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Elderly man stoned to death in Jordan Valley
jpost.com ^ | 1/3/03

Posted on 01/02/2003 3:37:43 PM PST by Bella_Bru

After an arduous 12-hour search of the Jordan Valley using jeeps, helicopters, and dogs, security forces on Thursday discovered the mutilated and charred remains of Massoud Mahlouf Elon, 72, of Menahemya. Police believe he was killed by Palestinian terrorists.

"We have reason to believe that this murder was carried out for nationalistic reasons, though the investigation is still pending," said Judea and Samaria Police spokeswoman Galit Vinegrad.

Elon's family first reported his disappearance near midnight Wednesday to Tiberias police. Before dawn on Thursday, police began a feverish search of the area, which Elon regularly visited to distribute clothing among Beduin children.

With foreign media reports trickling in of an Israeli killed by Palestinians, police almost immediately suspected foul play and by Thursday morning Al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades began circulating leaflets taking responsibility for the murder. The leaflets claimed the group had avenged the IDF's killing of one of its members in the nearby Palestinian village of Tammun.

At the same time, the pan-Arab satellite station, Al-Jazeera, began reporting that Palestinians had shot and killed an Israeli and showed a blurred image of what was supposed to be an Israeli ID card.

Hundreds of police officers and volunteers fanned out across the Jordan Valley. By 1 p.m. an IAF helicopter located a charred car in Wadi el-Nakeb, a few kilometers from the Jordan Valley settlement of Bekaot. Search teams arrived at Elon's car to find his body almost completely incinerated and his face bashed beyond recognition, making it difficult for police to identify him. Witnesses said it appeared he had been stoned to death.

Police sources said that while Elon had reported his entrance to the Jordan Valley with the IDF, he did not have a two-way radio or a cellular phone and was unable to call for help.

Elon had roamed the area for years selling used clothes to local Beduin at low prices, said police. His son, Ya'acov, denied this, saying his father traveled the area in order to donate the clothes to locals.

"I begged him not to travel there," he added. Both agreed that Elon enjoyed very friendly relations with the local Beduin, but according to police sources, Elon was an easy target. The amiable septuagenarian was known to have very poor eyesight. "Ultimately there is very little we can do to protect people who insist on traveling in dangerous areas. The Jordan Valley is very large and nearly empty, but the danger is not always far off," said Vinegrad.

Police and the IDF warn that Israelis should not travel in Arab areas without prior coordination with the IDF.

It was the first case of a terrorist murder in the area since a Palestinian infiltrated the settlement of Hamra in August, killing a woman and badly injuring her husband, before being killed himself by soldiers.

Elon's funeral will take place Friday at 10 a.m. at Tiberias Cemetery.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: religionofpeace
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1 posted on 01/02/2003 3:37:43 PM PST by Bella_Bru
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To: Bella_Bru
Palestinian a-hole alert.
2 posted on 01/02/2003 3:38:15 PM PST by Bella_Bru
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To: Bella_Bru
Animals.
3 posted on 01/02/2003 3:38:55 PM PST by Mr.Clark
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To: Bella_Bru
So the Israeli's HELPED find the guy? Can you picture ANY Arab helping the Israeli's find a missing Jew? Never. If this doesn't illustrate the difference between the two, nothing will.
4 posted on 01/02/2003 3:41:30 PM PST by Republic of Texas
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To: Republic of Texas
As I read it, he is not Jewish, but an Israeli citizen. You are right though, the Israelis are more human than their Pali counterparts.
5 posted on 01/02/2003 3:43:47 PM PST by Bella_Bru
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To: Mark17
Ping.
6 posted on 01/02/2003 3:57:22 PM PST by ambrose
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To: Bella_Bru
This guy has an apparently Muslim name, but he's being buried in a Jewish cemetary and his son has a Jewish name.

A convert, perhaps? Maybe that's why he was killed, as the more fundamentalist Muslims believe in murdering anyone who rejects their religion after having been a Muslim.

7 posted on 01/02/2003 4:00:41 PM PST by B Knotts
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To: Bella_Bru
"..the Israelis are more human than their Pali counterparts."

Correction. The Israelis are human. The Palis are not.

