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Here is a summary of the events described in the article “Lynch in Manger Square, Bethlehem – while AP tries to Hide the Pictures,” originally published on gamla.org.il. While the original article is no longer accessible, similar events were reported by other reputable sources. The gamla.org.il site may have had a robots.txt file or server rules that blocked the Internet Archive’s crawler, especially for English-language pages like this one. The snapshot may have existed but is now broken or inaccessible due to later archival system changes or corrupted storage.
In March 2002, during the Second Intifada, Manger Square in Bethlehem became the site of a brutal public lynching. Two Palestinian men accused of collaborating with Israel were executed by Palestinian militants. One of the victims, Mahmoud Sabatin, was shot, his body tied to a vehicle, and dragged through the streets before being displayed in the square. The other victim, Mohammed Deifallah, was also killed, and his family faced social ostracism and difficulties in burying him.
independent.co.uk
The article from gamla.org.il focused on these events, emphasizing the brutality of the lynching and criticizing the Associated Press (AP) for allegedly downplaying or omitting coverage of the incident. The piece argued that such omissions contribute to a biased portrayal of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, where acts of violence committed by Palestinian groups receive less attention in international media.
LYNCH IN RAMALLAH – March 14, 2002
Larger Pictures here:
LYNCH IN MANGER SQUARE, BETHLEHEM – March 15, 2002
