Israel Matzav and I wonder how AP can describe Samir Quntar’s Nazi salute as a “gesture?”
Released prisoners Samir Kantar, left, gestures with other prisoners as they symbolically breakthrough a makeshift prison bars, during celebrations for their release from Israeli prison, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah greeted the five Lebanese militants who were released by Israel, at the massive rally in south Beirut, his first public appearance since January.
(AP Photo)
Flipping the bird is too obviously rude, and Kuntar clearly put on too much weight for a celebratory a chest bump.
But don’t think he’s introducing a new trend. Hezbollah’s been giving the Nazi “gesture” for years.
UPDATE July 18: Adolf Kuntar — ’nuff said.
