Charges dropped against settler filmed shooting Palestinians

The State Prosecution said Tuesday that it was dropping charges against a resident of Kiryat Arba who was caught on film shooting at two Palestinians in the West Bank last December. The prosecution said it made the decision not to try Ze'ev Braude because such a move could expose classified information that might harm the security of the state. Braude, 51, was filmed by the human rights group B'Tselem opening fire on the Palestinians at close range during the evacuation of a disputed house in Hebron. He was initially charged with intending to cause grievous bodily harm.