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| Lebanese newspaper: Bodies found in Lebanon are Palestinians, not Israeli MIA’s |
| 2003-07-04 |
| JPost - reg req'd A Lebanese newspaper reported this morning that the skeletons found in south Lebanon were those of Palestinians and not Israeli MIA's. The paper, Al Mustaqbal , stated that the corpses discovered were of two men and a woman. Zachary Baumel, Yehuda Katz and Zvi Feldman went missing in the Sultan Yakoub battle in Lebanon 21 years ago. "I am greatly disappointed in the IDF and how they jumped to conclusions thinking that my son's body was discovered," Yona Baumel told The Jerusalem Post. "The Hizbullah never stated that the three corpses found in Lebanon were IDF soldiers, it was the IDF that gave that impression to the media." riiiggghhhttt "Sharon has become the most depressing part of this tragic saga," Baumel said. "He has ignored the families' letters, he has ignored our requests to meet with him. If anyone has a direct responsibility, it is the Prime Minister, because he was serving as Defense Minister in 1982," Baumel said. The IDF said Thursday it is investigating reports that a farmer in southern Lebanon had found the skeletal remains of IDF soldiers. Baumel noted that this isn't the first time that his son's death has been reported. "I cannot get too excited unless they prove something," he said. As American citizens, the Baumels have been able to go where the other families could not. They have logged thousands of kilometers, interviewed hundreds of witnesses and informants, and collected information from sources around the world. They have also lobbied Israeli, American, and European public figures. Eventually, in 1994, the need to do something more led to the establishment of a non-profit society, the International Coalition for Missing Israeli Soldiers (ICMIS). "The families of Israel's MIA's expect Prime Minister Sharon to place the full weight of his office in pressuring the Palestinians to secure valid information on the whereabouts of our sons," Baumel said. "Not one Palestinian prisoner should be released before we get our boys back home." Just more history you won't see on the front page of the NYT |
| Posted by:Frank G |