Claims of massacre go unsupported by Palestinian fighters

Boston Globe ^ | 4/29/2002 | Charles A. Radin, Globe Staff and Dan Ephron

[anapikoros]

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.

[weikel]

For the love of God they are actually being honest.

[anapikoros]

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[My Identity]

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

[My Identity]

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

[dennisw]

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[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.

[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.

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.

 

 

[Texasforever]

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".

[dread78645]

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.

[Tom Bombadil]

He asserts that the Israelis secretly removed bodies from the battleground.

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

[OldFriend]

The fact that everyone knows the truth..THERE WAS NO MASSACRE......will never undo the harm done, DELIBERATELY, by our commie/lib media.

[l33t]

Sounds, like the UN needs to investigate the European media hate crimes against Israel and the Jews.

[Victoria Delsoul]

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.

[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

[Brytani]

What? The UN investigate any attacks on Israel or Jews anywhere? Why would they bother, dead Jews mean nothing to Kofi and family.

[Publius6961]

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I believe it was missed by most.

[Publius6961]

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