Share
Human Rights Voices
While the UN devotes its human rights operations to the demonization of the democratic state of Israel above all others and condemns the United States more often than the vast majority of non-democracies around the world, the voices of real victims around the world must be heard.
U.N. Obsession with Condemning
Israel Instead
Israeli police secure the site of a stabbing attempt near the East Jerusalem village of Abu Dis, November 10, 2015 (File photo)
Palestinian Authority/Gaza, May 22, 2017
Attempted stabbing attack thwarted near Jerusalem
Original source
Border Police officers shot dead a Palestinian man as he attempted to stab them at a guard post in the Palestinian town of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, police said Monday.
No officers were reported injured, a police spokesperson said.
The alleged attack outside Jerusalem occurred as US President Donald Trump was in the capital for an official state visit with security significantly ramped up in and near the city.
The name of the Palestinian man has yet to be released, but he was identified as a resident of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
Police recovered the knife used in the attack. It was a cheap stainless steel blade that appeared to have bent out of shape.
Some 11,000 police and security forces are taking part in the operation to secure Trump's visit. On Tuesday, he is slated to travel to Bethlehem.
Palestinians have taken part in violent protests across the West Bank throughout Monday, clashing with Israeli troops.
According to the Red Crescent, three Palestinians were hit by gunfire during protests in the city of Qalandiya, north of Jerusalem, and in the town of Nabi Saleh, north of Ramallah. They were in stable condition.
Another 26 Palestinians are also receiving treatment for lighter injuries, the Red Crescent said.
- © Copyright 2012-2024, Human Rights Voices and respective authors. All Rights Reserved.
-
Source: