Filmmaker uncovers shocking Palestinian 'myths'

WND ^ | July 14, 2004 | WND

[Nachum]

When Pierre Rehov saw images of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy being shot, it altered the course of his life.

The film producer was stunned to learn Israel had been accused of targeting young Mohammed al-Dura, whose gripping death in the arms of his father was an image broadcast around the world. Indeed, the graphic images of the boy dying in his father Jamal's arms, supposedly murdered by Israeli soldiers, became the icon of the newly launched intifada and fueled the ambitions of a thousand young, would-be suicide bombers.

"I was in shock," Rehov said in a recent magazine interview. "In this case, I knew as a producer that there was something very fishy about the images. The angles just weren't right."

One day after watching footage of al-Dura's death, Rehov, an Algerian-born Jew who lives in France, was thrust into action when he witnessed a pro-Palestinian rally in the streets of Paris, where demonstrators screamed "Death to the Jews." The al-Dura video had been videotaped by a Palestinian freelance photographer working for France 2 television.

An Israeli passport holder, Rehov took off for the Holy Land to investigate the suspicious death of the 12-year-old boy. He found numerous inconsistencies, including the trajectory of Israeli gunfire and the position of the bullet holes. Although al-Dura was buried before an autopsy could be performed, Rehov was convinced he had evidence the Palestinians themselves killed al-Dura for propaganda purposes.

"It is not so hard to believe from some of these extremists who indoctrinate their children to be martyrs and suicide bombers," he told Lifestyles magazine.

Indeed, as WorldNetDaily has reported, independent studies of the incident show the boy couldn't have been shot by Israeli soldiers as alleged. Moreover, there is compelling evidence that the "shooting death" of little Mohammed al-Dura was a piece of intentional Arab "street theatre" staged by Palestinians to portray Israelis as child murderers.

Since the al-Dura incident and Rehov's revelations about it, the filmmaker has immersed himself in documenting, up-close and personal, the true nature of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. To date he has produced six documentaries, highlighted on a new website that communicates his conviction that Palestinian leaders have created a mythology every reporter working in the disputed territories is compelled to buy if he wants to work safely.

"There is no freedom of press under the Palestinian Authority, and no journalist can report honestly without risking his life," says Rehov.

Traveling to Israel with his digital recorder, Rehov began undercover investigations of what is really happening behind the scenes in that troubled region. His films are "Israel and the War Of Images," on Palestinian television and media; "The Trojan Horse," uncovering Yasser Arafat's true designs; "Holy Land: Christians in Peril," on why Bethlehem no longer is a Christian town; "The Road to Jenin," exposing the Palestinian "massacre" hoax; "Silent Exodus," on the expulsion of a million Jews from Arab countries after 1948; and "Hostages of Hatred," why most Palestinians still are considered refugees after more than five decades.

Like perhaps nothing else commercially available, Rehov's documentaries take the viewer behind the scenes to experience the stunning reality – so often obscured by the world's news media – of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. For instance, "Israel and the War of Images" proves, through exclusive footage of Palestinian leaders including Yasser Arafat, that their goal remains the eradication of the Jewish state. In it, the viewer can:

watch Arafat call for jihad (in Arabic).

watch his reaction when a daring reporter questions his training of young children in the art of war against Israel.

watch the indoctrination of young children and girls into martyrdom for his cause.

watch victims of Arafat's terrorism deal with their pain and suffering.

Rehov was born into a Jewish family in Algeria where his ancestors had lived for nearly 500 years. He came to France in 1961 with 250,000 Jewish refugees who were expelled from the territory after it came under Muslim rule.

At school in Algeria, his classmates called him a "dirty Jew" and other kids praised Adolf Hitler. As a child, he witnessed two terror attacks by Muslim extremists rebelling against French rule. In one, he saw people exiting a cafe drenched in blood and without limbs. Another took place at his school where 11 classmates were killed.

At 9 years old, Rehov, his mother, and younger brother left Algeria to join his father, already in France.

Although his documentaries are authoritative and powerful, so far French television channels have refused to air any of them.

But Rehov has found an ingenious method of distribution, taking advantage of France’s freedom of expression laws, which require newsstands to carry publications regardless of their point of view.

He created a political magazine called Contre Champs and attached a video of his documentary to each magazine, selling 50,000 copies with the first two issues.

Rehov has been a movie producer, novelist, journalist and lawyer. But in producing documentaries that tell the truth about the Middle East– however controversial or dangerous – Rehov has found his calling.

[Adrastus]

Wonder if he'll get the sort of media gushing that "Jowls" Moore did? Can we look for a September release?

[jla]

fyi

[umgud]

Everything about these people is fraudulent, including who they are and their illegitimate land claims.

[Ros42]

The French are scared SHITLESS if this gets out...so much for appeasement!! I'd like to see these videos!!

[malakhi]

I'm guessing he will not win the Palme d'Or.

[American in Israel]

Although his documentaries are authoritative and powerful, so far French television channels have refused to air any of them.

Just like ABCNNBCBS back home. Nobody is a reporter anymore, they just read the scripts. There is a real story here worth a hundred exclusives, but not a single news station in the world will touch it with a ten foot pole.

