Reply #52: Here's a link to the story. Let the excuses and justifications flow...

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Oh, I see they've already started...

Israel to investigate claims officer used boy to shield vehicle

Jersualem: The Israeli authorities are investigating allegations a paramilitary border officer tied a 12-year-old Palestinian boy to the bonnet of his four-wheel drive to protect it against stone-throwing protesters.

A picture of boy tied to a vehicle was taken last week by an Italian journalist from the Alternative Information Centre and released on the internet.

Rabbi Arik Ascherman, leader of an Israeli group called Rabbis for Human Rights, claims he saw the incident, and said that when he attempted to intervene he was beaten and arrested.

He said the child, Mohammed Badwan, was tied to the police car's windshield by one arm and was shivering with cold or fear.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/23/1082616331713.html