Mustafa Barghouthi: “Child killed in cold blood by the Israeli army”

Ramallah, 29-07-08: Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi MP, the General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, said "Ahmed Hassan Yousef Musa, the 10-year old boy from Ni’lin, was shot in the head at close range by the Israeli army while he was protesting in Ni’lin against the construction of the Apartheid wall. Peaceful protests by villagers and internationals in the town of Ni’lin have been ongoing since May.

Said Dr Barghouthi "The occupation is a form of punishment practised by Israel against the peaceful non-violent struggle of the people in the face of settlement expansion and construction of the Apartheid wall."