08
      52.   Anyone with eyes can see the soldier is aiming away 22:50  |  ButTooClose 20/07/08
      53.   interesting 22:50  |  Joseph 20/07/08
      54.   stupid move 22:52  |  Boris Tuman 20/07/08
      55.   This is the subject 23:01  |  Fränkl Gábor 20/07/08
      56.   # 39 Genuine Tosefta 23:02  |  Kareem 20/07/08
      57.   The Untold Story of Ni`lin 23:02  |  examiner 20/07/08
      58.   Caught on Video 23:03  |  Amram 20/07/08
      59.   The IDF and Border Police..TYPICAL..... 23:04  |  ALI 20/07/08
      60.   #13, Dave, 27 year old is youth; 4year old Jewish tot is civilian 23:07  |  Terry 20/07/08
      61.   Jewish Courage VS Jewish Thugs 23:09  |  Gray 20/07/08
      62.   For ButTooClose #52 23:26  |  Clickfool 20/07/08
      63.   ishan 23:37  |  Ami 20/07/08
      64.   The anti peace crowd desperate to hide the truth 23:38  |  Labhras 20/07/08
      65.   Actually I staged the movie. 23:41  |  Andreas 20/07/08
      66.   Demanding murder (#39 Tosefta) 23:45  |  ruiz 20/07/08
      67.   #45 CF 23:46  |  Moshe 20/07/08
      68.   Re # 61 23:50  |  Fränkl Gábor 20/07/08
      69.   61 Gray,while I applaud B`tselm and other peace groups 23:52  |  lakshmi 20/07/08
      70.   Olmert: Their Morals, ethics and ours! 23:53  |  Abbas 20/07/08
      71.   More sadistic brutality from the `world`s most moral army` 23:56  |  peacelover 20/07/08
      72.   Occupiers out, to the 1967 lines! 23:58  |  Ivar 20/07/08
      73.   At worst it can be an individual crime not organised crime! 00:02  |  Arthur 21/07/08
      74.   Ruiz we can never expect support from you only blame so what the 00:12  |  Genuine Tosefta 21/07/08
      75.   To Chris Linthwaite 00:13  |  Gene 21/07/08
      76.   Okay I`m Getting Totally Confused Now 00:16  |  Yosemite 21/07/08
      77.   For Moshe # 67 00:26  |  Clickfool 21/07/08
      78.   Open your eyes, Arthur # 73 00:29  |  Clickfool 21/07/08
      79.   peacehater you would be believable if you condemned before 00:32  |  Genuine Tosefta 21/07/08
      80.   A shameful act, lets compare 00:33  |  Ami 21/07/08
      81.   Doing the right thing 00:35  |  Paul 21/07/08
      82.   Shame on Israel and its army! 00:38  |  Michal 21/07/08
      83.   #22 David Israel 00:45  |  maoriboy 21/07/08
      84.   Pallywood, a lied up story, a made up story by palestinians 00:55  |  Johnny 21/07/08
      85.   #34 David Israel 01:01  |  maoriboy 21/07/08
      86.   IDF soldier 01:07  |  Soleman 21/07/08
      87.   PC Definitions 01:08  |  Shlomo Shunn 21/07/08
      88.   # 39 GT 01:14  |  Axel 21/07/08
      89.   #39 Genuine Tosefta 01:17  |  maoriboy 21/07/08
      90.   # 73 arthur 01:20  |  Axel 21/07/08
      91.   coward IDF, this is you, look at you !!! 01:21  |  mehmet 21/07/08
      92.   The very same crowd 01:21  |  ChanahS 21/07/08
      93.   # 32 michael 01:25  |  Axel 21/07/08
      94.   # 51 Moshe 01:32  |  maoriboy 21/07/08
      95.   #73 Arthur 01:36  |  Labhras 21/07/08
      96.   Investigate 01:50  |  daat y 21/07/08
      97.   Turn the soldier over to the PA 01:58  |  steve 21/07/08
      98.   If the footage wasn´t staged all of the IDF sodiers involved here 01:58  |  Jew- and Bookburner 21/07/08
      99.   In an Arab countries it would have been a live bullet 01:59  |  I 21/07/08
      100.   I am proud of the soldier 02:04  |  Meir Weinstein 21/07/08
      101.   How to create enemies: Shoot at a bound Palestinian 02:07  |  ruiz 21/07/08
      102.   #76, Soleman...we are no longer surprised... 02:15  |  Silvienne 21/07/08
      103.   #60, Terry...was this teenager in fact Kuntar? 02:16  |  Silvienne 21/07/08
      104.   Saw the pic of the injured toe, some injury. 02:16  |  Terry 21/07/08
