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Israel criticised over 'rubber bullet' deaths
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Sep 9 08
Witnessed: 1781 times
Regions: Israel, Palestine
Issues: Police brutality, War crimes
Tags: btselem, civilian casualties, Israel, military abuse, palestine, Protests, violence
This video contains graphic footage of human rights abuses
Israel's military says it uses "non-lethal" rubber-coated bullets in order to defend troops from stone-throwing protesters.
But 21 Palestinians have been killed by the bullets in the last eight years and human rights groups say the munitions are being used "recklessly".
Jacky Rowland reports from the West Bank. (September 9, 2008)
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