Israel Calls a Man Its Soldiers Killed a "Terrorist": Until They Realized He Was an Israeli Jew

[eridani]

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/33081-focus-israel-calls-a-man-its-soldiers-killed-a-qterroristq-until-they-realized-he-was-an-israeli-jew

When he was fatally shot by the IDF, says the paper, he was “believed to be an Arab terrorist.” As it turns out, he was not an Arab Palestinian but rather an Israeli Jew. Upon learning this, the “terrorist” designation was officially and “immediately” rescinded:

Only after the man was neutralized was it made clear that he was a Jew from Jerusalem, police concluded. . . .

ZAKA rescue and recovery chairman Yehuda Meshi Zahav, who was at the scene, said he also initially thought the suspect was an Arab terrorist.

“When I arrived with the ZAKA team at the site of the supposed terrorist attack, it seemed to be a ‘standard’ current terrorist attack, a stabbing attempt, and the terrorist was apprehended,” he said.

“I wanted to cover the body in a black bag [reserved for terrorists]. After I was asked to take care of the body I saw that he was a Jew, and that it was mistake to speak of a terrorist. I immediately notified the police and we switched to a white ZAKA body bag.”

[azurnoir]

1. The story was that they were trying to search him and he grabbed for one of the soldiers gun

that seems to have been dropped, but it does call into question the veracity of similar stories that we hear so frequently

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. When you live in a police state, it doesn't matter who you are.

The police can still mow you down at will with the most minimal of excuses and the greatest impunity. They may mow down minorities far more often, but irritate them or trigger their paranoia and they'll kill anyone.

[shira]

3. No, in any state on this planet if you attack police officers....

....& try to take their weapon, there's a very high chance you get shot.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

4. Yes, those are always the sorts of excuses police make.

'I thought he was reaching for a gun.'
'I feared for my life.'
'He attacked me'.
'He tried to get my gun.'

Funny how often they never find those imaginary guns, or how there are so few witnesses to any such attempts, apart from other police.

[shira]

5. You're assuming all police lie about being attacked. Never assume. n/t

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

6. You're assuming incorrectly I assume all police lie.

I don't believe ALL police lie. Or even that all who do are deliberately lying. Sometimes they're just blinded or imagining things due to their own fears and racial biases.

[shira]

8. Good. So once again, someone attacks the police, they run a high risk of being dead.

What do you think would happen if you ran to any police officer in the world with knife in hand about to stab him/her?

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

9. I'm not sure. Why don't you do it, and tell me what happened to you afterwards. nt

[shira]

11. Point is, you know very well what would happen. Israeli police aren't doing anything....

....out of the ordinary.

[GoneFishin]

7. Funny how he only "grabbed for the knife" when he was an "Arab", but retroactively ungrabbed

for the knife now that he is Jewish.

They are a bunch of racist liars. But anybody paying attention knew that before this incident.

[malaise]

10. White bag

OK then you racist scumbags

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

12. Even in death there is apartheid in Israel.

[malaise]

13. +1.000

Sickening indeed

[Mosby]

14. there are very specific traditions related to death and burial

Of Jews in Jewish law.

That's why the ZAKA group exists, to make sure halacha is followed for deceased Jews.

Hence the different colored bag.

[malaise]

15. Interesting since they killed him thinking he was an Arab

Damn I hate every single religion