Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Dealing With Pal. Propaganda, Patience Is Required

The media and pro-Pal. activists had a field day over yet another presumed Israeli act of aggression: an Arab supposedly shot unfairly with malice.

Well, as we all know that it is dangerous and morally corrupt to believe without proof anything the Pal. propaganda machine churns out, we had to wait.

And here's the IDF conclusion:

"The terrorist was given the opportunity to stop and surrender four times"

An initial investigation of the shooting event in which an unarmed Palestinian suspiciously approached the crossing determined that the soldiers abided by established arrest procedures and acted only when the suspect did not respond. "The terrorist left the soldiers no choice but to stop him by shooting," explained Commander of the Duchifat Battalion of the Kfir Brigade, Lt. Col. Raz Sarig, whose soldiers were at the event. "We've conclude this was an unquestionable attempt at a terrorist attack."

The affair began last Sunday, when a Palestinian tried to bypass the inspection line at the Bekaot crossing east of Shechem. The suspect rapidly approached the soldiers, the latter recognizing what he held in his hand as a glass bottle. After not heeding their calls, the suspect began approaching the soldiers more quickly and yelled in Arabic. In response, the soldiers shot two bullets towards the Palestinian's legs, who continued advancing even after being hit. The soldiers then shot at his lower abdomen, which later led to the suspect's death.

After the incident, different claims were made in outlets of the media, some saying the soldiers didn't follow the procedure to open fire at a suspect and quickly opened fire at the Palestinian, though he was not armed. "The terrorist was warned and given the opportunity to stop and surrender four times and even after being hit," emphasized Lt. Col. Sarig...

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