IDF: Bodies of dead Palestinians booby-trapped

The Jerusalem Post ^ | April, 14 2002 | The Jerusalem Post

[Tarakotchi]

"IDF sources said many of the bodies of Palestinians killed in fighting over the last two weeks were booby-trapped and that was one of the reasons journalists and Red Cross teams were not allowed into the camp until this morning."

Yeah, right. They were just protecting the journalists (the ones they didn't shoot). Like they would be disturbing the bodies and triggering the booby traps.

This also becomes a convenient excuse for their war-crime of not allowing the Red Cross in to treat the wounded.

[AmericaUnited]

One thing that has become so crystal clear to the world is that the Palestinians are pathological liars. Only extremely stupid people believe the lies or people that hate Jews and Israel.

Which camp do you fall into? Isn't it embarrassing to be a useful idiot for evil terrorists? Where is your shame?

[Judith Anne]

We sure have a large number of Israel-haters on the board lately attacking everything the IDF says, posting articles by leftist Jews attacking Israel, defending Arafat and the Poor Pitiful Palestinians, making accusations that they do not bother to substantiate, and whining about Israel defending itself against terrorism. Imho, seminar posters with multiple screen names.

[LarryLied]

Why do they put out stories like this? To insult people?

[LarryLied]

The IDF can just tell the truth or say nothing. They get into trouble when they put out nonsense like this. Imagine if we tried it. The media would laugh Rumsfeld out of the room.

[kcvl]

Do you mean the Red Cross that was harboring terrorists and planting explosives under little sick children's beds in the ambulances?

[kcvl]

They were just protecting the journalists (the ones they didn't shoot)

Do you have names of the journalists that were shot?

[RobbyS]

You were there, of course.

[Cautor]

Palestinan swine who strap explosives to children as weapons would certainly booby-trap bodies. If you think otherwise, you are delusional.

[Lion's Cub]

One thing that has become so crystal clear to the world is that the Palestinians are pathological liars. Only extremely stupid people believe the lies or people that hate Jews and Israel.

I don't think it's become clear to the world--just to people with any common sense.

[Judith Anne]

Exactly. What the heck, they're already dead, right? And we already know Palis will use women, made up to look pregnant with bombs, as suicide bombers. This way, when some IDF comes to pick up and bury the bodies they booby-trapped and left to rot, the Palis can snag a few more.

[LarryLied]

Palestinan swine who strap explosives to children as weapons would certainly booby-trap bodies. If you think otherwise, you are delusional.

Of course they would. That isn't what makes this story not ring true. This is:

"23 out of 26 Palestinian casualties discovered were wearing uniforms and were armed"

Clintonesque. They better "discover" ten times that number were killed or Israel is in serious trouble with a kill ratio under 2 to 1.Most everything which comes from Israel now is Clintonesque. Sharon advisor, Dore Gold was on TV the other day explaining away civilian casualies by saying, "America kills civilians too!"

True enough, we do. But not something a friend and ally would say.

[csap]

If you used your little brain for just one minute, you will realize that the IDF would hve to be stupid to lie about mass graves and such.

Any mass grave would be seen from a helicopter. It is impossible to lie about these things and not get cought.

Name a location of these alleged mass graves, OR a name of a journalist that was shot, and you have me on your side.

Until them, Stop these stupid anti-simetic posts.

[angkor]

This also becomes a convenient excuse for their war-crime of not allowing the Red Cross in to treat the wounded.

They use Red Crescent, not Red Cross, because they are offended by Christianity.

Also, the Crescent gives them succor as they transport bombs in the ambulances (two apprehended in the last several days), and send women and children out to do their suicide bombing attacks.

You've not yet deduced from the plain facts, that Arafat and his thugs are murderous animals.

[LarryLied]

Stop these stupid anti-simetic posts.

Yes boss. I will never question anything which comes out of Israel ever again. Israel always does the right thing and tells the truth. Sharon doesn't use too much force and he doesn't use too little (I happen to think he does use too little)

Free Republic is becoming bizarre. Bush, Powell, Cheney, Rice, Blair, the French, Germans, the Pope, some of our own military are all ruthlessly examined and often torn to shreds.But Israel? No skepticism allowed. To do so would be "antisemitic."

I want Israel to take out the terrorists and do it fast. I expect there will be civilian deaths. Many of them. That is war. But I am not going to leave common sense behind or be intimidated by Al Sharpton types who sling BOOGA! BOOGA! identity politics slurs such as "antisemite" at me if I doubt the latest story from the IDF.

[angkor]

But not something a friend and ally would say.

Nor is the hypocritical double standard being promoted by the Bush administration.

[moneyrunner]

During WW2, after the German invasion of Holland, quite a few Dutch sided with the Nazis. They joined the Nationalist Socialist Bund, and were known as NSBers. The NSBers were ordinary Dutchmen who sided with evil, either because they hated Jews or because they thought the Nazis were right.

When I read the pro-Palestinian apologists in this forum, I flash back to the NSBers in WW2.

After the war, there was retribution.

[uncbob]

They were just protecting the journalists (the ones they didn't shoot). Like they would be disturbing the bodies and triggering the booby traps.

They should have allowed the journalists in and let THEM move the bodies
TOO BAD you weren't there . You could have helped with the bodies

[LarryLied]

Nor is the hypocritical double standard being promoted by the Bush administration.

Despite what some think, Israel is not a part of the United States of America. We can do damn well what we please. Israel can have any standard she wants. But she cannot tell us what standard we have.

You reinforce the point I made above. Bush and America are fair game. Tear them apart. Bash every other country too. But never, never even question Israel. Even when they put out an unbelievable story such as this one. 26 Palestinian casualties discovered? Journalists kept away for fear of ALL THOSE bodies being booby trapped? Yeah sure...tell me another one.