Tuesday, October 04, 2016

Israeli murder of Palestinians: what US media ignore

"Given these caveats, Ma’an’s records show the following:
- 69 Palestinians killed while committing or attempting to commit stabbing attacks
- 48 Palestinians killed while allegedly attempting to commit stabbing attack
- 62 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces during clashes, police and/or army raids
- 13 Palestinians killed while committing vehicular attacks
- 8 Palestinians killed while allegedly committing vehicular attacks
- 8 Palestinians killed while committing shooting attacks
- 4 Palestinians killed while allegedly committing or attempting to commit shooting attacks
- 5 Palestinians killed while committing simultaneous shooting and stabbing attacks
- 3 Palestinians killed while committing simultaneous shooting and vehicular attacks
- 1 Palestinian killed while committing simultaneous stabbing and vehicular attack
- 2 Palestinians killed while committing attacks with incendiary or explosive devices
- 2 Palestinians killed while allegedly committing attacks with incendiary or explosive devices
- 5 Palestinians killed by airstrikes and shelling
- 5 Palestinians killed while bystanders of violence
Based off of these numbers, 122 Palestinians, or 52 percent of them, were killed while committing or allegedly committing stabbing attacks, confirming the perception of the past year being marked by small-scale attacks with knives or similar weapons."