Arutz Shiva (Israel National News) reports of the lynching of a 70-year old Israeli man in Bethehem Tuesday. The man, who also held U.S. citizenship, was found in a soccer field in PLO-controlled Beit Sachur, his body badly beaten. According to the report,

The victim entered Bethlehem with an Arab acquaintance, who apparently reported the lynch to Israel security forces. Lieut.-Col Sharon Levy, commander of the Bethlehem District Coordinating Office, told Israel Radio that when they received reports of an Israeli in distress, they checked with the PLO police who denied that any such incident was taking place. Levy indicated that he relied upon the PLO report and subsequently ‘lost connection with the unfolding incident.’ When he discovered that they had lied to him, it was too late. Levy said, ‘We have strong complaints against the Palestinians that the police there did not protect the man, did not report the incident to us, and then lied about it.’

Strong complaints?

Officers who saw the body are saying that the victim was badly beaten and shot many times. Not all of the details have become clear; an investigation is underway.

I should hope so! A beaten and bullet-riddled elderly Israeli/American was lynched and left in a soccer field in PLO-controlled territory. Nobody present stopped it. And the PLO police denied it to Israeli command long enough to allow it to happen.

Let the peace talks begin…!

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