“It was Clear they were Focusing”

“It was Clear they were Focusing”

Interviewed by Esther Schapira a year after the Al Durah incident Talal Abu Rahma, France2’s Palestinian photojournalist, alleges that the Israelis were expressly targeting the Al Durahs as they huddled by the wall at Netzarim Junction on September 30, 2000.

  • Problem 1: External inconsistency – The Israeli post was 80 meters from the Al Durahs. How likely is it that Israeli sharpshooters firing high velocity weapons at overlapping stationary targets from a distance of 80 meters would require 28 minutes of ...
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Problematic Testimonies

“45 Minutes the Boy, Period…”

“45 Minutes the Boy, Period…”

Interviewed by Esther Schapira a year after the Al Durah incident Talal Abu Rahma, France2’s Palestinian photojournalist, recalls how the Israelis allegedly targeted Mohammed exclusively for 45 minutes as the Al-Durahs huddled by the wall at Netzarim Junction on September 30, 2000.

  • Problem 1: Internal inconsistency – In other testimony during the same interview Abu Rachma insisted that the Israelis targeted the Al Durahs for 28 minutes, not 45.
  • Problem 2: External inconsistency – The Israeli post was 80 meters from the ...
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Problematic Testimonies

“6 Minutes… in 45 Minutes Shooting on the Boy…”

“6 Minutes… in 45 Minutes Shooting on the Boy…”

Interviewed by Esther Schapira a year after the Al Durah incident Talal Abu Rahma, France2’s Palestinian photojournalist, recalls how much film he shot from the 45 minute period over which he alleged that the Israelis targeted Mohammed Al Durah specifically as the Al Durahs as they huddled by the wall at Netzarim Junction on September 30, 2000.

  • Problem 1: Internal Inconsistency – Soon after the incident, in sworn testimony before the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, on October 3, ...
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Problematic Testimonies

“Hundreds [of Bullets]…”

“Hundreds [of Bullets]…”

Interviewed by Esther Schapira a year after the Al Durah incident Talal Abu Rahma, France2’s Palestinian photojournalist, recounts how many bullets the Israelis fired during the 45 minutes over which Abu Rahma alleges the IDF targeted the Al Durahs as they huddled by the wall at Netzarim Junction on September 30, 2000.

Problem 1: External inconsistency – How is it that after “hundreds of bullets” fired during a period of “45 minutes” at the Al Durahs the final frames of Abu ...

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Problematic Testimonies

“Sounds of bullets… you cannot hear nothing…” – Talal Abu Rahma Interviewed by Esther Schapira

“Sounds of bullets… you cannot hear nothing…” – Talal Abu Rahma Interviewed by Esther Schapira

Interviewed by Esther Schapira a year after the Al Durah incident Talal Abu Rahma, France2’s Palestinian photojournalist, describes how deafening and incessant the Israeli fire was as the IDF allegedly targeted the Al Durahs huddled by the wall for 45 minutes. Listen carefully again to Abu Rahma’s raw footage of the incident on the first page of the Evidence section. Does Abu Rahma’s account of the Israeli fire here comport with the account in his raw video footage?

  • Problem: External inconsistency ...
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Problematic Testimonies

“Nobody could raise his head…” – Talal Abu Rahma interviewed by Esther Schapira

“Nobody could raise his head…” – Talal Abu Rahma interviewed by Esther Schapira

Interviewed by Esther Schapira a year after the Al Durah incident Talal Abu Rahma, France2’s Palestinian photojournalist, recalls the blistering Israeli fire as the Israelis allegedly targeted the Al Durahs huddled by the wall for 45 minutes. Listen again to the raw footage of the incident on the first page of the Evidence section. Does Abu Rahma’s account of the Israeli fire here comport with the account in his raw video footage?

  • Problem 1: External inconsistency – The firing recorded in ...
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Problematic Testimonies

“We have some secrets, you know, for our self…” – Talal Abu Rahma interviewed by Esther Schapira

“We have some secrets, you know, for our self…” – Talal Abu Rahma interviewed by Esther Schapira

Interviewed by Esther Schapira a year after the Al Durah incident, Talal Abu Rahma, France2’s Palestinian photojournalist, avers that he filmed the kind of the bullets fired at the Al Durahs and further states that France2 collected bullets from the wall – but he cannot recall the size of the bullets and maintains that the information is “secret’. There are several problems with this testimony:

  • Problem 1: Internal inconsistency – Earlier, in the same interview (See Video Clip # 5 at ...
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Evidence: Bullets, Problematic Testimonies

Ambulance Evacuation of Young Adult with No Injuries – France2 Footage

Ambulance Evacuation of Young Adult with No Injuries – France2 Footage

In this France 2 scene, a young man who shows no obvious sign of injury, but might have hurt his hand, is manhandled by erstwhile ‘rescuers’ and possibly injured by them as they try to bundle him into a mis-cued ambulance for the benefit of the photographers. Following the original sequence as shot by Talal Abu Rahma is a replay of the footage, narrated by Richard Landes.