American activist shot in head in Palestine!

ANARCHIST | 13.03.2009 20:16

American citizen critically injured after being shot in the head by Israeli forces in Ni’lin

http://palsolidarity.org/2009/03/5324

13th Friday 2009, Ni’lin Village: An American citizen has been critically injured in the village of Ni’lin after Israeli forces shot him in the head with a tear-gas canister.  

Tristan Anderson from California USA, 37 years old, has been taken to Israeli hospital Tel Hashomer, near Tel Aviv. Anderson is unconscious and has been bleeding heavily from the nose and mouth. He sustained a large hole in his forehead where he was struck by the canister. He is currently being operated on.

  
Tristan was shot by the new tear-gas canisters that can be shot up to 500m. I ran over as I saw someone had been shot, while the Israeli forces continued to fire tear-gas at us. When an ambulance came, the Israeli soldiers refused to allow the ambulance through the checkpoint just outside the village. After 5 minutes of arguing with the soldiers, the ambulance passed. 
– Teah Lunqvist (Sweden) - International Solidarity Movement
The Israeli army began using to use a high velocity tear gas canister in December 2008. The black canister, labeled in Hebrew as “40mm bullet special/long range,” can shoot over 400 meters. The gas canister does not make a noise when fired or emit a smoke tail. A combination of the canister’s high velocity and silence is extremely dangerous and has caused numerous injuries, including a Palestinian male whose leg was broken in January 2009.

Please Contact:
Adam Taylor (English), ISM Media Office +972 8503948 
Sasha Solanas (English), ISM Media Office - +972 549032981 
Woody Berch (English), at Tel Hashomer hospital +972 548053082

 Tristan Anderson was shot as Israeli forces attacked a demonstration against the construction of the annexation wall through the village of Ni’lin’s land. Another resident from Ni’lin was shot in the leg with live ammunition.

Four Ni’lin residents have been killed during demonstrations against the confiscation of their land.

Ahmed Mousa (10) was shot in the forehead with live ammunition on 29th July 2008. The following day, Yousef Amira (17) was shot twice with rubber-coated steel bullets, leaving him brain dead. He died a week later on 4 August 2008. Arafat Rateb Khawaje (22), was the third Ni’lin resident to be killed by Israeli forces. He was shot in the back with live ammunition on 28 December 2008. That same day, Mohammed Khawaje (20), was shot in the head with live ammunition, leaving him brain dead. He died three days in a Ramallah hospital.

Residents in the village of Ni’lin have been demonstrating against the construction of the Apartheid Wall, deemed illegal by the International Court of Justice in 2004. Ni’lin will lose approximately 2500 dunums of agricultural land when the construction of the Wall is completed. Ni’lin was 57,000 dunums in 1948, reduced to 33,000 dunums in 1967, currently is 10,000 dunums and will be 7,500 dunums after the construction of the Wall.

Updates:
Orly Levi, a spokeswoman at the Tel Hashomer hospital, tells Ha’aretz:

He’s in critical condition, anesthetized and on a ventilator and undergoing imaging tests,” She described Anderson’s condition as life-threatening.

Israeli activist Jonathan Pollack told Ynet:

… the firing incident took place inside the village and not next to the fence. There were clashes in the earlier hours, but he wasn’t part of them. He didn’t throw stones and wasn’t standing next to the stone throwers.

There was really no reason to fire at them. The Dutch girl standing next to him was not hurt. It only injured him, like a bullet.

ANARCHIST

Additions

Picture of Tristan

14.03.2009 21:08

Tristan Anderson

Tristan Anderson, because he cared............

Comments

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Goliath

13.03.2009 23:05

Goliath

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Larmee

Shocking

14.03.2009 17:10

Go ahead, click the link provided (

http://palsolidarity.org/2009/03/5324) and look at the foto of this obviously sweet person, Tristan - I do not know him ...
BUT this could have been you or one of your friends.
Now his life is hanging on a thread, the front part of his brain had to be removed.
Because he supported a basic act of humanity, trying to help people.

Israel steals land, tortures and kills people. Innocent people, who have done Israel no harm.
This is what Israel does.

I cannot say what the right response is now, to this Israeli government or supporters of such a government.
Seeing things like this demands an extreme response.

Fight the Power.
Freedom for Palestine.

ninetto

Here's What the Friends of Israel Think

14.03.2009 19:35

Well, if you really want to know what Israellis (& friends of Israel think), just go to any Israeli newpaper, blog, etc. and read the comments to this (or any) story. It's an eye-opener, that's for sure.

example:

1. I'm glad he got injured for....
Andy , ramat hasharon (03.13.09)

2. Call it coincidence or mektub or karma
Jean-Pierre , Holon Israel (03.13.09)

3. Why doesnt this racist protest Hamas?
David , Boston, USA (03.13.09)

4. ISM Activist Hurt
Frankie Littlehammer , New Herstal, TX, US (03.13.09)

5. No sympathy here..
Malone , Hfx (03.13.09)

6. #2 You assume most American activists....
Aaron , SF, USA (03.13.09)

