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In reply to the discussion: Israeli police beat mourners at journalist's funeral [View all]sarisataka
(18,913 posts)16. It appears there may be another side to the story
According to NPR there were mourners and protesters both present. The protesters were interfering with the funeral, turning it into a political demonstration and throwing things at the police. The protesters refused to listen to the families request to allow them to proceed on foot with the casket to the church so they had to have a vehicle drive them.
Did the Israeli police overreact or mistake some mourners for protesters? Maybe/possibly or even probably. But the AP article leaves out several key facts.
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I hope a significant number of American politicians speak up about this outrage.
TheRickles
May 2022
#6
Better check that info. Always go back to the initiating incident. Many were acts of retaliation.
Samrob
May 2022
#17