A Border Police officer has been indicted for shooting an Israeli protester at an anti-separation fence demonstration
30/04/2008
Source : Ha’aretz
by Meron Rapoport
A Border Police officer has been indicted for shooting an Israeli protester at an anti-separation fence demonstration staged at the West Bank village of Bi’lin. The case is the first in which a member of the security forces has been charged with opening fire on protesters participating at the frequent anti-fence rallies at Bil’in. In August 2006, attorney Limor Goldstein sustained a hit to the head by a rubber-tipped bullet allegedly shot by a border policeman about 10 meters away. The incident, in which Goldstein was seriously wounded, was captured on tape and broadcast widely in Israel and abroad. Three years ago, a Border Police officer lost sight in one of his eyes when he was hit by a stone thrown by demonstrators
