PHOTOS: Palestinians mourn woman who died after inhaling tear gas

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

http://972mag.com/photos-tear-gas-kills-woman-in-aida-refugee-camp/89713/

Family and neighbors buried Noha Katamish the day after she died from the effects of tear gas fired into her home by Israeli forces in Aida Refugee Camp Monday. The 45-year-old mother of one daughter suffered from asthma, which likely compounded the choking effects of the gas grenade that was fired through her living room window as soldiers invaded the camp.

Ma’an News quoted an Israeli military spokesperson as saying that, “The death was not linked to the use of riot dispersal means by the army, including tear gas.” It is unclear how the military could make such a definitive statement before any investigation was possible.

The military systematically misuses tear gas and other crowd control weapons according to a B’Tselem report, which states that Israeli forces, “often fire tear-gas grenades directly at demonstrators with the aim of hitting them, or fire carelessly, without ensuring that demonstrators are not in the direct line of fire, in direct contravention of regulations.”

The night Katamish died, the military also employed rubber-coated steel bullets, stun grenades and the so-called “skunk truck” which uses a water cannon to spray foul-smelling liquid that leaves a weeks-long stench behind. Many attending the funeral kept their noses covered because of the lingering effects of the skunk water.

It's okay, Duers. She was just a Palestinian. Let's save the outrage for Israelis.

[Jefferson23]

1. Don't worry about that.

The U.S. condemned the shooting attack Monday night near Hebron, in which an Israeli man was killed on Monday night. The State Department said on Tuesday that it "supports Israel's efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice."

See if you can find such outrage from them for this:

Accountability for the violation of human rights in the Occupied Territories
Published:
1 Jan 2011
http://www.btselem.org/accountability

To their credit, they document all violent acts, no matter who is at fault:
B’Tselem strongly condemns the shooting attack yesterday, in the southern West Bank
http://www.btselem.org/israeli_civilians/20140415_israeli_civilian_killed_by_palestinian_gunfire_near_idna

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

2. All acts of violence need to be condemned...only an idiot would believe otherwise.

But there seems to be plenty of them in government that cast a blind eye when the victims are Palestinian.

I hope they find the persons responsible for the Palestinian woman's death, but like Rachel Corrie's murderer those in charge will just look the other way when they proclaim them innocent.