B'tselem 'Human Rights' Cameraman Convicted for Rock-Throwing

[Jefferson23]

*lol at Anti-IDF group.


Anti-IDF group accused of working with Arab cameraman who had a history of throwing rocks himself.

By Gil Ronen

A young Arab who worked as a volunteer with B'tselem, a far-left group which claims to be a "human rights" organization, participated in a violent riot and tried to use his B'tselem equipment to persuade soldiers that he was just a cameraman, a report on the website Mida reveals.

According to the report, the incident occurred southwest of Hevron, on June 7 of this year. Ten or 15 Arab youths gathered and began throwing rocks at two IDF soldiers – First Sergeant Eldad Kedar and First Sergeant Avihu Abu – who were inside an abandoned house, from a distance of about 100 feet.

One of the Arab youths, in particular, drew the soldiers' attention, because he was wearing a pink shirt and a backpack.

After about an hour in which the Arabs threw rocks, a “chase unit” began pursuing the rock-throwers. Sgt. Abu, who was functioning as the lookout, noticed the youth with the pink shirt running to the left, then putting on a safety vest and taking out a B'tselem camera.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/175453#.Urh3nrQvwlI

[intaglio]

1. So a Hebrew group that documents human rights abuses is only claiming to be that

As are all the other human rights groups who have offended the Israeli Government (according to Avigdor Lieberman).

So a young man who was dressed in very noticeable clothing was with a group of Arab youths; is there any evidence that he was actually participating in the rock throwing apart from the word of the troops who arrested him? We all know how capable of lying troops are in situations like that, not just Israeli but also US, UK, French, Russian etc.

[Jefferson23]

2. This publication is pro-settler. As far as I know, B'tselem has not commented on

the incident, as yet. You're quite right, government's cover up/lie about wrong doing.

When B'tselem posts a response without a filter from another publication, I will add it here.

I don't think any government appreciates the work of human rights groups when they
are the focus.