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December 12, 2014

Thousands Attend Cabinet Minister's Funeral as Palestinians, Israelis Differ on Cause of Death 
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Thousands of people gathered in the occupied West Bank on Thursday for
the funeral of a Palestinian official who died when the Israeli military
attacked a peaceful protest. Ziad Abu Ein was helping plant olive trees
near an illegal settlement when an Israeli officer grabbed and shoved
him. Witnesses say Ein collapsed to the ground and then died after
inhaling large amounts of tear gas. The cause of death is under dispute,
with Palestinian officials saying he died of his wounds and Israeli
officials saying he succumbed to a pre-existing heart condition worsened
by stress. Palestinian officials have threatened to cut off security
cooperation with Israel, in which Palestinian Authority forces help
Israel police the occupied West Bank.

 

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