Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Case Closed

"Israeli Army Ends Inquiry Into Soldiers' Accounts of Gaza Abuses"; By Isabel Kershner; A9

Since Friday, March 20, NYT has printed several articles about accusations of Israeli misconduct during the Gaza Offensive in January. 

After investigating the matter, Israel's advocate general stated that the incidents reported were unfounded. The supposed accounts "were based on hearsay." In other words, no one witnessed them. 

The man who leaked the stories to the press, Dany Zamir, unconvincingly claims that "it was not his intention to attract media attention." 

The article concludes with inconsistent Palestinian death totals for the Gaza Offensive from the Israeli Army and The Palestinian Center for Human Rights in Gaza. 

Isabel Kershner neglects to explain the discrepancy, as Ethan Bronner did on Saturday. 

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