WhatsappOn July 28th, Awdah al-Hathaleen, a known terror activist was killed in self defense by local farmer Yinon Levi. Hathaleen joined a crowd of other Arabs from the village of Um al Kher, an Arab village that was built illegally within the boundaries of the Jewish community of Carmel in the southern Hebron Hills.
Of course if one reads the news on outlets like the Washington Post you will get a different story. The article begins there by saying: “Awdah al-Hathaleen devoted his life to defending his small Bedouin village from intensifying threats by Israeli settlers and officials.”
The gist of the article is that Awdah al-Hathaleen is a victim of an unprovoked attack. After all, according to the Washington Post the Arabs were merely taking pictures of an Israeli bulldozer after it crashed through their village. The post goes on to say that Hathaleen who is best known for contributing to the Oscar winning “documentary” No Other Land, which is more like a propaganda film to help develop an Arab narrative in relation to Judea and Samaria, was killed as he quietly sat in a playground in Um al Kher.
The facts are clear, the bulldozer was driving on a periphery road that belongs to Carmel and the arabs from Um al Kher came to block it – meaning they had crossed into Carmel proper, which turned them into a mob with rocks and therefore a security threat.
Yinon Levi went down to the area when he saw rocks being thrown. Video evidence confirms that his car was pelted with rocks. More video evidence shows clearly that he was being surrounded by a mob of Arabs who had essentially penetrated the outer perimeter of Carmel.
After the gun shots Levi along with a number of Arabs were taken into custody. Levi was later ordered to be released because a judge noted that the ballistics on Levi’s gun do not match the bullets that hit Awdah al-Hathaleen. The fact is, even if they had matched, according Israeli law, if one believes their life is under threat and in this case, the crowd would have overwhelmed Levi as they were already on the road within the boundaries of the Karmel, he had every right to fire shots – especially since he asked them as seen in the videos to back off.
The Washington Post wants its readers to believe that Awdah al-Hathaleen was some sort of peace loving Arab who was murdered by a “Jewish terrorist,” in order to back up their false narrative concocted by handing Oscar awards to militant Arab nationalists who have perfected the art of propaganda.
