Two Palestinians Killed By IDF in West Bank Clashes

[Comrade Grumpy]

2. And this: "West Bank Grows Restive as Gaza War Continues"

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/07/31/west-bank-ramallah-gaza-war/13419975/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories

RAMALLAH, West Bank — During the day, shoppers jostle for space in candy and clothing stores and sip coffee in the sunshine here in the West Bank's bustling economic capital. The war raging a short drive away in the Gaza Strip seems far away.

But at night, this city frequently explodes in anger at the conflict in Gaza that has killed more than 1,400 Palestinians and wounded thousands more. The protests are not confined to Ramallah but erupt across the West Bank. More than 10,000 people demonstrated last week at the Qalandiya and Hawara checkpoints — the largest seen in a decade. And five Palestinians were killed last Friday in the protests.

"We, in the West Bank, are one people with the Palestinians in Gaza," said Hisham Sharabati of Hebron, a busy trading city in the southern West Bank. "When the war first started, only activists organized protests. But now as people are watching the news and seeing Israel shelling civilian targets, such as hospitals and schools, the public is getting involved."

Muhammad Othman, a human rights activist and photographer based in Ramallah, said much of the anger at the protests is directed at the Palestinian Authority (PA), in which Fatah is the dominant power — especially since Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was silent in the opening days of the conflict.

<snip>