October 24, 2006
Coincidences
Okay, I'll confess my ignorance and ask the question:
Has anyone else ever seen an African-Palestinian terrorist before?
There is the possibility that the gunman pictured is just a very dark-skinned Arab, or that the color balance was incorrect in this photo. Indeed, another photo of what appears to be the same individual at the same location does apparently show somewhat lighter skin. But with the population of Gaza being 99.4% Arab Palestinian and the remaining 0.6% being Jewish, the question is obvious:
Who is that masked man?
Do we now have photo evidence that Palestianians are importing terrorists from North African terrorist groups? And would that perhaps explain why the Associated Press photographer who shot this photo was kidnapped just hours after this picture was published?
Enquiring minds want to know.
It is only a thumbnail with low-resolution, but it looks lke the black is a PhotoShop effect, called 'masking', I think.
Notice his 'black' color is constant and continuous and that just isn't right for any picture of that type.
Also look at the outline of the head. No hair or ears or features other than white eyes.
It is only a thumbnail with low-resolution, but it looks lke the black is a PhotoShop effect, called 'masking', I think.
Notice his 'black' color is constant and continuous and that just isn't right for any picture of that type.
Also look at the outline of the head. No hair or ears or features other than white eyes.
Not to disagree with the hypothesis above, but it isn't beyond reason that black Muslims from Somalia, Egypt, Sudan, or wherever have gone to Palestine to 'fight for the cause.'
Posted by: Dawnfire82 at October 24, 2006 06:57 PMWow, an African fighting Israelis? That would present a conundrum white supremacist groups around the nation.
Posted by: paully at October 24, 2006 09:15 PM1. the population of Gaza has been 100% arab Palestinians for over a year now (ever since the disengagement). There is not a single Jew living there. Not even one. (There are African/black Jews in Israel, by the way).
2. There are black Palestinians in the strip. Bein Hanun for example is of Bedouin tribes. There are Bedouin tribes who are black just like Africans, (although I'm not familiar with their history), the Tarabin for example.
3. Never the less, your theory is very realistic, since Somalis and other Africans who escape from their countries, have been crossing the border to Israel from Egypt for over a decade now, it is a very common thing. For the last year the border between Egypt and Gaza has been practically open, so that Africans can cross to Gaza with no problem. Given the fact Sinai is flooded with Al-Qaeda cells, and the consistent call in the Arab world for more Muslims to continue coming to the Israeli front, I guess what you suggested is not very unlikely, with no further data.
