Thomas Wictor

Posts Tagged ‘Bassem Abu Rahmeh’

About that IDF criminal investigation

Several people have sent me links to stories on the IDF criminal investigation into the deaths of the four Bakr boys on the Gaza beach, July 16, 2014. Since I’ve heard some very disquieting things from my Israeli contacts, I tweeted the timeline of what I call Operation Four Little Martyrs to IDF spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel…

 

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There will be no documentary

There will be no documentary made about Operation Four Little Martyrs, the Hamas deception that took place on the Gaza Beach, July 16, 2014. I was in talks with the filmmaker Pierre Rehov, but it simply wasn’t possible for me to gather the material and raise the funds in time. Mr. Rehov had to make…

 

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No copyright on Pallywood and Gaza beach posts

All of the posts I’ve written on Pallywood and the Hamas Gaza beach operation may be used freely by anybody. They can be reposted, edited, changed, and translated without asking permission. Credit is not necessary. Rewrite them and post them under your own name. This includes professional journalists. I’m not interested in fame or recognition….

 

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The IDF did not shoot Bassem Abu Rahmeh

On April 17, 2009, a thirty-year-old Palestinian named Bassem Abu Rahmeh was hit in the chest by an Israeli tear-gas canister in the village of Bil’in. He later died of his injuries. The IDF was accused of firing an extended-range tear-gas grenade directly at Rahmeh, in complete violation of Israeli rules of engagement. This is…

 

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