I got a belligerent message asking me to “prove” that the Israeli Air Force didn’t kill the four Bakr boys on the Gaza beach, July 16, 2014. From a forensic standpoint, this is incredibly easy to do, so I’m happy to oblige. First, we’ll re-emphasize that the Israeli Navy denies firing on the beach. That…
Was the Gaza beach incident a setup?
October 1, 2014
Yesterday I updated a post about the four boys killed on the Gaza beach, July 16, 2014. The world reacted with revulsion and outrage to this incident, and the four boys became international symbols of innocence lost. Israeli artist Amir Schiby created a tribute to the boys, who are wrongly believed by most to have…
The four Palestinian boys killed on the beach
July 25, 2014
On July 16, 2014, four Palestinian boys were killed on the beach at the port of Gaza City. They were Mohammed Bakr (aged 9), Ahed Bakr (aged 10), Zakaria Bakr (aged 10), and Mohammed Bakr (aged 11). The four boys were killed close to the Al-Deira Hotel, which was full of journalists, yet not one…