The apparently cold-blooded murder by the Israeli occupation army of three Palestinians near the southern West Bank city of Yatta on Tuesday is only the latest Zionist provocation against the Palestinians.
The three victims of the latest murder are Mousa Muhammed Makhamreh Mahmould Khaled al-Najjar and Muhammed Fouad Nayrokh.
Two of the victims were killed inside a car they were riding while a third was executed elsewhere near Yatta. Israel is refusing to say why the third person was murdered prompting speculations that the man might have been abducted and then executed.
The Israeli army claimed the three belonged to “a Salafist cell” and were planning to carry out an attack against Israeli targets.
The Israeli army also hinted that the Palestinian Authority (PA) might have been involved in intelligence efforts leading to the “liquidation of the cell.”
The Israeli spokesman claimed an exchange of fire preceded the killings. However the same spokesman said that only a pistol was found in the car two of the victims were riding which really raises questions about the credibility and veracity of the Israeli spokesman’s account of the incident.
One really wonders how the two Palestinians would “exchange fire” with heavily armed crack soldiers when all they had was a small pistol?
Moreover it is really hard to buy the Israeli claim that that the three victims were planning an attack. This is no more than a cheap pretext to murder innocent people.
Indeed even if we gave Israeli claims the benefit of the doubt Israel would still be guilty of premeditated murder.
In the final analysis people are not executed because they are suspected of contemplating carrying out an attack. Israel can’t be accuser judge and executioner.
More to the point the victims could have been easily arrested especially given the fact that the car was wrecked and couldn’t move any further especially as the two victims remained inside the car even according to the Israeli spokesman’s narrative.
All these actual and circumstantial pieces of evidence suggest that we are talking about an act of cold blooded murder.
This act of murder is of course not the first of its kind nor will it be the last.
Murdering Palestinians often in cold blood has always been and is Israel’s modus operandi in dealing with our people.
Israel is simply seeking to ignite the region especially after the nuclear agreement between Western countries and Iran which Israeli Prime Minister called a “historical mistake.”
The murderous Israeli behavior suggests Israel is trying to compensate its political loss and diplomatic failure following the Iran-west deal by ganging up on the helpless Palestinians.
If true the three victims were Salafists revenge would be in the offing. Furthermore the latest crime is likely to create more motivation for attacks on para-military Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Israel has chosen to up the ante and will have to face the consequences.
Finally the Palestinian Authority is not really innocent. The protection of Palestinians from Israeli savagery and barbarianism ought to be its utmost responsibility. In fact the PA stands accused of collaboration with Israel against its own people.
Yes the PA is too weak and too pliant to physically protect Palestinian citizens from Zionist aggression.
But the PA does have certain cards to play including the so-called security coordination with Israel.
Isn’t it a national disgrace for a purportedly national authority to cooperate and coordinate with the murderers of its people? This is more than just an unforgivable sin. It is an indelible crime and monumental disgrace that will haunt the PA for eternity.
