Palestinians protest for hunger striking prisoners held by Israel, dozens wounded and EU calls for b - Polidicks

[QUOTE](Reuters) - The European Union on Saturday called on Israel to improve conditions for Palestinians in its jails, and a Palestinian minister said there would be rallies next week to support hunger striking prisoners. Nearly 5,000 Palestinians are held in Israeli jails, many charged with involvement in attacks on Israelis. EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said in a statement that she is "following with concern" the deteriorating health of four Palestinian inmates who are staging long-term hunger strikes in protest of their detention. "The EU calls on the government of Israel to allow for the immediate restoration of their family visiting rights and calls for the full respect of international human rights obligations towards all Palestinian detainees and prisoners," she said.[/QUOTE] [url]http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/16/uk-palestinians-israel-prisoners-idUKBRE91F06B20130216[/url] [url]http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ixcapRJySbuHvxsFtrwNUdk4DorA?docId=CNG.6af24cc4a49ce5ad1569940365dc4730.241[/url] [url]http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/16/world/middleeast/west-bank-palestinians-stage-protests.html[/url] [QUOTE]RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — Palestinians around the West Bank on Friday staged solidarity events for prisoners held by Israel and on hunger strike, with dozens injured in clashes with Israeli security forces. Near the West Bank city of Ramallah, some 3,000 Palestinians held a protest march to the Ofer military prison that erupted into violent clashes with soldiers, an AFP correspondent said. [B]Palestinian medical sources and eyewitnesses said two demonstrators were wounded by live gunfire, and 20 more by rubber-coated bullets. A military spokeswoman confirmed live bullets were fired in the air after soldiers felt they were in "immediate danger" from stones hurled by Palestinians.[/B] At the Jalama checkpoint at the northernmost tip of the West Bank, 1,000 Palestinians clashed with Israeli soldiers, an AFP correspondent said, with four injured by live gunfire and 20 by gas. Another 10 were arrested. An Israeli army spokeswoman said 150 Palestinians threw stones at soldiers, and confirmed 10 were detained. [B]In the east Jerusalem village of Issawiya, hundreds of Palestinians clashed with police. Palestinians said one demonstrator was wounded in the eye by a rubber bullet.[/B] [/QUOTE]

I doubt anything will happen.

[quote]Palestinians said one demonstrator was wounded in the eye by a rubber bullet.[/quote] Oh god jesus christ no!

[QUOTE=Jetblack357;39617169]Oh god jesus christ no![/QUOTE] Rubber bullets seriously fuck shit up.

[QUOTE=laserguided;39617204]Rubber bullets seriously fuck shit up.[/QUOTE] They hurt like hell that's for sure

[QUOTE=AugustBurnsRed;39617532]They hurt like hell that's for sure[/QUOTE] They can penetrate skin and fracture bone. I don't imagine he is going to keep much of his vision in that eye if he was directly hit in the eye.

[QUOTE=kaine123;39617139]I doubt anything will happen.[/QUOTE] Sadly probably the case Also rubber bullets to the eye is not exactly something you shrug off [quote=Nature][I]Conclusions The term 'rubber bullet' is misleading. 'Rubber bullets' cause a wide variety of ocular and periocular injuries. Orbital fractures are common. The tissues of the orbit are easily penetrated. If the globe is hit, it is rarely salvageable. [url=http://www.nature.com/eye/journal/v17/n7/full/6700447a.html]Source[/url][/I][/quote] Also, Don't scroll down a bit if you don't want to see some results of rubber bullets on eyes