IDF forces were called to the Arab township of Naalin, near Modiin, Thursday, to disperse some 100 Palestinian demonstrators, left-wing activists and foreign peace activists, protesting the building of the Israel's separation fence.
The IDF claimed the protestors were in violation of a military restricted area order and that they tried to damage the fence and hurled stoned at the soldiers. None of the soldiers were harmed.
The protestors, however, claimed that 12 people were hurt after the IDF used rubber-coated bullets and stun-grenades against the crowd.
Variety of version. The demonstration at Naalin (Photo: Ruters)
"We have been protesting the fence in the Naalin area for the past two weeks," Jonathan Polak, one of the left-wing activists present at the rally told Ynet. "Today's rally wasn't the first and
it won't be the last… We had 200 Palestinians and 15 Israelis attend today's rally and 12 people were hurt."
Some of the land annexed by Israeli authorities in the area, he added, will be used to build a cemetery which will serve the adjacent Jewish communities. He and his friends, he added, were trying to keep construction from beginning.
The IDF denied any knowledge of casualties.
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