Correspondent Caught: ‘It’s Quite Obvious That We’re the Targets Now, Not the Protesters’

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During what have become weekly Friday protests along the wall separating Israel and the West Bank, a correspondent from Al Jazeera found herself in the middle of tear gas lobs from the Israeli military.

Jacky Rowland was in the middle of a live shot for Al Jazeera English when a canister landed near her.

“They threw it straight at us. It’s quite obvious that we’re the targets now not the protesters.”

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