Articles which threaten Israeli security.Byline: Bouthaina Shaaban Summary: <p>The investigative report An investigative report is a document that is meant to provide information on a certain topic that is not easily obtained. It is meant to present the reader with a wealth of easily understood information and usually contains an interview or two on the subject. written by Swedish journalist Donald BostrE[micro]m and published in Sweden's largest newspaper Aftonbladet about Israeli occupation forces killing Palestinians with the objective of stealing their organs raised a political and media storm in Israel meant to cover up a horrible crime perpetrated for years under the full gaze of the "free" world. First person by Bouthaina Shaaban Aa The investigative report written by Swedish journalist Donald BostrE[micro]m and published in Sweden's largest newspaper Aftonbladet about Israeli occupation forces killing Palestinians with the objective of stealing their organs raised a political and media storm in Israel meant to cover up a horrible crime perpetrated for years under the full gaze of the "free" world.Aa These criminal acts began in 1992 when Palestinians started to witness a sharp rise in the number of young Palestinians disappearing and of bodies of Palestinians killed by occupation forces being returned with organs like hearts, kidneys, livers and eyes missing.Aa "I was in the area at the time, working on a book," BostrE[micro]m writes. "On several occasions I was approached by UN staff concerned about the developments. The persons contacting me said that organ theft Organ theft is the practice of stealing people's organs via amateur surgery while they are under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or once the person is dead, when the organs can be illicitly removed and then used for further purposes such as transplants or sold on the black definitely occurred but that they were prevented from doing anything about it C* I travelled around interviewing a great number of Palestinian families in the West Bank and Gaza -- meeting parents who told of how their sons had been deprived of organs before being killed. One example that I encountered on this eerie trip was the young stone-thrower Bilal Ahmad Ghanam."Aa Bilal, 19, was one of 133 Palestinians killed in various ways that year; 69 of them went through postmortem examination postmortem examination n. See autopsy. . BostrE[micro]m describes in detail how Israeli occupation soldiers targeted Bilal, a leader of the stone-throwing children, at midnight on May 13, 1992, shot him first in the chest and he was subsequently shot with one bullet in each leg. Two soldiers then shot Bilal in the stomach. Finally, they grabbed him by his feet, dragged him, then loaded him in a jeep and drove him to the outskirts of the village, where a military helicopter waited. He was flown to an unknown destination. Five days later he came back, dead and wrapped in green hospital fabric.Aa It was clear that Bilal's body was slit from his abdomen up to his chin. The families and relatives of Khaled from Nablus, the mother of Raed from Jenin and the uncles of Mahmood and Nafez from Gaza, all talked to BostrE[micro]m about their children who had all disappeared for a number of days only to return at night, dead and autopsied.Aa Investigations in New Jersey have proven that Rabbi Levy-Izhak (Isaac Rosenbaum) from Brooklyn and other rabbis have run for years Soprano-like networks to sell the kidneys of Palestinian martyrs in the US black market. Patients in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. paid up to $160,000 per kidney. In 2003, a medical conference showed that Israel is the only country in the world in which the medical profession does not condemn stealing human organs and does not act against those involved in such a crime. On the contrary, and as was revealed by a Dagens Nyheter Dagens Nyheter (DN) (Swedish: lit. "news of the day") is a daily newspaper in Sweden. report on December 5, 2003, and the Aftonbladet report of August 17, 2009, prominent doctors in major Israeli hospitals steal and transplant organs routinely.Aa When asked about the number of bodies sold by rabbi Rosenbaum, he answers proudly, "we are talking about a very large number," and that his company has worked in this field "for a long period of time." Francis Delmonici, professor of transplant surgery at Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. confirms that organ trafficking is widespread in Israel and believes that there is sufficient evidence to ask the International Criminal Court to investigate Israeli crimes.Aa Israeli media The following is a list of Israeli media. Print media
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They behaved in the same way with Mary Robinson and others who defended the rights of the Palestinians. They raised a media storm about US President Barack Obama awarding her the Medal of Freedom Medal of Freedom highest award given a U.S. citizen; established 1963. [Am. Hist.: Misc.] See : Prize because she took a courageous stand in support of justice in Palestine. They behaved in the same way toward the author of this article because she wrote a column in Ash-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper in which she lauded Robinson's courage in defense of human rights. The Jerusalem Post published an article against me on August 17, 2009 which is full of incitement in·cite tr.v. in·cit·ed, in·cit·ing, in·cites To provoke and urge on: troublemakers who incite riots; inciting workers to strike. See Synonyms at provoke. and accusations which aim at creating negative preconceived ideas Noun 1. preconceived idea - an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" parti pris, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossession about the author.Aa The question here is why the Jerusalem Post article neglected to mention that Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Maria Lindh, whom I mentioned with Mary Robinson in my article, and who also took honorable stances in support of justice in Palestine, was arrested several times by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank and was then assassinated as·sas·si·nate tr.v. as·sas·si·nat·ed, as·sas·si·nat·ing, as·sas·si·nates 1. To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons. 2. in ambiguous circumstances.Aa This means that official circles in Israel divert attention from an atrocious crime committed against unarmed civilian Palestinians for over 60 years to a mere article which causes a diplomatic standoff. The same circles instruct the Jerusalem Post to attack my article which calls for honoring honest leaders of the world, like Robinson, for defending justice.Aa Has the world read about how Israel interrogates Palestinian women prisoners after stripping them naked to humiliate them? Is writing about them and defending their dignity a form of anti-Semitism and hostility toward Israel and the US? And why do Israeli media implicate im·pli·cate tr.v. im·pli·cat·ed, im·pli·cat·ing, im·pli·cates 1. To involve or connect intimately or incriminatingly: evidence that implicates others in the plot. 2. the US in such crimes?Aa Despite the ferocious official Israeli campaign to silence free and honest individuals, the circle of those who believe in justice and freedom is getting wider. These are not only politicians, academics and journalists who are targeted by Israeli death or defamation squads who assassinate as·sas·si·nate tr.v. as·sas·si·nat·ed, as·sas·si·nat·ing, as·sas·si·nates 1. To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons. 2. or muzzle muzzle 1. the part of the face supported by the maxillae and nasal bones; the part of a dog's head anterior to the stop and cheeks, containing the nasal passages and bearing the nosepad. Longer in dolichocephalics and practically nonexistent in brachycephalics. them; they are the vanguard of a global movement to liberate the Palestinian people For other uses of "Palestinian", see Definitions of Palestine and Palestinian. Palestinian people (Arabic: الشعب الفلسطيني, from this ugly barbarianism. The great thing is that they come from all religions and nationalities; and they will be remembered by history as the first to dare carry the torch of supporting freedom and justice for Palestinians. And surely, no one will remember those who fabricate charges and wage cheap propaganda against human beings, human rights, human dignity Human dignity is an expression that can be used as a moral concept or as a legal term. Sometimes it means no more than that human beings should not be treated as objects. Beyond this, it is meant to convey an idea of absolute and inherent worth that does not need to be acquired and and freedom.Aa Aa Professor Bouthaina Shaaban is political and media adviser at the Syrian presidency, and former expatriates minister. She is also a writer and professor at Damascus University since 1985. She earned a doctorate in English Literature English literature, literature written in English since c.1450 by the inhabitants of the British Isles; it was during the 15th cent. that the English language acquired much of its modern form. from Warwick University, London. She was the spokesperson for Syria. She was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is the name of one of five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. in 2005. Copyright 2009, The Daily Star. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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