I don't know who they are afraid of, but who ever it is they are pretty powerful. Israel is being railroaded to destruction.

But I guess the Jews are used to that...

[fly_so_free]

"Rehov was convinced he had evidence the Palestinians themselves killed al-Dura for propaganda purposes. It's not so hard to believe from some of these extremists who indoctrinate their children to be martyr's and suicide bombers."

Most interesting. I wonder if we will be able to see any of his films here? (probably not unfortunately) The Palestinians and the rest of the Arab world, would sure benefit from a media focused on getting to the truth, instead of the inflammatory propagandists they now have.

[ScaniaBoy]

"There is no freedom of press under the Palestinian Authority, and no journalist can report honestly without risking his life," says Rehov.

That's a truth the journalists hate to admit. It was so (and was shown to be so) in Lebanon in the 80s. It was so during the first intifada, and of course CNN admited it had been the case in Iraq during Saddam.

[Salem]

From the World Net Daily site for this article:

Pierre Rehov's videos "Israel and the War Of Images," "The Trojan Horse" and "Holy Land: Christians in Peril" are available in the U.S. exclusively from WorldNetDaily.

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[sweneop]

ive heard theories about that shooting before... it always came across as a bit of a conspiracy theory when i saw the analysis, though. i think both sides have their fair share of people who are willing to blame someone else for whats going on.

im kinda 50/50 about the shooting. it might well be true but the extreme on both sides use propaganda to some extent. what i will never believe is any country that claims it wouldnt do something because they are intrinsically good. i have no problem believing individuals in any country can do the wrong thing, and its been proven in conflict after conflict. its just as likely in my mind that the israelis shot them in a gunfight (probably not realising they were killing a kid) or if the arabs did it when they spotted the opportunity.

heres something to think about: when a young palestinian man is shot, we can always assume that they were armed, right? ill agree that most are, but when the odd one is shot that is innocent, who believes it? its only when a kid is shot that the innocence of the victim is believable.

im not saying that the israelis are going around murdering people like the palestinians so, what im saying is that if you occupy and make armed incursions into heavily populated areas, you cant guarantee only those who are armed will get hurt.

look at bloody sunday. the line is so easy to cross, even for civilised nations. when you put people in life or death situations, they arent robots. they sometimes react and change in unexpected ways.

this is why i dont simply beleive that because i despise the actions of the palestinains, that i side with israel on every issue.

so im 50/50... has anyone got an analysis of the shooting that doesnt come from a source with a vested interest?

[sweneop]

this is why you never hear the voices of the people who want peace from that side. WE NEED TO LISTEN TO THOSE PEOPLE AND HELP THEM HAVE THEIR VOICE HEARD OVER THE MILITANTS.

[Jaysun]

The Palestinians have always been liars and have always enjoyed the support of liars in the media. Israel shows an enormous amount of restraint and self control by not simply dropping a few nukes on these thugs.

[SirLurkedalot]

The only thing stopping them is fallout from the nukes.

[backhoe]

Time to repost these:

-Answers for Anti-Israeli, anti-Jewish Propaganda --

[ARepublicanForAllReasons]

Wonder if he'll get the sort of media gushing that "Jowls" Moore did?

No, he won't. Truth is soooo boring.

[Nix 2]

I don't think German Television had any vested interest whatsoever in clearing Israeli soldiers of this bit of agitprop from *palestine.* Moreove, the cameraman who shot this horrid film was himself *palestinian* and did not dispute the findings at all.

************************************************************ The buck stops here...?

For all those who have followed the media reports of The Oslo War from it's initiation by Yasser Arafat in September 2000, the name Muhammed Al-Durra will be remembered. He was the young child that was "caught" in a the middle of a gun battle between Israeli troops and Palestinian "policemen". The boy's terrified face was filed by a camera, steady and waiting, and then shot and killed. The pictures went around the world and symbolized the "brutality" of the IDF in particular, and of Israeli in general.

The blame was never doubted, even though the head Israeli commander, General Yom Tov Samia went on record as saying that there was no way, from the angles on the battlefield, that Israeli troops could have killed the boy, and Israel "paid the price".

Last night (March 18, 2002) The German TV ARD presented research they had done on the subject of who really killed the boy and came out with 100% certainty: Palestinian police killed the boy.

Israelis are very cynical in their regard to the media and how it portrays them and their country. Maybe this is the reason they don't think that the fact that the media went along with such a terrible hoax - maybe they think that the rest of the world "knows" the truth. They are wrong - the world doesn't.

We here at GAMLA have been trying to tell the world about the lies the main media passes on to it's readers, day by day. We are not talking about unknown papers in small towns, we are talking about the BIG boys - CNN, BBC, NPR, NYT, and many others with 3 letter abbreviations.

Israel has long said that what is happening to US, will soon happen to all of the free world. It is happening. Do your best to stop it.

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[Simcha7]

Shalom!

Hi...Everyone,

Thank You, Nachum, for posting another Excellent Article on FR for ALL of us to read and consider...The TRUTH.

May HaShem, Blessed Is HIS Holy Name - Bless and Protect Mr. Pierre Rehov, his family and his very important Work.

The TRUTH Will Always Lead Us To VICTORY.

Amen ~ and ~ Amen.