Can you believe this...?!

From The Independent, UK, via Common Dreams:

The parents of a British peace activist who was shot in the head by Israeli troops came under fire themselves as they traveled to the spot where their son was critically injured.

Anthony and Jocelyn Hurndall were in a British diplomatic convoy entering the town of Rafah in the Gaza Strip when Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint fired a shot, which passed narrowly over the top of their vehicles.

The incident on Saturday afternoon took place despite the Israeli Army being given notice of the journey on at least three occasions – the last minutes before the convoy arrived. [Emphasis mine.]

If this doesn't convince you that the Israeli Defense Forces are out of control, I don't know what will.

The two British cars were identifiable by their white diplomatic plates. They were passing through the checkpoint "very, very slowly," in broad daylight. The convoy came to an immediate stop, but it was not until British Defense attaché, Colonel Tom Fitzalan-Howard, had stepped from one of the cars with his hands in the air to talk with the soldiers inside the tower, that they were able to proceed.

Remember: the Israelis shot the 21-year-old British son of these two people, downing him with a high-velocity bullet as he moved towards two frightened Palestinian children three-and-a-half weeks ago. He still lingers in a coma in an Israeli hospital.

Full story here.