Israel detains 100 Palestinian Palestinians in E. Jerusalem

Israel detains 100 Palestinian Palestinians in E. Jerusalem

Israeli police have detained more than 100 Palestinians in East Jerusalem since July for allegedly "throwing stones" at trains.

In a Tuesday statement, police said that more than 100 Palestinians had been arrested since July – when a Palestinian teenager was murdered by suspected Jewish settlers – for pelting passing trains with rocks.

In recent months, light rail trains have become a frequent target of Palestinian stone-throwers.

Israeli Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch had earlier vowed to crack down on Palestinians caught throwing stones at trains in Jerusalem.

PHOTO CAPTION

A Palestinian protester prepares to hurl a stone towards Israeli troops during clashes at a protest in solidarity with demonstrators at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, outside the Ofer military prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.

Source: worldbulletin

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