Mohammed al-Dura Revisited
Roger L. Simon (an excellent writer by the way -- finished some of his Moses Wine books from the Library) writes about the heart-bending story of:
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Mohammed al-Dura Revisited
Who can forget the heart-rending video of the young Palestinian boy Mohammed al-Dura dying in the arms of his father after being shot by Israeli soldiers? Made by France 2, it became a symbol of Infiada II. For some time now, however, many people have cast doubt on the authenticity of this video. And now
French TV [is] Allegedly Using Threats to Avert Fraud Probe:
French state-owned television is using what some call intimidation and threatened libel lawsuits to quiet calls for an investigation of TV images that showed the alleged shooting of a Palestinian boy by Israeli soldiers in 2000.
The video from the TV channel France 2 has become famous around the world as a symbol for the current Palestinian intifada (uprising) and shows a boy trying to take shelter behind a man during a gun battle in September 2000 between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers at the Netzarim junction in the Gaza Strip.
Independent media analysts in France and Israel have provided what they call conclusive evidence that the video of the incident was staged and at least one member of the French Assembly has called for an official investigation of the episode, but France 2 has so far refused to undertake a comprehensive inquiry.
France 2 Television did not respond to numerous requests for interviews by Cybercast News Service in Paris, choosing instead to provide copies of articles reporting it was filing a libel suit against un-named individuals for defamation.
Looks like fake but accurate all over again... Another comment from the article:
"The child we see during the shooting is not the same child that we see in the morgue in other footage, who has bullet wounds and is identified as Mohammed al-Durra by hospital staff," said Juffa.
Juffa said he had no information about how the child in the morgue was killed, but doctors there said the boy arrived hours before the actual Netzarim gun battle described in the video took place.
These people are as good as Mikey Moore regarding using bits and pieces from various non-related clips to "flesh-out the story" Charles at Little Green Footballs been all over this as a
search on his website for Mohammed al-Dura turns up 35 references...
Posted by DaveH at January 15, 2005 10:00 PM