Palestinian Kills Israeli Settler, Israel Strikes in Gaza

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3. From B'Tselem

B’Tselem strongly condemns the stabbing attack at Tapuah Junction this morning, in which a Palestinian stabbed an Israeli civilian to death.

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Contrary to certain Palestinian claims, attacks against civilians within Israel’s borders are no different from attacks against settlers living in the West Bank. In both cases, the targets are civilians who must not be attacked and who must be protected from attacks. The fact that the settlements are illegal is entirely irrelevant to the status of their residents – settlers are civilians – and to the unequivocal prohibition of attacks that target them. Similarly, the argument that there is justification for killing settlers as part of the struggle against Israeli occupation is both legally and morally groundless.

http://www.btselem.org/israeli_civilians/20130430_israeli_civilian_stabbed_to_death_by_palestinian