The Ma'an News Agency, which operates from the West Bank, released a list of 181 Gazans who were killed or maimed as a result of the Zionist assault on Gaza.
Sorry! I hold on. I goofed. The 181 Gazans were killed or maimed by Hamas. Fatah had 11 members executed by Hamas gunmen. A total of 58 Fatah men were shot in the hands or feet or both. Another 112 had their legs broken.
Can you imagine the outrage if the IDF had purposefully maimed 170 Gazans?
The Undersecretary of the caretaker government’s Ministry of Prisoners Affairs Ziyad Abu Ein spoke out against the rights violations and accused Hamas of “terrorism,” and said they were preventing media outlets in Gaza report on their crimes. “Our people badly need a free press capable of protecting the truth,” he said, noting that the truth was all that could counter the “terrorist procedures against patriotic Palestinians.”
Abu Ein also published a list of names and neighborhoods of those in Gaza who were killed, maimed, beaten or tortured during the Israeli war on Gaza. He encouraged aid organizations inside Gaza to check the list and contact those who have given testimony and prove the truth of the list of 181 names. Abu Ein also called on the Arab League to send a fact-finding mission to Gaza and uncover the reality behind the shocking information.
I'm certain that the Western media will follow up on these leads with the same doggedness that they pursue accusations of crimes by the Israelis. After all, Fatah has already provided the names, fates, and neighborhoods of those killed or maimed. Keep your eye out for the follow up stories on this one. And if you actually see one, please forward it to me. Maybe I'm too cynical.
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