Tuesday, October 2, 2007
I have heard (Israeli media is reporting) that Mohammed al-Dura's father, Jamal, has agreed offered[!] to have the son's body exhumed and examined -- something I believe he refused seven years ago. I'm not sure what can come of such an examination at this point, but we shall see.
Natan Sharansky writes in today's Wall Street Journal on the case, and official Israel's prior silence: Palestinian Propaganda Coup (posted at Augean Stables)
...Israel’s decision to stay on the sidelines was unfortunate because the truth always matters. The al-Dura incident wasn’t the only media report to inflame passions against Israel in recent years, but it was the one with the highest profile. Moreover, if, as Mr. Karsenty and others have claimed persuasively, the al-Dura incident is part of the insidious trend in which Western media outlets allow themselves to be manipulated by dishonest and politically motivated sources (recall the Jenin “massacre” that never was, or the doctored Reuters photos from Israel’s war against Hezbollah in 2006), then France 2 must be held accountable...
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aside from proving that it's his son in the grave, it will prove nothing. but it will be spectacular. i just wonder who they will allow to get near the body.
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