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Mark Steyn takes on the western media coverage of Jenin.
It seems the Egyptian media for once, in their rush to show Palestinian ingenuity in the face of Israeli 'aggression', tells us the story that Mary Robinson would rather we not hear.
"Omar", a top bomb-maker who managed to escape from Jenin on Wednesday. "Of all the fighters in the West Bank we were the best prepared," he says. "We started working on our plan: to trap the invading soldiers and blow them up." So Omar and his pals booby-trapped more than 50 houses in the camp. "We cut off lengths of mains water pipes and packed them with explosives and nails. Then we placed them about four metres apart throughout the houses - in cupboards, under sinks, in sofas."
That was just the interior decor. Outside, they placed more powerful bombs in garbage cans and cars. But don't worry about all those "innocent" civilians. As Al-Ahram reported, "According to Omar, everyone in the camp, including the children, knew where the explosives were located so there was no danger of civilians being injured."
Guess that casts a different light on the IDF forces making 'civilians' open doors. And apparently it isn't Israel who is cutting off the water.
And while he's at it, Steyn lets us know who's really to blame and why.
In Jenin, it's the UN that breeds "hopelessness" and "frustration", and enables and shelters terrorism. There was no massacre, just the natural consequence of the UN's foetid administration: if you let your charges build a bomb factory, don't be surprised if it blows up.
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