      105.   Victim looked pretty healthy in the interview 02:21  |  Joe Frazier 21/07/08
      106.   Thanks Ben and Translator! 02:26  |  Aphemia 21/07/08
      107.   thank goodness for videos-truth confronts power 02:29  |  newageblues 21/07/08
      108.   # 1 to hank 02:30  |  eric 21/07/08
      109.   #39 Non genuine Tosefta. "bullet to the head." 02:33  |  Maureen Ann 21/07/08
      110.   Shamful act 02:34  |  Walid 21/07/08
      111.   Maoriboy - The sooner the better 02:36  |  David Israel 21/07/08
      112.   Amadan Labhras 02:38  |  Osher 21/07/08
      113.   Reverse the roles 02:41  |  Raymond 21/07/08
      114.   IDF hard at work ... 02:43  |  Victor 21/07/08
      115.   HAnk and anti-semitism 02:45  |  Truth 21/07/08
      116.   Shlomo Shunn? Nice try Habibi .... 02:49  |  GZLives 21/07/08
      117.   #1, HANK, and his denial 02:52  |  VIPER 21/07/08
      118.   occupation 02:59  |  bee 21/07/08
      119.   #8, JANE and your blindness 02:59  |  VIPER 21/07/08
      120.   Pathetic Pallywood 03:02  |  MR 21/07/08
      121.   Mind games 03:03  |  Baz Mann 21/07/08
      122.   #52, BUTTOOCLOSE and his "eyes" 03:10  |  VIPER 21/07/08
      123.   Where is the wound ?? 03:23  |  Avrum 21/07/08
      124.   # 36 gzlives is right, ben; the idf`s only investigated a handful 03:24  |  eric 21/07/08
      125.   Linthwaite`s crocodile tears, Durson`s double standards 03:49  |  Joe Sittizen 21/07/08
      126.   And this is why there will never be peace 04:07  |  Delores Yuhl 21/07/08
      127.   David Israel can`t even condemn this act... 04:21  |  Ibrahim 21/07/08
      128.   #52 ButTooClose. Not so the other Israeli soldier... 04:26  |  Maureen Ann 21/07/08
      129.   For clickfool #62 04:34  |  FollowYourOwnAdvice 21/07/08
      130.   Comic 04:35  |  Colin Wright 21/07/08
      131.   #102 David Israel 04:38  |  maoriboy 21/07/08
      132.   Haaretz has conveniently omitted to report 04:41  |  ChanahS 21/07/08
      133.   I Think This Pent-up Hostility... 04:41  |  Yosemite 21/07/08
      134.   Mehmet - please read my post #22 04:49  |  David Isarel 21/07/08
      135.   #119 Viper 04:51  |  Jane 21/07/08
      136.   re Meir Weinstein #100 `I am proud of the soldier` 04:54  |  Colin Wright 21/07/08
      137.   raising the anti-semitism bar 04:56  |  hollingsworth 21/07/08
      138.   # 52 to muchtooclose in new york re: perspective 04:57  |  eric 21/07/08
      139.   # 5, CANDERRA 05:22  |  indrajaya 21/07/08
      140.   # 12, YOSEMITE 05:28  |  indrajaya 21/07/08
      141.   Ibrahim - I did condemn the act 05:47  |  David Israel 21/07/08
      142.   all the stupid talk about "pallywood" just may be right! 05:54  |  eric 21/07/08
      143.   The most embarrassing thing for Israel 05:55  |  honestywithoutmercy 21/07/08
      144.   Biased Headline 06:00  |  max 21/07/08
      145.   re:labhras 07:38  |  Shlomo 21/07/08
      146.   why did the camera drop 07:42  |  shlomog 21/07/08
      147.   #52 You have a different video clip, do you, ButTooClose? 07:43  |  Johnboy 21/07/08
      148.   palestinian youth? legs bound? 08:08  |  scallywag 21/07/08
      149.   Heroes 08:10  |  Husam 21/07/08
      150.   To all: 08:43  |  Michael 21/07/08
      151.   Re BTC 08:44  |  shlomog 21/07/08
      152.   Pity she didn`t do a better job: not at all clear what happened 09:07  |  x-ray 21/07/08
      153.   Welcome to Palywood 09:11  |  x-ray 21/07/08
      154.   For Johnboy # 147 09:14  |  Clickfool 21/07/08
      155.   I served in the W. Bank, and I know this is true. 09:15  |  Alon 21/07/08
      156.   WHERE is the video of him actually being shot in the foot? 09:57  |  PETER SM 21/07/08
      157.   clickfool - # 154, Johnboy may be right 09:58  |  kameel 21/07/08
