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April 16, 2012

Israeli Officer Suspended For Assaulting Pro-Palestinian Activist 
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The Israeli military says it has suspended a senior military officer
filmed hitting a foreign pro-Palestinian activist in the face with his
gun during a bicycle rally in the occupied West Bank. Footage of the
incident was posted on You Tube and aired on Israeli tv.

 

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