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British MPs 'shot at' in Israel A group of British politicians were shot at by Israeli soldiers during a UN-supervised trip, a peer has claimed. The cross-party group was on a visit to Rafah in Gaza, where UK student Tom Hurndall was killed, when they allegedly came under fire. Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Northover said machine gun fire from an Israeli observation post passed closely over their heads. The group also included MPs Huw Irranca-Davies and Crispin Blunt. One wonders what treatment ordinary Palestinians are given Baroness Northover They are said to be demanding an explanation from the Israeli ambassador to Britain. The group claims that following the gun fire they pulled back to their vehicle, which was marked with the UN logo, when further shots where fired at the building next to the car. Baroness Northover said: "This incident has shown me first-hand the indiscriminate violence faced by Palestinians on a daily basis. "If the Israeli Defence Force is prepared to shoot at a delegation of parliamentarians under the supervision of the UN, one wonders what treatment ordinary Palestinians are given," she said. She said the action may have been an attempt to stop the group seeing the effect of Israel's policy of demolishing Palestinian housing in Gaza. Tom Hurndall, 22, from Tufnell Park, north London, was shot in April last year while trying to help Palestinian children to safety in Rafah. An Israeli soldier is being tried for the killing.
Quote from: Don Rizzle on May 10, 2006, 03:16:12 AMiraq would just get annexed by iranThat would be a great solution. If Iran and the majority of Iraqi's are pleased with it, then why shouldn't they do it?
iraq would just get annexed by iran
Maybe they thought they were shooting at disguised Palestinian suicidebombers..
no it was most likely warning shots to stop the Un seeing what was going on
if it was too dangerous why let them in in the first place? why then deny any knowledge? still no explanation.... but israelis like to shoot at children and maybe the UN and the british MPs being there was just a bonus, so i'm just going to assume thats what they were doing unless i hear otherwise.