Hundreds protest in Tel Aviv over killing of Palestinian in Bil'in

Several hundred left-wing demonstrators rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest the killing of a Palestinian activist in the West Bank town of Bil'in on Friday.

The 31-year-old man was killed after being struck in the chest by a tear-gas canister fired by Israeli troops who were dispersing a protest against Israel's West Bank separation barrier.

The Tel Aviv rally, attended by Hadash MK Dov Khenin, along with numerous left-wing demonstrators, began along Ben Zion Boulevard and culminated across from the Ministry of Defense offices, where protestors denounced both the IDF and the government.

Participants carried signs bearing slogans such as "Uniformed Killers," "Deportation Movement," "Arab Blood Isn't Second-Rate" and "Blood Government, Get Out of the Occupied Territories."

"The occupying forces have recently escalated their attacks on demonstrators protesting the separation fence," rally organizers said.

The organizers added that, "When aimed directly at crowds, extended-range tear-gas launchers have proven to be fatal, as seen in last month's near-fatal injury of Tristan Anderson."

"Snipers shooting live rounds have become a commonly-used implement of demonstration dispersal. Open season has been declared on demonstrators, and their blood continues to be spilled," rally organizers continued.

"The silence of the public, the media, and of decision-makers continues as well," the organizers added, concluding by calling for the "cessation of all use of deadly weaponry in demonstration dispersal; all occupation's criminals must be brought to justice, including those who fire on civilians."