American-South African Citizen Recounts Stone-Throwing Attack During West Bank Tour
Translated & summarized from Abu Ali Express by baba
Bellamy Blouchi, a dual American-South African citizen, recounted being attacked by children with stones during a tour in the Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya. She stated they were innocent tourists and questioned why international ambassadors were not called to investigate, unlike a similar incident days earlier. Blouchi believes the narrative will be manipulated to blame settlers and the IDF.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Bellamy Blouchi, a dual US-South African citizen, was stoned by children in Turmus Ayya.
- Blouchi stated the group was on a sightseeing tour and did nothing wrong.
- She claimed the children were educated to hate and accused news outlets of narrative manipulation.
- Blouchi questioned the lack of international condemnation and calls for investigation.
- She contrasted the response to this incident with a previous confrontation in Abu Falah.
Bellamy Blouchi, who holds American and South African citizenship, described her experience being stoned during a tour in the Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya on Sunday. Blouchi stated that children attacked them, asserting that they had done nothing wrong and were merely on a sightseeing tour. She claimed the children were educated to hate and expressed concern that the narrative would be twisted to suggest settlers and the IDF entered the village, which she denied.
Blouchi questioned when there would be condemnations of the incident and when ambassadors from the US, Canada, France, and South Africa would be called upon to investigate and prosecute those responsible. She drew a parallel to a confrontation on Friday in the village of Abu Falah, approximately 1.5 kilometers away, where such calls were made.
She reiterated that they were foreign civilians on a tour and that the children initiated the violence. Blouchi expressed anticipation that news reports would attempt to alter the established narrative of the event.