Study in Contrasts: Reports About Dead Suicide Bomber Terrorist

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Monday evening’s IDF killing of a suicide bomber terrorist is a study in contrasts between classic truthful, to-the-point journalistic reporting, and what has now come to be known as msm; mainstream media politically correct reporting.

Notice the two Israel National News reports below which make no bones as to the suspicions, found to be confirmed as fact, which aroused the IDF to shoot to kill either in self-defense or in defense of the Jewish populace at the bomber’s possible destination.

Also notice, surprisingly, the equally no-nonsense unequivocating report posted on the Ynet news site about the “dead Palestinian who did not heed their [IDF] calls to stop; three pipe bombs found on his body.”

Contrast these reports with the tentative, equivocating, hedging and politically correct reporting, terminology and labeling used regarding this event on the most widely read international news site; The Jerusalem Post.

Herein lies a major reason why Israel’s Hasbara bumbles and stumbles along in its inconsistencies, inaccuracies, contradictions and rank incompetence and why Islam views itself as validated in its blood-libel and why the nations laugh at Israel disdainfully and with contempt. MB

IDF Prevents Suicide Bombing – Kills Terrorist (Israel National News)

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Alert IDF soldiers spotted a 20-year-old Arab who aroused their suspicion at the Hawara checkpoint, located 25 miles east of Herzliya. Because of his movements and appearance, soldiers suspected that he had a bomb on his body and shot and killed him.

The IDF has now confirmed that the Arab was wearing an explosives belt.

Report: Terrorist Killed at Hawarra Checkpoint (Israel National News)

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IDF soldiers shot and killed a terrorist on Monday night, according to YeshaNews. The incident took place at the Hawarra checkpoint south of Shechem.

Soldiers fear that the terrorist may have been wearing an explosives belt. An IDF sapper squad is on its way to the scene to check the body.

IDF spokesmen have not yet confirmed the report.

IDF Kills Terrorist at West Bank Checkpoint, by Efrat Weiss (Ynet)

Header: Soldiers manning Hawara checkpoint shoot dead Palestinian who did not heed their calls to stop; three pipe bombs found on his body

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A 20-year-old Palestinian carrying three pipe bombs was shot dead Monday evening as he approached an IDF checkpoint located south of Nablus in the West Bank.

At around 8 pm soldiers manning the Hawara checkpoint spotted the Palestinian as he was making his way toward them in a suspicious manner with wires protruding from underneath his clothes.

The terrorist ignored the soldiers’ call to halt and proceeded to place his hand in his pocket. At this point the soldiers opened fire and killed him. Sappers who were dispatched to the scene found the explosive devices on the Palestinian’s body.

The Hawara checkpoint has seen several terror-related incidents in the past. A week-and-a-half ago a Palestinian was caught there with a 6-inch knife. In April a Palestinian teenager was detained by soldiers manning the checkpoint after a makeshift pipe bomb was found during a search of his belongings. Sappers conducted a controlled-detonation of the device.

In another incident that occurred last November, two teens were caught at Hawara with a bag containing three makeshift explosive devices.

IDF kills Palestinian at West Bank Checkpoint Near Nablus (Jerusalem Post)

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Soldiers apparently fired a number of shots at the youth after he refused to lift his shirt, and began to argue with troops on guard at the checkpoint.

The youth died as a result of gunshot wounds.

The IDF confirmed the incident, reporting that a Palestinian citizen approached the Hawara checkpoint Monday afternoon, behaving in a suspicious manner. The man beeped numerous times when he passed through a metal detector, even when asked to remove objects from his person.

Soldiers reported becoming suspicious when the Palestinian man began to argue with them. They opened fire when the man reached for something under his shirt.

According to IDF sources, the man was in possession of a suspicious object.

Security forces are looking into the incident, and the army is also investigating whether or not appropriate procedures were followed before opening fire.

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