12 Year Old Palestinian Killed By IDF Saves Israeli Lives

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/642099.html

Family of boy killed by IDF donates his organs for peace
By Amos Harel and Arnon Regular, Haaretz Correspondent

The family of Ahmed al-Khatib, a 12 year old fatally shot last week by Israeli troops who mistook his toy gun for a real rifle, have donated his organs at a Haifa hospital "for the sake of peace between peoples."

His organs helped save the lives of six patients. His heart was given to a 12-year-old girl; his liver was divided in two and given to two patients, a six-month old baby and a 56-year-old woman; his kidneys were given to a 5-year-old boy and his lungs were given to a 5-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl, Israel Radio reported.

The boy died of his wounds on Saturday.

Dr. Tzvi Ben-Yishai, a spokesman for Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, where Khatib had been treated, said that the boy's parents decided to donate his organs "to bring hearts closer and bring peace closer."

The boy's uncle, Jamal Khatib, confirmed that the family had donated the organs.

"This is not a political issue, but a personal one," the boy's father told Channel Two news. "I had an older brother who suffered from kidney failure and there were no transplants available. When the doctor told me that my boy was clinically dead, I remembered my brother and thought of ways to help."

The Thursday shooting incident occurred when soldiers entered the Jenin refugee camp as part of an ongoing operation to arrest Islamic Jihad operatives.

Shots were fired at the soldiers from the western part of the camp, and bullets hit one of their jeeps. According to Palestinian sources, Islamic Jihad and Fatah gunmen both participated in the exchange of fire, and teenagers threw rocks at the jeeps.

The soldiers thought they saw an armed man some 130 meters away, and one of the soldiers fired, hitting the suspected gunman in the head. A Palestinian ambulance picked up the wounded suspect, but when the soldiers approached the site, they found a plastic gun.

The IDF Spokesman's Office distributed photographs of the toy to show how real it looked.

Khatib was taken to the hospital in Ramallah, but when the seriousness of his condition became clear, the Palestinian Authority arranged to have him transferred to Israel.

Palestinian sources said Khatib was apparently not one of the boys who had been throwing rocks at the soldiers.

Muslims? Doing good? Not seeking revenge? Not trying to eat our first borns? Must be imposters.

 

I think that was quite a good gesture.

 

"Khatib was taken to the hospital in Ramallah, but when the seriousness of his condition became clear, the Palestinian Authority arranged to have him transferred to Israel."

Shame the PLO did not transferr him sooner.

 

What do you want to bet the kid was doing with that toy gun? Probably pretending to shoot at the Israeli soldiers. Just one more kid who won't get a chance to blow up any Israelis.

Regards,
CraigG

Answer: 1.
Question: How many psychics does it take to change a light bulb.

 

It's a proven fact that if you are trying to get rid of lice, you have to kill the "nits"!

 

Exactly!

Regards,
CraigG

Answer: 1.
Question: How many psychics does it take to change a light bulb.

 

Dan there are many very cool Islamic people. Some of the anti-semetic comments here go to far.

 

Your right again, should have said i prefer my to be room temperature or lower.

 

I know and have actually known some of those "I hate America" a**holes, they deserve your derision, but you paint with too broad a brush. I have also known very decent people who are serious about the real Islam, not that phoney jihad crap.

 

Real islam is jihad. There can be no other religion on Islam.

It is like the Borg of star trek, assimulate or be destoryed.
Then once assimulated you are mindless.

 

Real islam is jihad. There can be no other religion but Islam.

It is like the Borg of star trek, assimulate or be destoryed.
Then once assimulated you are mindless.

 

I am disappointed by some of the rhetoric here. I am not a politically correct person, but outright racism and hatred is ugly any way you cut it. We have too many Mexicans coming across the border, but that does not mean that Mexicans are not basically really good people. They indeed are. There are a lot of ignorant and hateful Muslims, but that does not mean that most Muslims are horrible. Killing people is not a good thing, and killing children is almost unspeakable. Unfortunately, it happens. I think to assess these killings so lightly, or to discuss the issue with attempted humor, probably says more about the commentor than it does about the shooters or the victims.

I'm done preaching. You guys are making me feel like a touchy-feely liberal.

 

We must know the enemy for what it is and have a united course of action to this threat. The people of the middle east are as much of victims of islam as the people that they kill for islam.

My comment of assimulate or be destoryed also happens within islamic nations.
Just look at what happened in Iran after the Shah was desposed. Just look at what happened in Jordon for they were not Islamic enough.

 

That's what the real Islam is! Jihad is something encouraged by the Koran.

Regards,
CraigG

Answer: one.
Question: How many psychics does it take to change a light bulb.

 

...and sacrificing sheep is encouraged by the Bible.

 

So what is your point. When the Israelies where giving sheep up to God, their neighbors were sacrificing their kids to Baal.

Sad thing is those neighbors are still sacrificing their kids as bombers.
Is Allah, Baal?

 

What does this have to do with coins?

 

Evidently you haven't checked on the price of sheep lately!

 

Hah! That is total baloney!

 

Baloney is not kosher (except Hebrew National)