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IDF Soldier Killed Palestinian With ‘Unauthorized’ Fire

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6 Responses to “IDF Soldier Killed Palestinian With ‘Unauthorized’ Fire”

Margaret says:

April 19, 2009 at 12:33 AM

Several hundred left-wing demonstrators… This is becoming familiar: people who don’t support the actions of Israel are all left-wing or, more bluntly, Communists. Labels – so handy, use requires no thought nor does understanding.

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JP Bouche (France) says:

April 19, 2009 at 9:21 AM

“…IDF officials who investigated the incident found the Armored Corps soldier who fired the canister apparently aimed directly at Abu Rahmeh from a distance of a mere few dozen meters.” This sort of minimal statement – it would have proven hard to claim that he was hit in the back – is also likely to be a maximal statement. The officer who killed Iman al Hams at close range in 2004 was cleared from any charge and there are scores of other examples of impunity for I”D”F killers. Although this paper generally express a realistic view of the deep racist scorn animating the zionist military, the contention that when captured on video and watched by the world on youTube, IDF personnel may be held accountable for their misdeed is likely overoptimistic.

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Donald Johnson says:

April 19, 2009 at 3:54 PM

I haven’t gotten around to it, but this post deserves to be forwarded to the NYT public editor.

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You can’t touch us | Antony Loewenstein says:

April 19, 2009 at 6:21 PM

[...] Silverstein asks the question that the mainstream media should be [...]

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Kung Fu Jew 18 says:

April 20, 2009 at 7:52 AM

At least the JTA recognized the oversight also: http://jta.org/news/article/2009/04/20/1004438/barrier-protester-killed

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- Miles Stuart says:
  
  April 20, 2009 at 10:32 AM
  
  The comments below it are depressing though.
  
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