BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- An Israeli car ran down two Palestinian children on a road in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem on Friday.
A video of the incident from the Al Jazeera news network shows an Israeli-plated car swerve towards the children, one of whom is thrown over the windscreen. The car then drives off.
Jawad Seyam, director of the Wadi Helwa information centre, said the driver was a local settler leader in the flashpoint neighborhood, and that the children had just left noon prayers at a local mosque. He said the children were moderately injured.
The Israeli news site Ynet identified the driver as David Be'eri, who heads settler organization Elad, an organization which collects donations to "discreetly purchase property for Jews in Silwan," the site said.
Be'eri was questioned by police and released on bail, the report added.
An Israeli police spokesman was not immediately available to comment.
Associates of Be'eri were quoted in Ynet, saying he had tried to escape an ambush of stone-throwers. The sources told Ynet "He tried to escape, first by driving in reverse, but the vehicle behind him blocked his path.
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Jawad Seyam, director of the Wadi Helwa information centre, said the driver was a local settler leader in the flashpoint neighborhood, and that the children had just left noon prayers at a local mosque. He said the children were moderately injured.Be'eri was questioned by police and released on bail, the report added.
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source:http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=322140
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