Palestinian men protecting Israeli policewoman in human move
A picture of two Palestinian men shielding an Israeli policewoman from rocks being thrown by Israeli settlers has gone viral.
The photo - taken by Shaul Golan, a photographer for Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper - showed the three standing at Esh Kodesh, an illegal outpost on the occupied West Bank.
In the image, the female police officer is seen without protective gear, looking frightened, while standing in-between the two men who have their arms are open, holding no weapons.
The two Palestinian men stepped in to protect the frightened policewoman after clashes broke out between anti-occupation activists and what Israeli media have described as right-wing settlers.
The incident – which saw the two sides throwing rocks at each other - happened near the settlement of Aish Kodesh and the Palestinian village of Kusra.
The striking picture was shared at least 2,305 times on the Facebook page of an Israeli journalist named Igal Sarna.
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