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August 02, 2007
Egyptians Murder Sudanese Refugees
They were refugees from the killing fields of Sudan. Somehow they managed to escape the murderous rampages of the Islamic government sanctioned Janjaweed death and rape squads. They made their way to Egypt, a Muslim country. But they were not welcome, and so they tried to sneak into Israel, the Jewish State, for they knew that there they would be safe; they knew that Jewish values protect the weak and the innocent. These Sudanese refugees understood, deep in their souls, that in an Arab/Muslim world infected with a viral Jew-hatred, it was Jews who were their best and last hope.
At the Egyptian-Israeli border the Sudanese were shot down, then savagely beaten to death by Egyptian soldiers.
Will we see this on the nightly news? Will the New York Times, or The Washington Post print bold headlines decrying this atrocity? Will the oh-so-compassionate Peace Now movement in Israel organize a protest march?
No, they will not.
Because to acknowledge evil means having to confront it — and arch liberals are far more comfortable accusing democracies of war crimes. There are, of course, no dangerous consequences — save fashionable celebrity.
Egyptian soldiers executed four Sudanese refugees near the Egypt-Israel border overnight Wednesday in full view of IDF troops, a shaken-sounding IDF soldier said in an interview to Channel Ten, Thursday evening.
According to the soldier, female IDF soldiers operating night vision devices identified several refugees approaching the border in an attempt to infiltrate Israel, and alerted troops who arrived after a few minutes in an army jeep.
But Egyptian troops also discovered the refugees. They fired upon them, immediately killing two and wounding a third. A fourth refugee ran towards the fence and an IDF soldier stretched out his hands, trying to help him cross the fence.
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Hat Tip: Seraphic Friend, Kishke
Posted by Robert J. Avrech at August 2, 2007 11:02 AM
Comments
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This is another case where you judge the quality of the country by the direction of refugee flow.....
What kind of blind hatred fuels the murder of fellow human beings who are trying to LEAVE your country?
And these are the folks the Israelis (and we) are supposed to negotiate with....? And accept their word on anything at all....?
I don't think so.
Posted by: Earl at August 2, 2007 01:11 PM
Robert:
Outrageous incident!
I agree, there will be no international public outcry, no media blitz,and no UN resolutions condemning Egypt.
But don't you fret Israel will probably take the hit because it's soldier lost the tug of war with the refugee.
Posted by: David at August 2, 2007 01:28 PM
Earl:
Yes, Israel is a country of refugees and has offered asylum to many dispersed people who wish to live in peace.
I have said it before: Egypt is Hamas, if not officially, at least in philosophy and in action.
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at August 2, 2007 01:50 PM
David:
Outrageous, indeed. The next time this happens my sincerest hope is that the IDF soldiers will kill the Egyptian barbarians thus setting free the long-suffering refugees from the Barbaric Islamic Republic of Sudan.
There will be a ten-minute international incident where Israel will be accused of, what else, international war crimes, and unprovoked aggression. So what?
Posted by: Robert J. Avrech at August 2, 2007 01:56 PM
As a third generation American, I don't understand the hate and loathing against the Jewish population. When the Muslims kill their own...
The loss of life that the Sudanese refugees experienced is just beyond comprehension.
WHY?
Did this happen for political or racial reasons? Do the Egyptians have that much contempt for their fellow Muslims?
I fear for a region that shows such a diminished thought for human life.
Sad state of affairs.
Posted by: Micheal at August 4, 2007 05:50 PM
Micheal:
The Muslim/Egyptians cannot bear the idea that people are fleeing Muslim Egypt for Jewish Israel. It is simply intolerable, thus they murder those who would make such a beastly choice — for they must be less than human.
Welcome to the Mideast.
Posted by: Robert J. Avrech at August 4, 2007 10:33 PM