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Palestinians reenact Yassin's assassination
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| 03-26-04
Posted on 03/26/2004 7:45:04 AM PST by veronica
A young actor trying to look old and frail, his head covered gently with a white scarf and his beard painted silver, was blown from a wheelchair in a reenactment of Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin's assassination.
The dramatization was the highlight of a rally in Khan Yunis, one of several gatherings that drew tens of thousands across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday night to mark the end of three days of morning for Yassin.
On Monday, an IAF helicopter gunship fired three missiles, instantly killing Yassin as he was pushed in his wheelchair on his way out of a mosque after pre-dawn prayers.
In Wednesday's carefully choreographed skit, a young man in a wheelchair was pushed onto a stage in one of the town's main streets.
Like Yassin, the unidentified actor had a brown blanket covering his lap and legs. The man's beard was stiff with silver paint and he was enveloped in a white scarf.
Flanking his wheelchair, two armed guards, straining to look tough and wearing ball caps and keffiyehs, scanned the sky and swiveled apprehensively left and right to keep watch.
Suddenly, a small fire ignited on the stage and Yassin tumbled from his wheelchair. With a yell, the man writhed on the ground and then fell still. The guards dropped over his body.
Medics in reflective orange vests rushed the stage, loaded Yassin onto a stretcher and carried him above the surging audience. Alongside the stretcher, men pumped their fists in the air.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ahmedyassin
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posted on
03/26/2004 7:45:05 AM PST
by
veronica
To: veronica
I'm sure the IDF would be happy to help them reenact it!
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posted on
03/26/2004 7:48:05 AM PST
by
ecurbh
(In 85 days ecurbh will marry HairOfTheDog!)
To: veronica
I guess it is a cultural thing - reenacting the death of someone during their mourning period.
To: veronica
The Palis are sick and in love with death. Its all they seem to "live" for and that doesn't seem the right description in view of the fact they look forward to death with a gusto. In fact, they revel in it.
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posted on
03/26/2004 7:49:25 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: veronica
Suddenly, a small fire ignited on the stage and Yassin tumbled from his wheelchair. With a yell, the man writhed on the ground and then fell still. The guards dropped over his body.Dang, I was thinking they'd shoot him.
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posted on
03/26/2004 7:49:44 AM PST
by
xJones
To: veronica
A truly committed actor would have removed his own head to more accurately portray the spectacular demise of Yassin.
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posted on
03/26/2004 7:49:55 AM PST
by
AngryJawa
(Cranky R.A.M. Stormtrooper)
To: veronica
"Mass Murderer, Accused of 400 Antisemitic Hate Crimes, Shot Dead by Police."
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posted on
03/26/2004 7:50:41 AM PST
by
T'wit
(Liberals are always wrong, even when they come down on both sides of the issue.)
To: xJones
They had trouble finding a volunteer willing to leave only his head behind without taking a Jew with him.
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posted on
03/26/2004 7:50:55 AM PST
by
Ingtar
(Understanding is a three-edged sword : your side, my side, and the truth in between ." -- Kosh)
To: veronica
ROTFL, it's amazing what makes the "news" these days. I sure would have liked to have been the director for this play. Sitting in an Apache, that is.
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posted on
03/26/2004 7:50:57 AM PST
by
Shryke
To: xJones
I'm surprised they didn't arrange for a theatrical homocide bombing. Its their forte.
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posted on
03/26/2004 7:52:21 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: veronica
Later, in an effort to teach the importance of good nutrition, Palestinians dressed up like brocolli and carrots and sang a song called, "The Healthy Way, Six Servings a Day!"
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posted on
03/26/2004 7:53:09 AM PST
by
prion
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To: goldstategop
The Greeks gave us Aeschylus and other playwrights, the Brits Shakespeare, America gave the world Rogers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Sondheim, etc., and the Palestinians reenact assassinations and build shrines to pizza parlours that have been blown up, complete with fake body parts hanging from the ceiling.
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posted on
03/26/2004 7:58:48 AM PST
by
veronica
("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people." GW Bush 1-20-04)
To: veronica
Lets hope they used live rounds.
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posted on
03/26/2004 8:04:26 AM PST
by
Only1choice____Freedom
(The word system implies they have done something the same way at least twice)
To: Only1choice____Freedom
Shucks I was hoping this would be a real reenactment starring---Yassir Arafat.
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posted on
03/26/2004 8:06:15 AM PST
by
rod1
(On the front line)
To: veronica
I guess we now know who bought the Sauromon costume left over from the Lord of the Rings films.
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posted on
03/26/2004 8:07:39 AM PST
by
highlander_UW
("Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Benjamin Franklin)
To: All
So, what's the purpose of all this? How stoooopid!
Let's hope Israel's recent tough talk isn't just talk.
Will they continue (as advertised) with rantisi, or wait for another group of Jews to die horribly?
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posted on
03/26/2004 8:20:00 AM PST
by
tubavil
To: veronica
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posted on
03/26/2004 8:29:13 AM PST
by
doug from upland
(Don't wait until it is too late to stop Hillary -- do something today!)
To: veronica
Real sickos.
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posted on
03/26/2004 8:30:53 AM PST
by
luvbach1
(In the know on the border)
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