6 Palestinian citizens severely beaten by Israeli police in protest outside US embassy

Six Palestinian citizens of Israel were severely beaten by Israeli police and Special Forces in a protest outside the US Embassy yesterday, 4 April. Two of the injured were arrested, along with four others. The arrested injured protesters were denied medical treatment. Around 20 more were moderately injured. They did not request medical treatment, fearing their names would be handed over to the police.

Today's events appears to be a clear repeat of the October 2002 events, where 13 Palestinian citizens of Israel were killed by Israeli security forces and other Israeli-Jewish citizens.

Some 600 Palestinian citizens, along with a small group of international volunteers and Israeli-Jews protested outside the US Embassy at 2pm today,

voicing their anger at the US's open support for Israel's bloody assaults in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The protest was called by the Arab Higher Follow Up Committee, in a string of demonstrations to take place in the next few days.

Around 60 police lined up facing the protesters armed with batons and large sticks. A short time later, another 60 police arrived as reinforcements, along with 9 men from a special riot unit, "Yassam."

10 minutes later, without any provocation from protesters, the police charged at demonstrators. Protesters began to run away, police chasing

them and beating those they caught around the head and back. It was clear the police had orders to attack and maim protesters.