The IDF report is out officially tomorrow, but the Jerusalem Post is writing about it now:
The IDF probe investigating the deaths of seven Palestinian civilians, caused by an explosion on a beach in Gaza on Friday evening, concluded that chances were slim that the accident was caused by IDF shelling.
According to Channel 2, the findings, expected to be formally released on Tuesday, showed an inconsistency between the shrapnel found in the body of one of the wounded babies and the metal used in IDF artillery.
Moreover, the investigation noted the absence of a large enough crater at the site of the explosion, as would be expected if an IDF shell had landed there.
The third observation casting doubt on the possibility of IDF shelling was the gap between the time when the army shot the artillery and when the commotion on the beach began. According to the probe’s findings, several minutes past after the shelling, before the Palestinians on the beach reacted.
[…] The leading theory currently entertained, suggested that an explosive charge, buried by Palestinians on the Gaza beach to prevent Israeli infiltration, was behind the explosion.
Throughout the whole investigation, army officials complained about the lack of Palestinian cooperation. Unconfirmed reports further suggested attempts by Palestinians to remove shrapnel from the bodies of the wounded, treated in Israeli hospitals, thus impeding the investigation.
You won’t see this, or you will see a completely downplayed version, complete with quotes from palestinian spokesliars insisting the Israelis are lying, in the mainstream media.
The world has spoken: Blame the Jews.
Unfortunately, “The world has spoken: Blame the Jews.” includes the Israeli government whose initial response was to assume blame.
From Jerusalem Post june 10th:
“Defense Minister Amir Peretz on Saturday expressed his condolences to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas for the explosion of an IDF artillery shell on a Gaza beach on Friday that left seven civilians dead.”
Even with the IDF report coming out, it is not possible to reverse the PR damage already done.
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With my strange, mystical powers of prediction, I foresee that this will have absolutely no effect on anything and the brutal murder of a peaceful family enjoying an outing at the beach will continue to be chalked up to Israeli savagery along with the death of Mohammed al-Dura and the Jenin massacre.
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Was this reported by the New York Times?
They report “every Palestian” casualty.