Israeli army sprays toilet water at Bil'in protesters

[ProgressiveMuslim]

Maan News, Aug 8, 2008



This article was originally published by Maan News and is republished with permission.

Israeli forces used a new weapon against Bil'in protesters on Friday, and opened up streams of contaminated water on Palestinians, Israelis and international activists protesting the construction of the separation wall on village lands.

Protesters gathered at the center of the village and moved towards the construction site. Once they arrived at the site and chanted - while raising photos of the murdered children Ahmed Husam Yousif Musa and Yousif Ahmed Amera - slogans against the occupation soldiers and their officers that command them to shoot unarmed civilians.

Soldiers soon began firing tear gas and then pulled out hoses and sprayed water at the group. Several protesters were immediately sick after they were sprayed with the water. The Bil'in popular committee against the wall plans to have samples of the water taken in for analysis.

According to villagers, this is the first time that contaminated water has been used as a weapon against peaceful protesters. It is thus added to the arsenal of tear gas, many types of rubber bullets, clean water, water mixed with gas, sound bombs, saltballs (small bags of salt designed to explode on impact) , and sackbeans (fabric beanbags about the size of a tea bag filled with lead pellets fired at protesters).

http://imeu.net/news/article0013860.shtml

[baldguy]

1. Peaceful protesters = terrorists

Look out St Paul.

[BioDan]

2. Not technically sewage

Well, apparently it is a 'stink spray'.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1218104256520&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

[ProgressiveMuslim]

3. Oh goody. Now it's so much classier. nt

[Igel]

4. Certainly more hygienic.

And better than rubber bullets, in all likelihood: Although I'm sure somebody will turn out to be allergic to it.

Although I was puzzled when I read the story and wondered how they knew with such certainty what it was before they sent samples out for testing.

[azurnoir]

5. If it is really not sewage

and only "stink water" then it is quite easily dealt with by protesters and most likely will not be in use long.

[ProgressiveMuslim]

6. Too bad there is so little creative juice directed toward peace! nt