{"id":2648,"date":"2017-01-03T16:30:37","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T08:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/baharinmesir\/?p=2648"},"modified":"2016-12-26T16:38:02","modified_gmt":"2016-12-26T08:38:02","slug":"israeli-forces-suppress-bethlehems-santa-claus-march-with-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-middle-east-monitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/baharinmesir\/israeli-forces-suppress-bethlehems-santa-claus-march-with-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-middle-east-monitor\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli forces suppress Bethlehem\u2019s \u2018Santa Claus march\u2019 with tear gas, rubber bullets \u2013 Middle East Monitor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20161225-israeli-forces-suppress-bethlehems-santa-claus-march-with-tear-gas-rubber-bullets\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/baharinmesir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/654\/2016\/12\/231216_WIH_00-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20161225-israeli-forces-suppress-bethlehems-santa-claus-march-with-tear-gas-rubber-bullets\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/baharinmesir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/654\/2016\/12\/231216_SHH_00-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Israeli forces Friday suppressed Bethlehem\u2019s \u201cSanta Claus March,\u201d shooting tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets at participants, with many suffering from tear gas inhalation.<\/p>\n<p>A number of demonstrators, including five journalists and foreigners, participated in a march near the Israeli checkpoint 300 in the north of Bethlehem, which separates residents from Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>The march, which includes participants dressing up as Santa Claus close to the Christian holiday of Christmas, was launched under the banner \u201cTerrorism and occupation are two sides of the same coin,\u201d and demanded the opening of Israeli checkpoints for Christian tourists to celebrate the holiday in the birthplace of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p>A reported of the <em>Ma\u2019an news agency<\/em> witnessed Israeli forces fire rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas into the crowd, which caused a number of participants to suffer tear gas inhalation. Five journalists were also injured, including the cameraman for the Jordanian A<em>l-Roya TV<\/em> Muhammad Shoudha. Israeli forces reportedly fired tear gas canisters directly at his foot.<\/p>\n<p>An Israeli border police spokesperson told <em>Ma\u2019an<\/em> that \u201c15 men in the afternoon threw rocks at Israeli soldiers,\u201d he said, adding that \u201csome of them were dressed as Santa Claus and tried to cross the checkpoint between Bethlehem and Jerusalem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20161225-israeli-forces-suppress-bethlehems-santa-claus-march-with-tear-gas-rubber-bullets\/\">Israeli forces suppress Bethlehem\u2019s \u2018Santa Claus march\u2019 with tear gas, rubber bullets \u2013 Middle East Monitor<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli forces Friday suppressed Bethlehem\u2019s \u201cSanta Claus March,\u201d shooting tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets at participants, with many suffering from tear gas inhalation. A number of demonstrators, including five journalists and foreigners, participated in a march near the Israeli checkpoint 300 in the north of Bethlehem, which separates residents from Jerusalem. 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