While in Israel for the Dimona Media Conference, Donald Bostrom — better known for writing the Swedish blood libel — was interviewed by Haaretz's Gideon Levy and by Channel 2's Yair Lapid.
Talk about stark contrasts. Levy gives Bostrom a platform to spout off with unchallenged answers like this:
Would you write it differently now?
"If I were writing it again, I would stress that the IDF liquidates so many youths without a trial and that they take bodies and conduct autopsies on them without the permission of the families. My article created confusion and was incorrectly interpreted. I admire your democratic courage to invite me to explain myself here."
Lapid, on the other hand, pulled no punches:
Lapid shot back, "To say this without a shred of evidence, that Israel possibly harvested organs from Palestinians who disappeared, in other words, whom we kidnapped, killed, and robbed their organs, is a degrading and monstrous idea."
In response, Bostrom said that he understands why people are angry, saying that everyone lies while at war. He said that it is difficult for reporters to distinguish between what is correct and what is a lie. "If it were just one family, fine. But there were many families. Mothers have a right to know what happened to their sons," claimed Bostrom.
See also Lapid's commentary on Bostrom, published before the interview.