8 posted on 01/02/2003 4:01:43 PM PST by hoosierskypilot
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To: Bella_Bru
The deceased man, Massoud Mahlouf Elon, was a apparently a kindly old man with a lot of Arab friends, who regularly travelled to Muslim areas to distribute old clothes and relief supplies that he had gathered from different sources. He had been doing this for years. What with his friendships and benign intent, he hardly suspected the horrible fate that awaited him.
9 posted on 01/02/2003 4:06:02 PM PST by wretchard
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To: hoosierskypilot
Good point.
10 posted on 01/02/2003 4:08:49 PM PST by Bella_Bru
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To: B Knotts
I was wondering the same thing.
11 posted on 01/02/2003 4:09:32 PM PST by Bella_Bru
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To: hoosierskypilot
Not to be a wet blanket or anything, I must object to what you just said - While I admit that palestinian terrorists and their supporters are VERY evil people, the idea of saying they are not 'human' opens the door to unimaginable horrors (such as genocide, to exterminate the 'animals' etc...) - we must NEVER deny them their 'humanity', but instead must consider them the worst sort of human... This doesn't mean they don't need killin', because a lot of them do - but let's not get caught up in considering others 'not human'...

Just a thought... :0)

12 posted on 01/02/2003 4:11:38 PM PST by Chad Fairbanks
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To: Bella_Bru
F****** demons!

 

 


http://216.239.33.100/search?q=cache:KVjDXxHTcBoC:www.jewsweek.com/
editorial/099.htm+Moshe+Feiglin++lost++bush&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

IT IS A CULTURAL/ RELIGIOUS WAR.

We can kill a million Bin Ladens, but they will continue to celebrate.
[Photo of Arabs celebrating in the streets.]

They have destroyed our symbols.
[Photo of the twin towers going up in flames]

We must destroy their symbols.
[Photos of the El-Aksa mosque on the Temple Mount and the Kaba building in Mecca.]

Shocked?

Americans don´t do such things?

Right.

Therefore, America will continue to be destroyed until you understand.


My friend was astonished, "But they will start a religious war!" he exclaimed, "Can you imagine what acts of vengeance will result from this?"

"And what have you suffered just now?" I asked him, "Do you think that they only killed nearly ten thousand people, because at the moment they don´t hate you so much?"

“This is a religious war,” I explained to him, "They aren´t afraid to die. They have sanctified death, they die with the name of Allah on their lips, and seventy virgins are waiting for them in Paradise. You don´t frighten them with your bombs. At best, you´ll turn them into Shahids. They have directed their attack against your god. You have no alternative, but to direct your attack against theirs. When you destroy their god, they will become powerless and come back down to this world. They will suddenly be frightened by the sound of footsteps and by the prick of a pin. They will know that not only they understand your language, but you understand theirs, and you are fighting them according to their own rules."

"Think about it", I added, "How many people are you going to kill in vain, and how easy it would be to win this war without killing anyone."


13 posted on 01/02/2003 4:12:20 PM PST by dennisw
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To: Bella_Bru
Elon regularly visited to distribute clothing among Beduin children

I would love to hear a heart warming story about a Muslim who regularly visited to distribute clothing among Jewish children.

14 posted on 01/02/2003 4:12:50 PM PST by Alouette
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To: Alouette
I would love to hear a heart warming story about a Muslim who regularly visited to distribute clothing among Jewish children.

Alouette, if you ever do, please get your hearing checked. It'll be a sign that it is going.

15 posted on 01/02/2003 4:17:16 PM PST by Bella_Bru
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To: Chad Fairbanks
You're right. Even animals don't behave the way they do.
16 posted on 01/02/2003 4:20:56 PM PST by hoosierskypilot
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To: Bella_Bru
As I read it, he is not Jewish, but an Israeli citizen. You are right though, the Israelis are more human than their Pali counterparts.


I think his name is Christian Arab. Pallie moron gunmen might have thought he was Jewish or a tool of the Jews. Allah Akbar....kill another kufir!
17 posted on 01/02/2003 4:21:56 PM PST by dennisw
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To: dennisw
They are barbarians. We must kill them because we cannot "negotiate" with them.
18 posted on 01/02/2003 4:23:54 PM PST by cfrels
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To: hoosierskypilot
Exactly... Humans are capable of committing evil acts on such a grand scale, while the average animal rarely (if ever) commits an act that is actually 'evil'...

19 posted on 01/02/2003 4:26:10 PM PST by Chad Fairbanks
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To: All
Here is his photo:


20 posted on 01/02/2003 4:28:06 PM PST by Bella_Bru
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