"Israel" Shoots Irish Cameraman

Local Editor

An Irish cameraman revealed Saturday that the "Israeli" soldiers shot him while filming a protest in Occupied Palestine.

In details, Tommy Donnellen, from the Roscommon border near Ballinasloe, said he was shot in the arm with a rubber-coated steel bullet.

"I was filming the protest when suddenly I was shot in the arm by a rubber-coated steel bullet, fired by an "Israeli" soldier from about 40 feet away," Donnellen said. "I think I was deliberately targeted as a journalist as my video camera was plainly visible, and there was no stone throwing going on anywhere near me."

The attack occurred in the village of Nabi Saleh in the West. Donnellen, who travelled to Occupied Palestine last month, tried to reason with the soldier but was forced to flee.
"He then went back down on onto his knee adopting a firing position," he said. "Luckily I was able to run to the cover of a nearby wall."
A spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed it had received reports of the incident and was trying to contact Donnellen. He added that the victim had not sought consular assistance.

Donnellen, who is in his 60s, was wounded in his upper right arm, which was left badly bruised.
Around 550 people live in Nabi Saleh, which is 20km north-west of Ramallah in the West Bank.

Source: New agencies, Edited by moqawama.org