Israel is finally getting on the stick regarding the Mohammed al-Dura hoax. The IDF has finally denied responsibility for the death of the boy. Of course, the world won’t believe them. But it’s a start.
“The Israeli claims of invented myths and mythology are simultaneously ridiculous and irritating,” said Jamal al-Dura in response to the official position announced by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s office regarding the death of his son, Muhammad, in a clash between IDF soldiers and Palestinian gunmen in 2000.
“All the inquiries proved without a shadow of a doubt that the bullets were Israeli bullets. It has already been said that the Palestinian Authority didn’t use that type of ammunition,” al-Dura told Ynet.
Yeah, no they didn’t.
Israel’s position and Seaman’s comments are based on investigations that showed that the angles of the IDF troops’ fire could not have hit the child or his father and that there are key moments missing from the footage.
Several top former Israeli spokesmen have faulted Israel’s conduct in the media immediately after al-Dura’s death, saying that Israel should not have apologized for the incident without having studied the allegations. The former officials said however that the truth must be investigated, even seven years after the incident.
I’m thinking the release of these statements is to buttress the case against France’s Channel 2. We shall see what happens.
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Unfortunately The Israeli govs ready acceptance of accusations combined with the world’s desire to cast Jews as the bad guys makes for good reading.
The simple fact is, there was so much doubt what happened in this shooting as to who might have been responsible, yet no real questioning of, or hesitation to carry the accusations was evident.
Its indicative of the antisemitism prevalent in the world’s media as much as the Palestinian modus operandi for creating lies.
Mr Bagel