The official spokesman for Mahmoud Abbas, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, said today that the "assassination" of "three young men" by the IDF near the gate of Mount Gerizim in Nablus is a "war crime", and it is a continuation of the policy of "collective punishment" to which our Palestinian people are subjected.
The "victims" were terrorists who opened fire on the Israeli troops and were killed in response.
The "young men" were 32, 33 and 43 years old.
While the Palestinian Authority in English says that they were innocent victims of Israeli aggression, Hamas says it is proud of "this group of the al-Qassam Brigades' mujahideen, who set out with all their faith and certainty to confront this criminal enemy."
There is no universe where soldiers killing those who fire at them first are war criminals - except in Palestinian fantasy land.
Unfortunately, fantasies are often treated as reality when people want them to be true.
