Israel 'regrets' fatal shooting of Jordan judge

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JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel expressed regret on Tuesday over the fatal shooting of a Jordanian-Palestinian judge by Israeli troops at a West Bank border crossing, a statement from the premier's office said.

"Israel regrets the death of Judge Raed Zeiter yesterday (Monday) at the King Hussein (Allenby) bridge and expresses its sympathies to the people and government of Jordan," the statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said.

The shooting, which took place on Monday morning, sparked the fury of both Jordan and the Palestinians, with protesters in Amman demanding the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador and the abrogation of the two countries' 1994 peace treaty.

The statement said Israel had shared the results of a preliminary inquiry with Amman, and had "agreed to a Jordanian request to establish a joint Israeli-Jordanian team to complete the investigation."

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=680624

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1. Hundreds attend funeral of judge killed by Israeli forces

NABLUS (Ma'an) -- A man shot dead by Israeli forces at the Allenby Bridge crossing was laid to rest in Nablus on Tuesday, locals said.

Hundreds of people attended the funeral of Raed Alaa Addin Zieter, 38, who was shot dead on Monday by Israeli soldiers.

His wife could not attend the funeral as she does not have Palestinian citizenship.

"The Israeli occupation soldiers killed Raed deliberately. If he allegedly provoked a soldier at the checkpoint, that soldier could have fired one shot at his foot, but he in fact fired several shots at his body before another soldier fired more shots. It was a targeted assassination," Zieter's nephew Nafi told reporters during the funeral.

Raed had been planning to visit the occupied West Bank for a few days to arrange some legal and administrative issues related to his family's properties, Nafi said.

in full: http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=680580

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2. Jordanian judge kept attacking soldiers with iron rod after he was shot in his leg

The Jordanian judge that was shot to death at the Allenby border crossing continued attacking IDF soldiers at the terminal with an iron rod even after he was shot in his leg, the IDF said Tuesday after questioning dozens of witnesses. (Yoav Zitun)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4497549,00.html

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3. Israeli security camera's filming the incident 'malfunctioned' we're told

so no video evidence is possible just have to take IDF's word for it I guess

But Palestinian witnesses said the man was shot following an argument over a cigarette in an incident that prompted a furious response from the Palestinian Authority and Amman.

The military said it had conducted a “comprehensive investigation,” which included extensive questioning of witnesses. The army said the cameras on site had malfunctioned and the incident was not recorded.

They said the man, identified by the Palestinians as 38-year-old Raed Zeiter, had first charged at the soldiers with a metal pole, prompting them to fire at his legs.

When he began strangling a soldier they shot him dead.

http://baltimorejewishlife.com/news/news-detail.php?SECTION_ID=37&ARTICLE_ID=47214

so even after being shot he continued to both attack with a metal pole and strangle IDF