Posted on 02/19/2012 8:05:43 AM PST by Eleutheria5
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, at the beginning of a cabinet meeting Sunday morning, “A few minutes ago I spoke with Dr. Yehuda David, an Israeli hero,” referring to the Israeli orthopedist who emerged victorious from court on Wednesday after the French Supreme Court overturned a judgment against Dr. David, who was sued for slander by the father of Muhammed al-Dura.
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"The Muhammed al-Dura incident of September 30, 2000, has come to symbolize the ongoing propaganda against the State of Israel. While this war does not involve bullets and missiles, it is, nonetheless, as vicious and as destructive. This war, being fought in the sphere of public diplomacy, propagates lies and libels in an effort to cast Israel as an international pariah and strip her of all legitimacy and credibility."
Netanyahu noted that Dr. David immigrated to Israel and joined the IDF and that his sons also serve in the IDF. "As a reservist, he received a citation for saving lives under fire during the Second Lebanon War, and he lit one of the torches on Independence Day," the Prime Minister stated.
"Dr. David has also lit a greater torch. Not only has he fought for Israel on the military battlefield, he has also fought on the public diplomacy battlefield in the great battle for the truth.
"He set out against the Muhammed al-Dura libel. This mendacious story caused more damage to the state of Israel than any other account in recent years, more than any other libel, and Dr. David set out to puncture this lie with the truth. He fought for five years in a difficult legal campaign.
"We had already decided, even before the result was known, to submit a decision for Cabinet approval to cover his legal costs. Last week...he had won. ....”
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I remember. Great news.
...referring to the Israeli orthopedist who emerged victorious from court on Wednesday after the French Supreme Court overturned a judgment against Dr. David, who was sued for slander by the father of Muhammed al-Dura.
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It would be better if there were a way to bring Daniel Pearl and the many others murdered because of the ElDura incident back from the dead and let them live the years of which they were robbed.
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