July 7, 2016, Mondoweiss http://mondoweiss.net (USA)
Rabbi Mark's
car after he was killed
in terror attack in occupied territories
RAMALLAH,
West Bank (AP) 5 July — Just a few years ago, Islam al-Bayed spent seven months
in an Israeli prison for allegedly throwing stones at Israeli troops. Now, the
26-year-old Palestinian man has become an unlikely symbol of tolerance after
rescuing an Israeli family whose car crashed following a deadly roadside
shooting by Palestinian militants in the West Bank. Last week’s shooting, along
with the fatal stabbing of an Israeli girl as she slept in her bed, have
ratcheted up tensions in the southern West Bank. Israel has responded by
imposing a closure around the city of Hebron and beefed up its troop presence
in the volatile area. But al-Bayed, a private security guard who lives in the
al-Fawwar refugee camp near Hebron, says his actions last Friday transcended
politics. “This was a very human moment. I didn’t think of the occupation or
