Israelis attack Palestinian protesters - I listened live as my wife described the scenes:

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#Israel now mobilising planes to help 'contain' protests. It's time for a #noflyzone over the #Golan, West Bank, #Gaza...

 

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@NickKristof Yes, you got it right. Check out @RupertRead for @JulietteHarkin's reporting from #Qalandiya.

 

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I have seen plastic bullets fired (in Northern ireland). But I never heard live-fire (?) before today. Eerie, to hear down the phone. Terrifying

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#Israel behaving similarly to #Bahrain, #Gaddafi, #Assad... Is this the new #intifada? It was promised for #May15: it has begun...

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I heard on the phone Israel firing on protesters (unarmed) at #Qalandiya. My brave wife @julietteharkin is there to report on this.

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The #ArabSpring is come to #Palestine - and the Israelis don't like it. Hail to the amazing bravery of the Palestinian folk protesting still

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Just heard SHOOTING live on the phone. Israeli snipers shooting from the roofs. (This on top of huge amounts of tear gas already used.)

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On the phone now to @JulietteHarkin, hearing huge numbers of ambulances leaving from the #Nakba day protest at #Qalandiya checkpoint.