Today’s Blood Libel

Earlier today, palestinians blamed Jewish “settlers” for killing a teen.

It turns out a Jewish man did shoot the teen..in self-defence.

Police said Thursday that a man, apparently a settler, who shot and killed a 19-year old Palestinian Thursday in the West Bank, had been attacked by a group of Arabs and was acting in self defense.

The man has not yet been identified and police are not sure of his whereabouts.

A police investigation has concluded that the shooter, who was armed with a gun, was walking alone on a path near the village of Iraq Burin when he was attacked.

The man tried to ward off his assailants, but one of them approached him with a stone, police said. He fired a single shot and fled the scene. The victim has been identified as Udai Maher Qadous.

Ynet has learned that the police are relying on testimony given by one of the Arab youths, as well as footage from an IDF security camera at the scene.

The Samaria Settlers’ Committee responded by stating, “Today it was once again proven that Arab blood libels against Jews are automatically adopted by leftist organizations that incite against settlers. After it was proved that this was self-defense, we expect everyone to apologize.”

Samaria Regional Council head Gershon Mesika said, “I am glad police exposed today the truth behind the Arab plot. Unfortunately these plots are usually made public in a manner that harms and libels the Jewish population.”

Yitzhar spokesman Avraham Binyamin responded to the report as well. “The police announcement proves once again that the Arabs have blood on their hands. The hands of the extreme leftist organizations are filthy as well, for touting Arab blood libels,” he said.

JPost paints an even more precarious situation for the Jewish man.

The Judea and Samaria Police said late Thursday night that a Palestinian teen from the West Bank village of Iraq Burin was killed after he threatened a pedestrian with a rock.

The police said that they did not know the identity of the pedestrian, but that they were exploring the possibility that he was Israeli, and maybe a settler.

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The man was walking in the area of Iraq Burin when he was surrounded by a group of Palestinians who began throwing rocks at him, according to an initial police investigation.

One of the Palestinians, a teenager, then moved toward him with a rock in hand, police reported.

The man tried to force the Palestinian teenager to step back, the police said. When that failed the man took out a gun and shot at the teen.

Amazingly, the report of the left-wing Ha’aretz paints an equally precarious situation for the Jewish man, and adds the important details that he only shot at them after his warning shots were ignored, as well as the fact the palestinians’ changed their testimony.

The Palestinian who was shot to death near Nablus on Thursday appears to have been shot by an unidentified Israeli, police confirmed after Palestinians reported earlier in the day that the shooting was carried out by a settler.

Palestinian eyewitnesses said that 18-year-old Fadi Kaddous was shot to death by a settler after clashes broke out between the settler and a group of rock-throwing Palestinians.

A nearby security camera apparently captured grainy images of the shooting and confirmed that the shooter had Israeli features.

The camera footage showed the group of Palestinians attacking a man with rocks. The man responded by firing a gun in the air, which failed to deter his attackers. The man fired again, this time in the direction of the Palestinians. The video supposedly shows the bullet entering and exiting the shoulder-chest region of one of the attackers; it is being further studied by ballistics experts.

Police also investigated the group of three Palestinian villagers who reported the incident. The group had at first said that armed settlers attacked them but further on in the investigation changed their testimony. The police are currently searching for the unidentified shooter.

Not amazingly, Ha’aretz still found a way to headline the story in a way to point the blame at the Jewish man.