{"id":43710,"date":"2020-09-05T01:22:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-05T01:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=43710"},"modified":"2020-09-05T01:22:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T01:22:52","slug":"french-schools-in-turkey-on-shaky-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=43710","title":{"rendered":"French schools in Turkey on shaky ground"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nJERUSALEM: Footage of an Israeli soldier throwing a Palestinian activist to the ground and kneeling on his neck has sparked outrage in the Palestinian territories and beyond.
The protester, named as Khairi Hanoun, a man in his late 60s, took part in demonstrations on Tuesday near Tulkarm, in the north of the West Bank, against moves to extend a neighboring Israeli settlement.
Footage taken by AFP in recent weeks at different protests has shown him shouting at Israeli soldiers.
Hanoun was also involved in Tuesday\u2019s demonstration at a road bordering the village of Shufah, between Nablus and Tulkarm.
He was seen waving a Palestinian flag, along with dozens of other protesters, and watched by several journalists.
In video footage, Hanoun appeared to touch an Israeli soldier, who then pushed him to the ground, putting his knee on his neck as he secured his hands with a plastic tie.
Edited footage of the incident has been circulating on social media and Palestinian television channels.
Several are posted with the hashtag #PalestinianLivesMatter.
They compare the image with George Floyd, an unarmed African American killed in police custody, who was photographed with police kneeling on his neck.
Saeb Erakat, secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organization, wrote on Twitter on Wednesday about the images condemning the \u201caggression.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nEdited footage of the incident has been circulating on social media and Palestinian television channels.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\nThe Islamist movement Hamas, in power in the Gaza Strip, said \u201csuch acts\u201d were among the \u201cmain causes\u201d of tensions in the region.
However, Israel\u2019s army said the images did not show the extent of the confrontation.
\u201cWe emphasize that the videos on social media are partial, heavily edited and do not reflect the violent riot nor the violence against IDF (Israeli) troops that happened prior to the apprehension,\u201d the army said.
Israel\u2019s army said \u201ca Palestinian known as an inciter\u201d had \u201cshoved\u201d a soldier \u201ca number of times.\u201d
According to the army, soldiers \u201cshowed restraint\u201d but \u201cwere forced to apprehend the suspect that repeatedly assaulted them.\u201d
Soldiers provided medical care after his arrest, the statement added.
Hamas and Israel have fought three wars since 2008.
Despite a truce last year backed by the UN, Egypt and Qatar, the two sides clash sporadically with rockets, mortar fire or incendiary balloons.
The Gaza Strip has a population of two million, more than half of whom live in poverty, according to the World Bank.
Palestinian analysts say fire from Gaza often aims to pressure Israel to give the green light for the transfer of Qatari financial aid into the strip.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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