A New Low: Police Claim Torching Of Palestinian Cars Was 'Fabricated'

[Purveyor]

At the end of last week, the police came out with an unusual announcement, claiming that the torching of six cars in the village of Qusra some ten days ago was “fabricated.” We reacted immediately (Hebrew), and reporter Yigal Mosco of Channel 2 had some select words for the police (Hebrew), noting their claims were “embarrassing.” A few more words are in order.

Let’s start at the beginning. When the police say the residents of Qusra fabricated the incident, they are actually saying the residents committed the felony of a false report. I don’t want to give anyone any ideas, but if the police think such a felony was committed, then they have to interrogate the suspects long and hard, and only afterward come out with an announcement. So far, not a single Qusra resident has been interrogated for false complaints. By the way, the police know precisely who the suspects are and where they live: they signed official statements, after all. So what do we have here? A police force which falsely accuses people of committing a crime it hasn’t even begun to investigate.

Which, truth be told, should surprise no one. The fictitious closing of investigations that have never actually been opened is the specialty of the Samaria and Judea (SJ) District Police. According to our sources, the investigation was very quick. So quick it didn’t actually take place. The burning of the vehicles took place on Friday, some ten days ago; on the following Saturday, settlers and soldiers committed a pogrom in the village; and on the next Wednesday, the first of the SJ district’s finest showed up to investigate the arson. They ran into a group of angry residents, carried out a hasty withdrawal, and haven’t come back since. Which did not prevent the police from saying, about a day later, that the arson was fabricated.

So it turns out that when the cops really want to, they can close the files as quick as a wink. It’s just a pity that they forget we pay them not to close cases but to crack them – to find the truth as best they can. The reason for the police libel is also clear: the SJ district is under heavy pressure following its dysfunction on the issue of Qusra. Thus, it found the quick way out: it fabricated reality.

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[Purveyor]

1. Yes, yes, yes...from 927 MAG! There, saving some the effort of pointing this out.

[King_David]

2. Why post it if you agree this source can not be trusted ? nt

[Purveyor]

3. Wow, you are right on the ball tonight aren't you. LOL. Thanks for playing. eom

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

9. You got to give KD credit for something.

[King_David]

12. Why ? I was actually agreeing with his post. nt

[aquart]

4. 1929 Hebron Massacre was interesting.

So very St. Bartholomew's Day.

[oberliner]

5. Yossi, Yossi he's our man! If he can't do it, no one can!

This is a new low - even for 972mag.

Maybe not for Yossi "I used to be Jewish until I saw the light" Gurvitz.

[azurnoir]

6. yes Gurvitz left Judaism and became an atheist

tell us oberliner why do you always leave that out? Do you not believe in freedom of religious choices? would you apply that standard to Muslims or Christians?

[shaayecanaan]

7. Thats a dirty, gutless smear - even by your standards...

”I was raised as an Orthodox Jew, graduated from a Yeshiva (Nehalim), but saw the light and turned atheist at about the age of 17.”

I could say the same about myself, although I was about fifteen at the time.

[Israeli]

8. I'm beggining to see a pattern here

you always comment on the writer of the article not on the articles content , just as you did with Uri Misga yesterday and with Larry Derfner constantly .

What does it matter if he or Uri Misga are atheists ?

There are many of us who are oberliner , there are also many Israeli citizens who are not Jewish .

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

10. It's an old, tired trick. Attack the source of the article and try to discredit them.

Perhaps an article by Donald Segretti would be more welcome by some?

[azurnoir]

11. well I don't know about Segretti but those great liberals

Barry Rubin and Phyllis Chesler get a fair amount of play here

[Scootaloo]

13. The notion of atheism really seems to piss you off.

This is the second time in as many days I've seen you taking a piss over the fact that someone is not religious. What's up with that, Oberliner?

[oberliner]

14. Just talking about Judaism that way

If someone said, I used to be Muslim but then I saw the light and converted to Judaism, I would imagine a Muslim might find that off-putting.