Israeli forces shot and injured an American citizen during a demonstration on Friday that was being held in Beita, a Palestinian village near the occupied West Bank town of Nablus, several Palestinian rights organisations have told Middle East Eye.
Amado Sison* was hit by a bullet that shot through the back of his right thigh and left a large exit wound. The bullet, however, missed all of Sison’s major arteries and his bones but he has soft tissue damage from the attack, according to Vivi Chen, an activist with Defend Palestine:Faz3a. Chen was also the victim of an attack by Israeli settlers last month.
Sison was carried more than 500 metres as Israeli forces continued to attack the Palestinians gathered at the site of the demonstration.
After being shot, activists say that Sison’s ambulance was forced to stop at several Israeli checkpoints, leading to a delay in his medical treatment. Eventually, he underwent a successful surgery and was seen smiling in his hospital room.
So close to crossing the one line our government claims not to tolerate. Glad he lived, but shitty that we will continue to obstruct all attempts at justice by the international community.
Just so we are clear, that’s not a line. US Citizens have been killed by the IDF.
So we’re even more fucked than I realized.
“As long as they looked like they might be Palestinian children from a distance, their deaths are fully justified.”
Well, I’m sure their families condemn hamas now.
No, the one line would be if the IDF attacks US Soil or soldiers.
That’s NATO territory but whether the US NATO ambassador would have the stones to actually declare it an attack and activate article 4, that’s another story.