Why Abu Rahma's death is a non-story
This article makes a good point. Unfortunately, both the Palestinians and the Israelis are missing the point. The Palestinians are missing it on purpose, the Israelis are missing it because they are so frantic to deflect yet another dubious blood libel.Indeed.
The point is that even if Abu Rahma died from inhaling tear gas, it is a non-story. The firing of tear gas at a violent demonstration does not indicate lethal intent. The Israelis were not trying to kill Abu Rahma. They were using a common and globally accepted form of crowd control.
If that crowd control method resulted in Abu Rahma’s death, it must be chalked up to either a freak accident or a reaction resulting from an undisclosed medical condition.
To suggest that Abu Rahma’s death in some way demonstrates malicious Israeli intent is the kind of unhinged propaganda that has come to characterize the Palestinian position. And not just from fringe apologists, but from the very Palestinian leaders with whom Israel is supposed to be making peace.
Labels: Bil'in demonstrations, Jawaher Abu Rahma, Pallywood
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 8:45 PM
5 Comments:
It's time that those that attack Israel border positions get shot...
Simple as that..
If they are rioting towards the border, with an attempt to run it, harm it, destroy it?
Start shooting...
Absolutely. NGOs and Pali politicians who encourage stone throwing or rioting in escalating in-your-face provocations against civilians or IDF personnel along the various "confrontation lines" bear responsibility along with the participants for casualties from riot control measures, up the line of response to rubber bullets or in extremis, live fire. Palestinians and their Western friends have no natural right to heave paving stones through auto windows or slingshot marbles to the heads of police or play cat and mouse with IDF bulldozers in Gaza etc. etc. even if accompanied by media flaks, heck even if they bring lawyers.
It SHOULD be a non-story, but the fact that the media are reporting on this "war crime" means Israel can't let afford to let them think what they want. The fact that several papers are reporting that Israel is investigating the incident, is a small - and necessary - victory.
As Shy Guy would say, who cares?
Not me.
As Norman would say, "as Shy Guy would say."
:)
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