Tuesday, May 17, 2011

"Israel expels two Palestinians" it detained!

(AFP) — "Two Palestinian protesters who infiltrated Israel from Syria on Sunday during huge demonstrations on the Israeli border were deported ... Two other Palestinians detained on Monday remained in custody, one of them held by police and a second by the Israeli military, an army spokeswoman said without giving further details. One of the protesters, Hassan Hijazi, appeared briefly before a Tel Aviv court on Tuesday afternoon, but police and the military had no comment on the proceedings. Hijazi, a 28-year-old employee of the Syrian education ministry, managed to travel from the Golan all the way to Jaffa, on Israel's Mediterranean coast. He turned himself in to police after talking to reporters on Monday afternoon and expressing pride at reaching Jaffa, ... "This isn't Israel, this is my country," he said..."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

AFP who is supposed to be neutral says:

"...protesters who infiltrated Israel from Syria..."

Last I checked, not even the US and EU recognize the occupied Golan as part of "Israel". Thanks AFP for once again reminding us who you really are.