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Claims of massacre go unsupported by Palestinian fighters
Boston Globe ^ | 4/29/2002 | Charles A. Radin, Globe Staff and Dan Ephron

Posted on 04/29/2002 10:38:38 PM PDT by anapikoros

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:07:45 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

JENIN, West Bank - Palestinian Authority allegations that a large-scale massacre of civilians was committed by Israeli troops during their invasion of the refugee camp here appear to be crumbling under the weight of eyewitness accounts from Palestinian fighters who participated in the battle and camp residents who remained in their homes until the final hours of the fighting.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: jenin; massacre

1 posted on 04/29/2002 10:38:38 PM PDT by anapikoros
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To: anapikoros
For the love of God they are actually being honest.
2 posted on 04/29/2002 10:40:01 PM PDT by weikel
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To: dennisw;veronica;Alouette;TopQuark;Yehuda;BenF;vrwc54;American in Israel;BrooklynGOP...
massacre dubunking bump
3 posted on 04/29/2002 10:52:48 PM PDT by anapikoros
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To: anapikoros
Required reading for the "impartial" UN inspectors:
NY POST: THE MASSACRE THAT WASN'T
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/667529/posts
Peres: There wasn't a house that wasn't booby-trapped
Steyn: It's time to snap out of Arab fantasy land
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/669063/posts
Some great Oriana Fallaci quotes/links as well
WSJ: The Massacre That Wasn't - Part I
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/668601/posts
Non-evidence and Pali fabrication of evidence
Steyn: The UN is running out of blind eyes to turn
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/669411/posts
Interesting link on UN backpedaling
WSJ: The Massacre That Wasn't - Part II
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/669632/posts
Palestinians drop their hyped-up "massacre" charges
Atrocities of the British Press
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/669206/posts
Huge amounts of ink devoted to unverified Pali tales
WSJ: The Massacre That Wasn't - Part III
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/672189/posts
Hey, Jimmy Carter has an opinion too!!
Reporters Back Down From Jenin "Massacre" Reports
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/668509/posts
World press forced to face the truth: No Massacre
WSJ: The Massacre That Wasn't - Part IV
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/672160/posts
Yet more non-evidence and Pali fabrication of evidence
The Phantom Massacre
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/672761/posts
War Crimes committed in Jenin were by the Palestinians
WSJ: The Massacre That Wasn't - Part V
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/673145/posts
The Pali's contradict themselves and blame it on Israel



4 posted on 04/29/2002 10:53:04 PM PDT by My Identity
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To: weikel
An interesting juxtaposition of tales.
Message From An Israeli On The Front Lines
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/673234/posts
"Entire families exploded themselves! It was horrific."
Palestinian Fighter admits - NO MASSACRE in Jenin
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/671903/posts
Up to 2,000 bombs and booby traps placed in the camp
Pediatrician: terrorists used children in Jenin camp
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/670962/posts
Doctor: IDF did everything possible to prevent civilian harm
Palestinians Used Booby-Trapped Wheelchair in Jenin
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/670810/posts
NOTE: The wheelchair was occupied!!
Jenin War Diary of a Hasidic Soldier
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/672951/posts
Israeli citizen-soldier describes what went on in Jenin
Palestinian fighter's version of the Jenin battle
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/672896/posts
Pali Plan: Trap Israeli soldiers, then blow them up

5 posted on 04/29/2002 11:05:42 PM PDT by My Identity
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6 posted on 04/30/2002 1:16:58 AM PDT by dennisw
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To: dennisw
The problem is that the "media" can never be caught believing a lie. The "Jenin massacre" is now an established "Fact" no matter what the truth actually is. It is no wonder the Israelis are not allowing the "fact finding" delegation in. It is a "myth creation" delegation and nothing more.
7 posted on 04/30/2002 1:26:12 AM PDT by Texasforever
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To: Texasforever
The problem is that the "media" can never be caught believing a lie. The "Jenin massacre" is now an established "Fact" no matter what the truth actually is. It is no wonder the Israelis are not allowing the "fact finding" delegation in. It is a "myth creation" delegation and nothing more.

Sure it's a "myth creation" delegation for the benefit of the Euros/the 3rd world/the Muslim world. All of them place great stock in what the UN does while you and I want to eject the UN from the United States.


My take is that Sharon's government figured out that it's much better not to establish a precedent of letting the UN on Israeli controlled land to do it's anti Semitic mischief. Next would come the blue helmet observers for this and that.

 

 

8 posted on 04/30/2002 1:35:56 AM PDT by dennisw
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To: dennisw
Sure it's a "myth creation" delegation for the benefit of the Euros/the 3rd world/the Muslim world. All of them place great stock in what the UN does while you and I want to eject the UN from the United States.

Screw the EU. I predict we in this country will be in war with the EU before China. Sharon needs to wake up and take charge. He should make Arafat and his PLA dead, post haste. It is a gold plated guarantee that the United States will never abandon Israel no matter what is said for "public consumption".

9 posted on 04/30/2002 1:43:01 AM PDT by Texasforever
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To: weikel
For the love of God they are actually being honest.

It might be "honest", but the unwavering truth seems to be a dark mystery there.

' There were only two of us, so we left, and they destroyed the house.'' ... but we were victorious.''
'This was a massacre of the Jews, not of us.'' ... ''I think there was a massacre here - maybe 100 people''
'said several times that no civilians were killed' ... ''Well, maybe one or two'

I'd say reality doesn't mean much to these folks.

10 posted on 04/30/2002 2:16:39 AM PDT by dread78645
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To: anapikoros
He asserts that the Israelis secretly removed bodies from the battleground.

Removed bodies... must have been thousands of them.

11 posted on 04/30/2002 4:14:39 AM PDT by Tom Bombadil
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To: anapikoros
The fact that everyone knows the truth..THERE WAS NO MASSACRE......will never undo the harm done, DELIBERATELY, by our commie/lib media.
12 posted on 04/30/2002 5:40:35 AM PDT by OldFriend
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To: anapikoros
Sounds, like the UN needs to investigate the European media hate crimes against Israel and the Jews.
13 posted on 04/30/2002 6:29:38 AM PDT by l33t
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To: dennisw
Palestinian Authority allegations that a large-scale massacre of civilians was committed by Israeli troops during their invasion of the refugee camp here appear to be crumbling under the weight of eyewitness accounts from Palestinian fighters who participated in the battle and camp residents who remained in their homes until the final hours of the fighting.

Glad to hear it.

14 posted on 04/30/2002 11:17:37 AM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: My Identity
And so, in conclusion:
Massacre Claims Unsupported by Palestinian Fighters
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/675129/posts
Pali eyewitnesses all support the Israeli version
The Phantom Massacre
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/672761/posts
War Crimes in Jenin were committed by the Palis
The Jenin Probe Ends
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/675737/posts
UN unhappy about Israel's possible exhoneration
Jenin's War Criminals
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/675340/posts
What the Palestinians did was the real war crime

15 posted on 05/01/2002 12:31:47 AM PDT by My Identity
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To: l33t
What? The UN investigate any attacks on Israel or Jews anywhere? Why would they bother, dead Jews mean nothing to Kofi and family.
16 posted on 05/01/2002 1:18:55 AM PDT by Brytani
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To: Brytani
BUMP

This story is too valuable not to be reposted.
I believe it was missed by most.

17 posted on 05/01/2002 9:06:47 AM PDT by Publius6961
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To: Brytani
BUMP
18 posted on 05/01/2002 9:13:51 AM PDT by Publius6961
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