When #planting olive trees can be a #deaththreat : #Palestinian minister dies after West Bank confrontation with #Israeli soldiers
A senior minister in the government of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas died on Wednesday following a violent confrontation with Israeli troops in a West Bank village near Ramallah.
Ziad Abu Ain, who dealt with the issue of Israeli settlements and the separation wall, died as he was being rushed to hospital after becoming involved in clashes with Israeli troops while trying to plant #olive trees in the village of Turmusiya near Ramallah .
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/10/palestinian-minister-dies-confrontation-israeli-soldiers-west-bank