Israeli Media, Again, Humanizes Arab Terrorists!

G-d willing on Rosh Chodesh Tammuz, this coming Sunday we'll be celebrating the release of Naftali, Eyal and Gilad, if not then we will pray for them. Reminder that Rosh Chodesh Tammuz will be this Shabbat and Sunday.

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Last night I watched the Israeli Channel Two News. The good news was that they announced that the IDF has had a major lead in tracking down and G-d willing releasing the three kidnapped teenagers, Gil-Ad Shaer, Eyal Yifrah and Naftali Fraenkel, from the Arab terrorists, because they know who are the terrorist masterminds of the crime.

Marwan Kawasmeh (L), Amar Abu-Eisha

Israel Security Agency

my tv screen, father of Arab terrorist
being interviewed by Israel's Channel 2

The bad news is that since the media had this information for days, they had prepared a terribly sympathetic, humanizing piece about them featuring one of the wives, who looked young, beautiful and innocent crying that she didn't believe her husband was guilty. I wasn't quick enough to get my camera out to shoot her, but I did catch the interview with the father, who, no surprise, firmly denied that his darling son could be involved. Apparently, according to what was said, the news media has known this for days and cooperated with military censorship. They didn't publicize the news, but they did prepare the clip to be ready the moment the IDF let the information out.

There was very little about the kidnapped boys and their families, since no doubt after almost two weeks, there isn't much new to add. They did show the seventeen year old brother of Eyal Yifrach in London. He is there to speak about his kidnapped brother.

Asaf Yifrach at the London
solidarity event
pic by Steve Winston

Asaf Yifrach was in London yesterday to raise awareness of the plight of his brother  and fellow teenagers Naftali Fraenkel and Gilad Shaar and to urge the community to pray for the trio who disappeared in the West Bank two weeks ago.Speaking to the Jewish News ahead of a Zionist Federation-organised solidarity event in north London and as Israeli forces widen their search for the youngsters, the 17-year-old said: “At first I didn’t believe what had happened. Eyal said he would be coming home late that day and never returned. This is now our reality. I haven’t even been able to eat. My brother and I are best friends. Every time he came into the house I was so happy, but I would never tell him. Now I regret not saying how much he means to me.”Asaf said he has gained “huge strength” from the outpouring of support that has seen vigils held and also moved celebrities, politicians and supporters from all walks of life to back the ‘Bring Back our Boys’ campaign.

Yes, the families' campaign has gone abroad, not only to the United Nations.

#BRING BACK OUR BOYS!!