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March 20, 2004
Al-Aqsa Brigades apologizes for killing Israeli Arab in Jerusalem

HA'ARETZ: Al-Aqsa Brigades apologizes for killing Israeli Arab in Jerusalem

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades on Saturday apologized for killing a young Israeli Arab student in a shooting attack in Jerusalem on Friday evening, saying that he had been mistaken for a "settler."

George Elias Khouri, a 20-year-old student at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem was killed in a drive-by shooting as he was jogging in the French Hill area of Jerusalem.

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, linked to Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement, later claimed responsibility for the shooting.

"We will consider him as a martyr like hundreds of Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation forces," the leader of the militant group said Saturday, adding that they would send a letter of apology to Khouri's family.

(Since he was a student of Hebrew University and not Al-Quds, shouldn't Al-Aqsa brand him a "collaborator" like they do with Palestinian Arabs who cooperate with Israelis?)

Posted by Laurence Simon at March 20, 2004 08:24 AM | TrackBack
Comments

He's a martyr because these dummies killed him? Yes, so-called Muslim terrorists can kill Muslims just as effectively as they try to kill anyone else.

Posted by: popd at March 20, 2004 11:08 AM

This is a new phenomenon and a little worrying. The fundamentalists believe that their "innocent" victims are martyrs to their cause. This is quite grotesque as it removes all the guilt from their murdering agents. They believe the victims will receive the same rewards as they will when they enter paradise. They are essentially doing their victims a favour by killing them.

Posted by: angloamerican at March 20, 2004 12:47 PM

Can an innocent jogger killed in cold blood be posthumously declared a "martyr" ? Would he receive full benefits, that is to say the 72 black eyed virgins ? What about the hair on his body ? No Muslim can touch the hair of a dead person, and no martyr can enter into paradise with hair on his body, so who can prepare the body for paradise ? Big problem here. I think a religious ruling is needed.

Allah Akbar,

Edward

Posted by: edward at March 20, 2004 07:19 PM

Question-If he enters Paradise in a hirsute condition,
will he have to borrow somebody elses 72 virgins
or will he get issued an unused bunch?

Posted by: Mike H. at March 20, 2004 11:26 PM

Actually, the virgins legend comes from a mis-translation of the Koran. The real words, in Aramaic dialect of the time show that the meaning is actually white grapes will be given. No joke.

Check here:

http://213.92.16.98/ESW_articolo/0,2393,42077,00.html

There is quite an effort going on in Europe among leftist and Islamic groups to find this academic and whack him as a warning about disseminating heresy.

sleddog six actual sends

Posted by: hungry valley at March 21, 2004 01:34 PM

Hungry, thanks for the interesting reading. Really interesting reading.
And I promise not to try jokes around here again. :-p

Posted by: Mike H. at March 21, 2004 07:45 PM

I don't get it...what do they do with the grapes ? Fuck them ? I'm really confused here. What's the sense of blowing yourself up if you could just as easily wander over to the produce department with two or three dollars and pick out a good looking seedless bunch ?

Posted by: edward at March 21, 2004 08:03 PM

If you want to destroy Al Qaeda morale, just tell them they're getting white grapes instead of 72 virgins!

Posted by: popd at March 22, 2004 08:37 AM

hence the term sour grapes....."What, I blew my a-- into 1,000 pieces and all I get is this vine of grapes? Hey....how am I supposed to eat them? Well, I didn't want to live, anyway.


...man, I miss my girlfriend....

Hey, I've got to get back and warn the others....where's my mouth...and my...

Posted by: Jeff B at March 22, 2004 09:39 AM

Hey, they said they would send a letter of appology to the family......what more could the family of this brilliant student want...

Posted by: Jeff B at March 22, 2004 09:44 AM

Arabs are animals. sick twisted animals.

Posted by: Fat Guy at March 22, 2004 11:51 AM

Question:
If male martyrs get 72 virgins to romp around with following their deeds, what the hell happens to the female arabs that blow themselves up? Are they forced to pull the train for eternity for 72 brown eyed bucks? How the hell do you sell that to them? Something doesnt seem right.

Posted by: Arnar in Iceland at April 19, 2004 12:44 PM

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