The Jerusalem Post blows the lid on a recent front page story in The Independent about Israel's "death squads." British reporter Donald Macintyre didn't provide the full picture on the death of Jamal Abdel Razak in 2000:
But Razak was no mere "militant." He was a senior Tanzim operative who had been imprisoned by Israel (1992-1997) and when released planned numerous bombing attacks.
Contrary to the implication left by Macintyre, all four killed were Fatah. The movement issued a statement condemning "the assassination of four of its cadre . . ." warning that the "blood of its sons" would be avenged.
Some may wonder why we bother taking umbrage over yet one more slanderous attack in a British press long fixated on delegitimizing Israel.
Because though anti-Israelism pervades the British media and academia, truly independent readers deserve to know the wider circumstances of Jamal Abdel Razak's demise, and that there are no "killing squads" in Israel.
The real hit job here is The Indy's character assassination of the IDF.
