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Al
Jazeera: Awni Khatib, professor of chemistry at Hebron University says
“the new symptoms–particularly the violent convulsions experienced
by some Palestinian protesters outside the village of Sawiya [Zawiya], southwest
of Nablus–suggest..that the Israeli army may be using a new class of chemicals
that lie somewhere between normal tear gas and chemical weapons.” (1)
Al
Ayyam daily: Az Zawiya town officials say “the Israeli occupation
troops were using an illegal substance that caused nerve spasms and that several
cases had been transferred to Nablus hospitals.” (2)
International
Middle East Media Center: “..tens of demonstrators who inhaled
this gas had partial memory loss. Dr. Bassam Abu Madi told IMEMC that the some
of those who inhaled the gas had severe choking and some contraction in their
feet and arm muscles. Eyewitnesses said the gas has a strange smell and a reddish-brownish
color.” [corrected copy] In a follow up story, IMEMC concluded that “protesters
were attacked with gas that is not like the tear gas. Those who inhaled the gas
suffered some memory loss while others had other symptoms of a nerve gas. Yet
this was not medically confirmed for lack of laboratories to inspect the gas canisters
collected from the scene.” (3) |
