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Surprise: 'Palestinians' latch onto Aftonbladet blood libel

You just knew this would happen. The 'Palestinians' have latched onto the Aftonbladet blood libel, accusing Israel of murdering 'Palestinians' and then selling their organs for profit. Not just any 'Palestinians' but our 'peace partners' from the 'Palestinian Authority.' Barack Obama's 'moderates.'

This video features excerpts from an interview with Omar Al-Ghoul, Mahmoud Abbas's advisor on national affairs, which aired on PA TV on September 1, 2009:

Let's go to the videotape. A transcript and more comments will follow:

Omar Al-Ghoul: Italian Foreign Minister Frattini said to the Israeli Haaretz newspaper that Italy is exerting pressure on Sweden in its capacity as current EU president to issue a statement during a special session of the EU government next week, denouncing the report by a Swedish newspaper about the IDF's killing of Palestinian prisoners and trafficking in their organs. You know, as the whole world knows, about what happened in New Jersey, where a group of Jewish and Zionist rabbis were arrested, along with some other people. All these people were in direct contact with Lieberman and other IDF commanders, and were trafficking in human organs.

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Europe, and the West in general, has been very weak vis-à-vis Israel, since its establishment. The [West] is being extorted. Who established Israel? Europe and the U.S. did, by means of their support of this country, at the expense of the interests of the Palestinian people and the Arabs. Europe still has a guilt complex towards this country, and so, whenever there is a crisis, they come up with this ready-made accusation of antisemitism. Who are the Semites? We, the Arabs, are the Semites.

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If Europe wants a political settlement and peace, and if it wants to live in harmony with the spirit of European, Western civilization, and with the ideas of Enlightenment, developed by great European philosophers, it must unbridle freedom of speech, and must demand that all newspapers investigate this report more thoroughly, in order to expose this racist, rogue country, which is above the law.

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The facts show that Israel and its army are trafficking in the organs of Palestinians. There are documents to this effect. Why is Europe trying to stop this [from being exposed]?

Why does the Palestinian people have to pay the price under occupation? Why must it be tortured and the organs of its martyred sons used for trafficking? This is the result of the [moral] bankruptcy of the U.S. and Europe and the cover they provide [Israel]. These countries must rise to their responsibility, if they are interested in making peace and reaching a settlement in the region.

During the night on Saturday night, I reported that Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, who is one of the main perpetrators of this blood libel under the guise of 'freedom of the press' had canceled his visit to Israel, which was scheduled for September 11 of all days.

Bildt is now trying to put a new spin on the cancellation:

Anna Brodin, political officer at the Swedish consulate in Jerusalem, said on Sunday that Bildt has put off his visit in the hope Mideast peacemaking would progress during the UN General Assembly later this month.

"It has been delayed until after the General Assembly in New York, when there might be more substance in the process," Brodin said.

But in Stockholm, Bildt spokeswoman Irena Busic denied the foreign minister had canceled a trip to Israel, saying a date had never been set. Now was not a good time for such a trip, she said, citing logistical reasons and the "situation in the peace process."

Both Swedish officials denied the article in the Swedish daily Aftonbladet had anything to do with Bildt's travel plans.

And if you believe that....

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 7:36 PM