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Israel closes case of US activist wounded in Palestinian protest, no charges against police

Israel closes case of US activist wounded in Palestinian protest, no charges against police
— report on review of case of injured activist Tristan Anderson from Oakland, California
Associated Press report: “Israel’s Justice Ministry declared Sunday that no indictments will be filed against police in the case of an American activist who was hit by a tear gas canister and left comatose during a violent demonstration in the West Bank last year.”
— “Israel has said its forces were responding to attacks by violent demonstrators who were ignoring an order declaring the area an off-limits closed military zone.”
— “There were around 400 protesters at the demonstration where Anderson was injured in Naalin last year, the military said at the time. Some of them threw rocks at troops, who used riot gear to quell the unrest, it added, without elaborating.”