For Immediate Release<\/p>\n
18 August 2009:<\/strong> Israel declares the shooting of American activist, Tristan Anderson to be an \u201cact of war.\u201d<\/p>\n Tristan Anderson, an American national, was critically injured on 13 March 2009 when he was shot with a high velocity tear-gas projectile during an unarmed demonstration against the Wall in the West Bank village of Ni\u2019lin (report and video: http:\/\/palsolidarity.org\/2009\/03\/5324<\/a>).<\/p>\n The Israeli Ministry of Defense has notified the Anderson family\u2019s lawyers that Israel perceives the incident on 13 March 2009 as an \u201cact of war.\u201d This classification was made despite the fact that Anderson\u2019s shooting occurred during a civilian demonstration and there were no armed hostilities during the event or surrounding it.<\/p>\n The consequence of such classification is that according to Israeli law, the state of Israel is not liable for any damage its\u2019 forces have caused.<\/p>\n [Read the report<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For Immediate Release 18 August 2009: Israel declares the shooting of American activist, Tristan Anderson to be an \u201cact of war.\u201d Tristan Anderson, an American national, was critically injured on 13 March 2009 when he was shot with a high … Continue reading