Palestinians Accuse Israelis of Harvesting Organs from Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces

On August 1, 2014, The Times of Israel posted one of their most honest articles to date. In it, the author openly made the case that in certain circumstances genocide may not only be permissible, but in fact a necessary component of government policy. The original article was taken down after the internet got hold of it and began spreading it feverishly. The title of the article "When Genocide is Permissible" by itself was bad enough, but this wasn't a question of poor word choice. It was the thesis. This is particularly evident in the closing paragraph: "I will conclude with a question for all the humanitarians out there. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clearly stated at the outset of this incursion that his objective is to restore a sustainable quiet for the citizens of Israel. We have already established that it is the responsibility of every government to ensure the safety and security of its people. If political leaders and military experts determine that the only way to achieve its goal of sustaining quiet is through genocide is it then permissible to achieve those responsible goals?" There is a persistent narrative promoted by Israeli newspaper columnists and politicians which should raise eyebrows in the West. They are calling for the dismantling of Gaza and the relocation of its people; in other words genocide and, yes, concentration camps.

Israel blasts Palestinians after accusations of organ-harvesting

November 4, 2015

Reuters - The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday rejected Palestinian allegations that Israel had recently harvested organs from Palestinians its forces had killed, condemning the charges as anti-Semitic.

In a letter to British Ambassador Matthew Rycroft, president of the U.N. Security Council this month, the chief Palestinian delegate at the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, described what he said was the alleged harvesting of body parts of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces.

"After returning the seized bodies of Palestinians killed by the occupying forces through October, and following medical examinations, it has been reported that the bodies were returned with missing corneas and other organs," Mansour wrote Rycroft on Tuesday.

He added that this was confirmation of "past reports about organ harvesting."

Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon responded on Wednesday with a letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demanding that the U.N. chief condemn what he described as Mansour's open anti-Semitism.

"This blood libel by the Palestinian representative exposes his anti-Semitic motives and his true colors," Danon said in the letter, according to a statement from the Israeli mission.

"Anti-Semitism has no place in the halls of the United Nations and must be denounced," he added. "I call on you to repudiate this sinister accusation and to condemn the ongoing incitement by Palestinian leaders."

The focus of Mansour's Nov. 3 letter to Rycroft was the recent violence in Palestinian territories and East Jerusalem.

Eleven Israelis have been killed in stabbings, shootings or other attacks. At least 68 Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli forces, including 41 who Israel says were attackers. Many were teenagers.

Mansour wrote that "far from de-escalating, the situation remains precarious due to Israel's insistence on the use of violent force and oppressive measures."

Israel has accused Palestinian officials of inciting the violence by spreading what it says are false allegations.