Al-Dura's death, a cause celebre of the second intifada, provoked worldwide outrage. Streets, public squares, and schools in Muslim cities bore his name. He was featured on a Tunisian stamp, a poem by Mahmoud Darwish, and an al-Qaida recruitment video. "In killing this boy the Israelis killed every child in the world," Osama bin Laden said. In June 2005, Wafa Samir al-Bis, an aspiring 21-year-old "martyr," after being apprehended by Israeli guards at the Erez checkpoint in Gaza with 20 pounds of explosives in her underwear, said that she intended to carry out a suicide attack to retaliate for al-Dura's death.
My point...after all is that exposing lies and those who perpetrate them does not have a statute of limitations on it...the truth needs to be told and those who perpetrate lies and myths ought to be held accountable for the dire consequences of their actions.

Well put feisty while BOAZ DAVID seems surprised by my putting the thread up I have been aware of such lies used as weapons for a very long time.
The hate mixed with lies, for some not all, seen as a duty to lie to and hate non Muslims is out there for all to see.
In threads like this some ask about my intentions, am I driving a anti Muslim theme?
Well no say what you wish more Muslims are sickened by the hate than driving it.
But as is my right I believe in no God and as is my right think some in the name of every God do true evil.
This evil was and is inhuman and we would be better knowing our enemy , good men of all faiths should be proud to call these people behind this our enemy.

It may be old news, or no news to some of us.
But I’ll bet, the rebuttal/exposure/retraction –call it what you will. Will never be given an airing in the Palestinian territories, or their allied states.

You are absolutely correct Horus. Not only will it not get an airing...but if anything, it will be depicted as enemy propaganda and used to incite even more hatred. This is the stated aim of the Palestinian leaders and their henchmen...to incite enough hatred to further the violence against Israel and the west.

A bit more about media manipulation -

I found this recent article interesting.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/were-just-here-to-say-hi-terror-squad/2008/05/13/1210444418769.html?page=fullpage

I've read elsewhere that Leichardt and Hebron are "sister cities" and the photos were part of a personal collection.

I guess I'll have to be content with the exhibition at my own local library - a series of microscopy photos of guinea-pig sperm.

I should have added this recent comment from a well-known Rabbi

“Even when we seek revenge, it is important to make one thing clear – the life of one yeshiva boy is worth more than the lives of 1,000 Arabs . . . The Talmud states that if gentiles rob Israel of silver they will pay it back in gold, and all that is taken will be paid back in folds, but in cases like these there is nothing to pay back, since as I said – the life of one yeshiva boy is worth more than the lives of 1,000 Arabs.”

Hatred is not restricted to one side only.

The question is whether both sides feel they have a legitimate case.