      158.   I think 09:59  |  MMM 21/07/08
      159.   MEHMET have you seen the WHOLE video? the actual shooting? 10:03  |  PETER SM 21/07/08
      160.   JIOHNBOY Where did the Arab reporter get his "broken ribs" ? 10:06  |  PETER SM 21/07/08
      161.   MAORIBOY Have Qassems& mortars stopped? Has Hamas said 10:16  |  PETER SM 21/07/08
      162.   #152 X-Ray; you`re kidding, right? 10:44  |  Johnboy 21/07/08
      163.   The real problem 10:47  |  Colin Wright 21/07/08
      164.   #154 Clickfool 10:59  |  Johnboy 21/07/08
      165.   #99 11:02  |  kelly 21/07/08
      166.   They create injustice 11:09  |  PS 21/07/08
      167.   #146 Well, THAT`S easy to answer, shlomog 11:09  |  Johnboy 21/07/08
      168.   SOLDIER arrsted!! arab syncophants when is YOUR side ever going 11:17  |  PETER SM 21/07/08
      169.   #99 11:24  |  why like this 21/07/08
      170.   #162 Spin spin spin, PETER SM 11:36  |  Johnboy 21/07/08
      171.   Right! If you believe this you LOVE.... 11:37  |  rachel 21/07/08
      172.   Peter SM 11:38  |  FreeOne 21/07/08
      173.   A State that was found on other people land 11:55  |  Taha Mokhtar 21/07/08
      174.   Super Fake 11:57  |  Steffen 21/07/08
      175.   #155 11:58  |  Jesper 21/07/08
      176.   For Johnboy again # 163 12:01  |  Clickfool 21/07/08
      177.   This is happening all the time 13:16  |  Ben Alofs 21/07/08
      178.   Its the same thing that Hezbollah did to the IDF captives 13:27  |  Murray the Mongoose 21/07/08
      179.   FAKED VIDEO 13:32  |  Ian Robertson 21/07/08
      180.   #161 Peter SM 13:56  |  maoriboy 21/07/08
      181.   #155 Alon-did you say anything about it? 13:59  |  Aphemia 21/07/08
      182.   #179 Head in the sand, Ian 15:26  |  Johnboy 21/07/08
      183.   Johnboy 15:46  |  x-ray 21/07/08
      184.   crime against humanity ? 16:31  |  tristan 21/07/08
      185.   WHO OPENS UP INVESTIGATIONS/INTERROGATIONS WHEN THE MURDERERS DO 16:47  |  glenna 21/07/08
      186.   #155, Alon, thank you for your post... 17:37  |  Silvienne 21/07/08
      187.   #181, Aphemia... 18:11  |  Silvienne 21/07/08
      188.   he was not hit 18:22  |  hollingsworth 21/07/08
      189.   IDF soldier shooting Pal demonstrator 21:18  |  Robert 21/07/08
      190.   Hollingsworth is really ignorant 21:33  |  Robert 21/07/08
      191.   IDF soldier shoots bound Palestinian at short range 00:05  |  Tom 22/07/08
      192.   #191, Tom... 00:43  |  Silvienne 22/07/08
      193.   For Cliclkfool #154, oh pleeeease clicky 02:41  |  VIPER 22/07/08
      194.   B`Tselem - Be even handed 03:08  |  * BEN JABO 22/07/08
      195.   #183 X-Ray dons the rose-coloured glasses 03:18  |  Johnboy 22/07/08
      196.   Moderator - delete also #109, repeats my words 04:30  |  Genuine Tosefta 22/07/08
      197.   #193, VIPER, or else.... 05:06  |  Silvienne 22/07/08
      198.   Johnboy & Clickfool.. 05:11  |  Silvienne 22/07/08
      199.   Johnboy & Clickfool.. 05:13  |  Silvienne 22/07/08
      200.   Meir Weinstein... 05:16  |  Silvienne 22/07/08
      201.   #9 I am sure 06:02  |  Tom 22/07/08
      202.   #196. SILVIENNE, lmao, MAYBE 10:24  |  VIPER 22/07/08
      203.   155 Alon -be careful you`re on dangerous lands 15:50  |  angryrat 22/07/08
      204.   Abuse of Palestinian Demonstrator 16:27  |  Sharyn DuPuy 22/07/08
      205.   #202, Viper... 16:49  |  Silvienne 22/07/08
      206.   Genuine Tofset...-whatever 19:51  |  hollingsworth 22/07/08
      207.   Why didn`t we see the injury? 20:48  |  Nasir (ex Arab) 22/07/08
      208.   July 7 10:43  |  US soldier 25/07/08
      209.   Re Johny boy 07:01  |  shlomog 31/07/08
      210.   johnyboy 07:05  |  shlomog 31/07/08
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