Rights Groups Slam Israel’s Use of Boy in Propaganda

[Herschel]

Three human rights groups condemned on Wednesday Israel’s use of a Palestinian boy in its propaganda following an alleged attempt by Palestinians to smuggle a bomb through a military roadblock with the help of an unwitting 11-year-old boy, who along with eyewitnesses, relatives and Palestinian sources belied and refuted the story that was widely reported by Israeli officials and media as “pure Fabrication.”

The Gaza Community Mental Health Program (GCMHP), Defence for Children International/Palestine Section (DCI/PS), and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel condemned “the use of a Palestinian child to carry explosives, and the Israeli Occupation for using him in their propaganda.”

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) used the incident, in which allegedly a bomb linked to a mobile phone was found in one of three bags carried by Abdullah Qura’an at the Hawara roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, to publicize what they allege is the growing use of children by anti-occupation activists.

Back in school Tuesday, Qura’an said he had done nothing wrong. “These people (the IOF) are liars, I don’t believe them, and if it was a bomb, they would not have let me go so easily,” he said.

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http://www.palestine-pmc.com/details.asp?cat=1&id=1250

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[redqueen]

2. Yeah, all those human rights groups are liars

They don't care about truth or anything

/sarcasm

[GabysPoppy]

3. When did the PA hire Ari Fleisher?

I would have thought this was one story or incident that even the most ardent Israel hater would have difficulty blaming the GOI or the IDF.

They didn't kill this boy. They didn't beat this kid. They didn't detain or arrest this kid. They most probably saved this kid his life. They most likely saved the lives of dozens of people both Israeli and Palestinian because an astute border police person noticed something wrong.

Now three Human Rights(?) groups have figured out how to blame Israel. This is more than insane. This is Bizarro land.

Maybe this one incident does tell you all you need to know.

[redqueen]

4. What are you talking about? "blame Israel?"

All they've done is claim some suspicious circumstances.

Is Israel above suspicion? Is that why they get away with no nuclear inspections? Is that why there are no open investigations into these 'accidental' killings?

[beanball]

5. Israel

treats it neighbors much better than we treat the Mexicans.

[drdon326]

6. "Scotty...beam me up"

"Three human rights groups condemned on Wednesday Israel’s use of a Palestinian boy in its propaganda following an alleged attempt by Palestinians to smuggle a bomb through a military roadblock with the help of an unwitting 11-year-old boy, who along with eyewitnesses, relatives and Palestinian sources belied and refuted the story that was widely reported by Israeli officials and media as “pure Fabrication.”

"alleged"??

"fabrication" ??

This smells of Saeb "Killing Fields" Erakat.

Hold on a second...I need another shot of Stoly's.