Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the shooting deaths of three Kurds -- who were among dozens of protesters who stormed the Israeli consulate in Berlin -- saying the security guards acted in self-defense. "We are sorry when lives are lost, but we are committed to protecting Israeli citizens wherever they may be and Israeli facilities anywhere in the world," Netanyahu told a news conference in Jerusalem Wednesday. The three victims were part of a general Kurdish uprising across Europe, triggered by Turkey's arrest of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan. The Kurds accused Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency, of helping the Turks track down Ocalan.
Killings 'Justified'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the shooting deaths of three Kurds -- who were among dozens of protesters who stormed the Israeli consulate in Berlin -- saying the security guards acted in self-defense. "We are sorry when lives are lost, but we are committed to protecting Israeli citizens wherever they may be and Israeli facilities anywhere in the world," Netanyahu told a news conference in Jerusalem Wednesday. The three victims were part of a general Kurdish uprising across Europe, triggered by Turkey's arrest of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan. The Kurds accused Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency, of helping the Turks track down Ocalan.
