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Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Palestinian stone-throwing refers to a Palestinian practice of throwing stones at outgroups, most commonly as a form of resistance. It is generally defined as a violent activity, though the majority of Palestinian youths engaged in the practice appear to regard it as non-violent. It has been described variously as a form of traditional popular protest guerrilla tactic or action, as a form of hate crime or terrorism, or mode of civil disobedience which came to prominence during the First Intifada. At least 14 Israelis have been killed by Palestinian stone throwing, including 3 Arabs mistaken for Jews.It has occasionally been imitated by activists among the Arab citizens of Israel. Some view it as a form of ‘non-lethal civil disobedience’. Others argue that such stone-throwing has involved recourse to lethal objects, that it should be treated as a form of terrorism,Template:Unreliable source? or that, in terms of the psychology of those who hurl stones, it is intrinsically violent. Stone throwing is not considered a deadly force in most countries: in the West firearms are not used in crowd or riot dispersals and proportionality of force is the norm, except where immediate danger to life exists.Stone-throwers also employ catapults, slings and slingshots armed with readily available materials at hand: stones, bricks, bottles, pebbles or ball bearings, and sometimes rats or cement blocks. Slingshots are often loaded with large ball bearings instead of stones. Since the 1987 uprising, the technique is favoured as one which, to foreign eyes, will invert the association of modern Israel with David, and her enemies with Goliath, by casting the Palestinians as David to Israel’s Goliath, Despite there having been daily acts of protest at the time all over the Palestinian territories, the number of shooting incidents was tiny (less than 3%). Nonetheless, the international press and media focused on the aspect of Palestinian stone-throwing, which garnered more headline attention than other violent conflicts in the world, so that it became iconic for characterizing the uprising. According to Edward Said, a total cultural and social form of anti-colonial resistance by the Palestinian people is commodified for outside consumption simply as delinquent stone throwing or mindless terroristic bombings.The Israeli penal code treats Palestinian stone throwing as a felony, with a maximum penalty if convicted of 2 years imprisonment. A law has been proposed to extend this to a maximum of 10 years for stoning cars, even without proof of intent to endanger passengers, and 20 years for throwing stones at people, without proof of intent to cause bodily harm.Those targeted are Israeli soldiers, and Israeli civilians driving in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Settlers in the West Bank also are throwing stones frequently at Palestinians vehicles."@en }

• Palestinian_stone-throwing abstract "Palestinian stone-throwing refers to a Palestinian practice of throwing stones at outgroups, most commonly as a form of resistance. It is generally defined as a violent activity, though the majority of Palestinian youths engaged in the practice appear to regard it as non-violent. It has been described variously as a form of traditional popular protest guerrilla tactic or action, as a form of hate crime or terrorism, or mode of civil disobedience which came to prominence during the First Intifada. At least 14 Israelis have been killed by Palestinian stone throwing, including 3 Arabs mistaken for Jews.It has occasionally been imitated by activists among the Arab citizens of Israel. Some view it as a form of ‘non-lethal civil disobedience’. Others argue that such stone-throwing has involved recourse to lethal objects, that it should be treated as a form of terrorism,Template:Unreliable source? or that, in terms of the psychology of those who hurl stones, it is intrinsically violent. Stone throwing is not considered a deadly force in most countries: in the West firearms are not used in crowd or riot dispersals and proportionality of force is the norm, except where immediate danger to life exists.Stone-throwers also employ catapults, slings and slingshots armed with readily available materials at hand: stones, bricks, bottles, pebbles or ball bearings, and sometimes rats or cement blocks. Slingshots are often loaded with large ball bearings instead of stones. Since the 1987 uprising, the technique is favoured as one which, to foreign eyes, will invert the association of modern Israel with David, and her enemies with Goliath, by casting the Palestinians as David to Israel’s Goliath, Despite there having been daily acts of protest at the time all over the Palestinian territories, the number of shooting incidents was tiny (less than 3%). Nonetheless, the international press and media focused on the aspect of Palestinian stone-throwing, which garnered more headline attention than other violent conflicts in the world, so that it became iconic for characterizing the uprising. According to Edward Said, a total cultural and social form of anti-colonial resistance by the Palestinian people is commodified for outside consumption simply as delinquent stone throwing or mindless terroristic bombings.The Israeli penal code treats Palestinian stone throwing as a felony, with a maximum penalty if convicted of 2 years imprisonment. A law has been proposed to extend this to a maximum of 10 years for stoning cars, even without proof of intent to endanger passengers, and 20 years for throwing stones at people, without proof of intent to cause bodily harm.Those targeted are Israeli soldiers, and Israeli civilians driving in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Settlers in the West Bank also are throwing stones frequently at Palestinians vehicles.".