Israeli intelligence officers forced a Palestinian man from Beit Ummar to drink wine at gunpoint on Tuesday evening, a local committee spokesman said.This story is all over the Arabic media. FARS News of Iran published it as well, along with a host of anti-Israel webpages.
An Israeli military patrol stopped Muhammad Khalil Abu Dayyah, 24, from the Safa neighborhood near Beit Ummar and forced him into a military tower at the entrance to Beit Ummar, said Muhammad Ayyad Awad, spokesman of Beit Ummar's committee against Israel's separation wall and settlements.
Abu Dayyah was being asked to give names of young men who participate in clashes against Israeli forces in the Hebron-district town, Awad said.
When Abu Dayyah refused to cooperate with the soldiers, they brought an intelligence officer who took out a list of names of young locals and asked him to identify them.
Abu Dayyah refused to give any information, and the intelligence officer pointed a rifle at the back of his head and ordered him to drink a bottle of wine.
Awad said that after Abu Dayyah drank the bottle, he passed out for an hour. He was awoken by Israeli soldiers who then threw him out of the military installation, he added.
Locals who witnessed Abu Dayyah being taken away by Israeli forces took him home after the incident, confirming that he appeared under the influence and smelling of alcohol.
The consumption of alcohol is prohibited in Islam.
Yes, the IDF's secret weapon is apparently a bottle of Man-O-Manischewitz!
The Jewish Press actually bothered to ask the IDF to investigate the incident. Here was the response:
After reviewing the incident, all indications show that the described event did not occur. Yesterday, a Palestinian who was apparently inebriated approached an army post near Beit Ummar. Using minimal, non-aggressive measures, IDF forces moved him away from the spot."The IDF made me do it" is the modern Palestinian Arab's version of "The dog ate my homework."
Military Sources: No active engagements took place between IDF forces and locals in the area in question during the last 48 hours.
It turns out that Abu Dayyah has been in the news before. Among other incidents, this story in Dostour from last year, sourced to the same local committee, says that Israeli soldiers in Beit Ummar beat him - and that Abu Dayyah was mentally ill.