7. ISM member?
Arie , BaGolan (03.13.09)

8. Interfering meddler --- GOOD!
Sarah , New York City, USA (03.13.09)

9. The demonstrators might as well go
USA (03.13.09)

10. Sorry
Howard , Detroit, USA (03.13.09)

11. Self-righteous idealism takes a knock!
Cameron , USA (03.13.09)

12. Message To ISM : We Don't Need You !
Abdel Karim Salim , Jerusalem - ISRAEL (03.13.09)

13. WWRCD: What Would Rachel Corrie Do?
Gideon Reader (03.13.09)

14. He should have stayed in L.A.
leoblue , NY (03.13.09)

15. hopefully it knocked some sense into him (End)
truth (03.13.09)

16. 3-Doctors Without Borders staffers kidnapped in Darfur
Genuine Tosefta , Tveria (03.13.09)

17. Ulrika Jenson, Tristan Anderson ppl with names like these
Johnny , Stockholm Sweden (03.13.09)

18. No sympathy here
David Powell , Everett, Wa. DPRSSA (03.13.09)

19. US national badly hurt in anti-fence protest
A , US (03.13.09)

20. To #16, ISM already tried the dangerous stuff
Jake (03.13.09)

21. Wow - people, come on!
John (03.13.09)

22. HEY YNET! Are you part of ARAB propaganda?
GET REAL , USA (03.13.09)

23. If You Play With Fire You Get Burned
Bill Foonman , Jacksonville, USA (03.13.09)

24. Now there´ll be a play about his headache
Barry , Tokyo (03.13.09)

25. too bad
(03.13.09)

26. #21 - The naive underbelly of society has shown its face
William , Israel (03.13.09)

27. #12 - Tens of Thousands???
William , Israel (03.13.09)

28. #5 Macho Malone
Uri , Israel (03.13.09)

29. #26
John (03.13.09)

30. #28...Uri, I think youbetter get back on your meds...
Malone , Hfx (03.13.09)

31. Family will sue, cry and write a play
Elly , Vienna, Austria (03.13.09)

32. #28 get real
(03.13.09)

33. I blame Israel!
jv , LA, USA (03.14.09)

34. hatefilled comments..
ocean , Hayward United State (03.14.09)

35. Got what he deserved
Steve (03.14.09)

36. I daresay you're right, Elly.
Cameron , USA (03.14.09)

37. Tristan
J.K. , Brooklyn USA (03.14.09)

38. What's with the fence?
david (03.14.09)

39. the fence is being built to keep pal suicide bombers out of
debra , usa (03.14.09)

40. oh, well...
oded (03.14.09)

41. Rewards
Thundercloud65 , Oklahoma (03.14.09)

42. anderson in palestine
pittman , ca, usa (03.14.09)

43. GOOD, he came to israel to fight Jews
Moshe , Brooklyn (03.14.09)

44. 21...noone here is celebrating
truth (03.14.09)

45. cool ! good news ! this guy supports terror (End)
(03.14.09)

46. I'm so sorry about this
(03.14.09)

47. the ISMer deserves the worst (End)
Sam , USA (03.14.09)

48. USA man hit in Isreal
ronald palker , chicago, illinois (03.14.09)

49. Why are these Terrorist sympathizers allowed in the country?
Sarit , Israel (03.14.09)

50. Knocked some sense into the poor man. (End)
Ypip , Canada (03.14.09)

51. Now he is getting treatment in Israel!!
Ilan , Tel-Aviv (03.14.09)

52. Expel Foreign Protestors
Joseph , Ft Lauderdale, FL (03.14.09)

53. after an investigation of why
jerusalem (03.14.09)

54. To: Pittman at No. 42
Sarah , New York City, USA (03.14.09)

55. #41 Thundercloud
Tahl , Ashdod, Israel (03.14.09)

56. Why was he encouraging groups to throw stones???
JO (03.14.09)

57. ISM is a known racist organization
Joe Sittizen , Jerusalem (03.14.09)

58. what idiot brings a 10 year old child to a stone throwing
(03.14.09)

59. send him to a palestinian hospital where they will make him
rachel , usa (03.14.09)

60. St. Pancake's Day
jv , LA, USA (03.14.09)

61. #51
Israel Israeli , Tel Aviv (03.14.09)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3685953,00.html

Solidarity night!

14.03.2009 21:36

I was recently in Nilin and had the pleasure of meeting Tristan; this is disgusting what has happened, to him, my heart goes out to his family and friends and also to all of the Palestinians suffering daily under the occupation. We will try to organise a solidarity night for Tristan somewhere in London next week maybe, will update Indy when we know more.

ANARCHIST

Another (noncorporate) Report about Tristan

14.03.2009 21:42

For another report (from the people who, along with ISM activists, were with him at the protest), please see:

http://awalls.org/
Thanks, and let us hope for the best.

Doctor Zoidberg
Homepage: http://awalls.org/

Solidarity event at London Israeli Embassy

15.03.2009 23:38

A vigil will be held outside the London Israeli Embassy, 2 Palace Green, Kensington on Wednesday the 18th of March from 3pm to 7pm so that people can come and give some of their time to show support and solidarity for Tristan and the people of Palestine.

Friend