Biliin: Masked troops threw stones at IDF

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3154889,00.html

Left-wing activists claim Israeli soldiers disguised as Arabs provoked anti-security demonstration in Biliin village by throwing stones at IDF troops

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"Israeli soldiers disguised as Arabs threw stones at IDF troops during a security fence demonstration in the village of Biliin, left-wing activists said Friday.

IDF officials confirmed the report that soldiers were present during the protest.

"Several unidentified people with their heads covered provoked the protest and began throwing stones at the army," left-wing activist Lizar Falas said.

"Some local villagers approached them and asked who they were. They said they were Palestinians from Lod, who had arrived with the anarchists," he said. "We immediately understood they were soldiers disguised as Arabs, as they did not arrive with us. Within moments three army jeeps arrived to rescue them."


"The army uses this tactic every time to turn the protest violent," he said, adding that "today's protest was relatively small in regards to the Israelis participating, as the IDF stopped a bus with 50 activists on their way to the protest and arrested four."

The explanation given was kind of interesting, they admitted the
Masada guys were there but claimed they didn't throw the stones.
But the Haaretz story says:

A few months ago, the same unit was accused of similar activities in a Bil'in demonstration, after which a military court judge ruled that the unit lacks the authority to operate in the Palestinian territories. It is unclear whether the unit received special permission to operate in this case.

So it seems like sort of a non-explaining explanation.

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/634906.html