Own Goal For Pali Goaly!

The goalkeeper of the Palestinian Olympic soccer team is under arrest for his role in a shooting attack on Israeli army in January, the IDF Spokesman’s office said on Monday. Omar Abu Rwayyis, 23, the Palestinian goalkeeper, obtained the two AK-47 guns that were used in the shooting, and carried out the attack together with another man, Salih Bar’al, the IDF said in a statement. Both men were said to be employees of the *Palestinian Red Crescent, and Abu Rwayyis was also said to be a member of Hamas.

Omar Abu Rwayyis (photo credit: Shin Bet) 

Thirteen Palestinians in total, near Ramallah were arrested by the army and the Shin Bet on suspicion of carrying out the attack, which took place in Amari near Ramallah on January 20. The group also allegedly planned other attacks in the West Bank. (C) HILLARY ZAKEN


*Kinda like the Red Cross: but they tend to shoot folk instead of saving them!