Today's Washington Post report on Emily Henochowicz, 21, the Cooper Union art student blinded in one eye by the Israeli army on May 31, includes this account:
demonstrators who witnessed the incident said the canister was fired directly at Henochowicz from about 10 to 15 yards away. She was holding a Turkish flag and was not near the five or so Palestinian youths throwing rocks, the witnesses said.
I thought the flag in the famous picture by Majdi Mohammed was a Palestinian flag. No: It was a Turkish flag. The demonstration was a response to the disastrous flotilla raid during the preceding night. Is that why the Israelis fired at her?
The Post piece included an ugly characterization of International Solidarity Movement, which Henochowicz was active in (as was Rachel Corrie):
The group says it's committed to using only "nonviolent, direct action methods" in "resisting the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land." The Israeli Foreign Ministry, however, has said the ISM sometimes works under the auspices of terrorist groups.
That's outrageous, what's their evidence? There isn't any. Or is Israel talking about the Turkish flag?
Friends of Israel like to say that the US and Israel have shared values. I am sure that these two warfare states do share many attributes, one of which is a knee jerk overreaction to any resistance. It can be summed up thusly: “…it hurts to portray ourselves as too fully rational and cool-headed…. That the US may become irrational and vindictive if its vital interests are attacked should become part of the national persona we project to all adversaries.” (internal SAC document, 1995)
This is it – here’s the smoking gun and it’s gameover for Israel’s apologists – Israel will or will not be attempting to explain this to an international inquistion.
Must be seen to be believed – Israel is toast
link to richardsilverstein.com
A reporter from Ha’aretz was at the demonstration and gives an eyewitness account.
link to haaretz.com
How many lies does the border police think it can get away with? A gas canister hitting a wall in the middle of the street!!!!
link to haaretz.com
I’ve no doubts she was shot because she had that Turkish flag.
Emily Henochowicz says she still LOVES Israel.
Go figure.
Delusions die a hard death Avi, especially when people have transferred their beliefs to an ongoing atrocity.
Maybe she’s afraid they’ll finish her off if she says any different.
The vile and threatening comments on her site certainly suggest the possibility.
I wonder if this news from a month ago explains the PKK Kurdish rebels’ attack on the Turkish naval base in Iskenderun (near the Syrian border) two hours before the Israeli attack on the flotilla, attacks which most Turks suspect were coordinated:
Turkish Air Defense System Deployed to “Defend Syria, Iran against Israel Raids”:
If the Israelis carry through with their recent threats to attack Lebanon again, they might not have air superiority this time