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The 2000 Ramallah lynching was a violent gruesome attack that took place on October 12, 2000 – early in the ''Al-Aqsa'' [[Intifada]] – at the el-Bireh "Palestinian" police station in ''Ramallah'' under [[Yasser Arafat]] reign, where a mass of Arab Palestinian crowd with help from some official Palestinian police killed and mutilated the bodies of two Israelis (in plain clothes<ref name=camera>[https://camera-uk.org/2013/10/12/13-years-on-bbc-website-still-misleads-over-2000-ramallah-lynching/ 13 years on: BBC website still misleads over 2000 Ramallah lynching > CAMERA UK] Hadar Sela, Oct 12, 2013</ref> who were redressed with IDF uniforms by the lynchers). It continued on in public square. Openly. With cries of 'Allah akbar'.

The 2000 Ramallah lynching was a violent gruesome attack that took place on October 12, 2000 – early in the ''Al-Aqsa'' [[Intifada]] – at the el-Bireh "Palestinian" police station in ''Ramallah'' under [[Yasser Arafat]] reign, where a mass of Arab Palestinian crowd with help from some official Palestinian police killed and mutilated the bodies of two Israelis (in plain clothes<ref name=camera>[https://camera-uk.org/2013/10/12/13-years-on-bbc-website-still-misleads-over-2000-ramallah-lynching/ 13 years on: BBC website still misleads over 2000 Ramallah lynching > CAMERA UK] Hadar Sela, Oct 12, 2013</ref> who were redressed with IDF uniforms by the lynchers). It continued on in public square. Openly. With cries of 'Allah akbar'.

The bragging about, cheerfully waving with blooded hand, exposed animalism.

The bragging about, cheerfully waving with blooded hand, body thrown unto cheering crowd, exposed animalism.

 

Years later, those chiefly committing the savagery were praised by the official [[Palestinian Authority]] media.  

Years later, those chiefly committing the savagery were praised by the official [[Palestinian Authority]] media.  

The Palestinian police forced them at gun point into the station. After brutally beating and stabbing them, the policemen opened the front doors, letting the raging mob in.<ref name=shurathadin/>

The Palestinian police forced them at gun point into the station. After brutally beating and stabbing them, the policemen opened the front doors, letting the raging mob in.<ref name=shurathadin/>

Soon an angry crowd of more than 1,000 Palestinians gathered in front of the station calling for the death of the Israelis. Word that two soldiers were held in a Ramallah police station reached Israel within 15 minutes. 

Soon an angry crowd of more than 1,000 Palestinians gathered in front of the station calling for the death of the Israelis. Word that two soldiers in plain clothes<ref name=independent/> were held in a Ramallah police station reached Israel within 15 minutes. 

The Israelis were beaten and stabbed. At this point, a Palestinian (later identified as Aziz Salha), appeared at the window, displaying his blood-soaked hands to the crowd, which erupted into cheers. The crowd clapped and cheered as one of the soldier's bodies was then thrown out the window and stamped and beaten by the frenzied crowd. One of the two was shot and set on fire, and his head was beaten to a pulp.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150526210520/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4570672.html "'I'll have nightmares for the rest of my life,' photographer says"]. Chicago Sun-Tribune. October 22, 2000.</ref>

The Israelis were beaten and stabbed. At this point, a Palestinian (later identified as Aziz Salha), appeared at the window, displaying his blood-soaked hands to the crowd, which erupted into cheers. The crowd clapped and cheered as one of the soldier's bodies was then thrown out the window and stamped and beaten by the frenzied crowd. One of the two was shot and set on fire, and his head was beaten to a pulp.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150526210520/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4570672.html "'I'll have nightmares for the rest of my life,' photographer says"]. Chicago Sun-Tribune. October 22, 2000.</ref>

"Then I returned from the window and saw the other soldier lying on his stomach in one corner of the room."</blockquote>

"Then I returned from the window and saw the other soldier lying on his stomach in one corner of the room."</blockquote>

"We were '''in a craze to see blood'''. I entered the room… I saw an Israeli soldier sprawled on the floor in front of the door,” said 32-year-old Aziz Salha..<ref>Adiv Sterman,[https://www.timesofisrael.com/we-were-in-a-craze-to-see-blood/ 'We were in a craze to see blood'], ''TOI'', 25 Dec 25, 2013.

"We were '''in a craze to see blood'''. I entered the room… I saw an Israeli soldier sprawled on the floor in front of the door,” said 32-year-old Aziz Salha..<ref>Adiv Sterman, [https://www.timesofisrael.com/we-were-in-a-craze-to-see-blood/ 'We were in a craze to see blood'], ''TOI'', 25 Dec 25, 2013.

''Court releases testimonies of Palestinians who were involved in the brutal Ramallah lynching of two IDF soldiers in 2000''</ref>

''Court releases testimonies of Palestinians who were involved in the brutal Ramallah lynching of two IDF soldiers in 2000''</ref>

Jamal Tirawi, the Palestinian Intelligence chief at the Mukata'a nearby, only intervened hours after the second soldier lay dying.<ref>Hillel Frisch, The Palestinian Military: Between Militias and Armies, [https://books.google.com/books?id=SLdwp_4BZhMC&pg=PA96 pp.96–97]</ref>

Jamal Tirawi, the Palestinian Intelligence chief at the Mukata'a nearby, only intervened hours after the second soldier lay dying.<ref>Hillel Frisch, The Palestinian Military: Between Militias and Armies, [https://books.google.com/books?id=SLdwp_4BZhMC&pg=PA96 pp.96–97]</ref>

==Main perpetrators==

==Main perpetrators==

==Chilling phone call from the murderer==

==Chilling phone call from the murderer==

When Chana Avrahami called her husband, one of the killers answered the phone. "I slaughtered your husband a few minutes ago," he told her in Hebrew and hung up.<ref name=shurathadin/><ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/a-strange-voice-said-i-just-killed-your-husband-635341.html Whitaker, Raymond (2000-10-14). "A strange voice said: I just killed your husband"]. The Independent. London].</ref>

When Chana Avrahami called her husband, one of the killers answered the phone. "I slaughtered your husband a few minutes ago," he told her in Hebrew and hung up.<ref name=shurathadin/><ref name=independent>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/a-strange-voice-said-i-just-killed-your-husband-635341.html Whitaker, Raymond (2000-10-14). "A strange voice said: I just killed your husband"]. The Independent. London].</ref>

==Kindergarten celebrates lynching ==

==Kindergarten celebrates lynching ==

==Media==

==Media==

Major international media tried very hard to play it down,<ref name=mfa/> with some offering "context." The [[BBC]] even years later, didn't change it's misreporting about the Israelis clothes. While the fact is that the victims were in civilian clothes first.<ref name=camera/> before the attackers changed their clothes into uniforms.

Major international media tried very hard to play it down,<ref name=mfa/> with some offering "context." The [[BBC]] even years later, didn't change it's misreporting about the Israelis clothes. While the fact is that the victims were in civilian clothes first.<ref name=camera/> (reported so even by ardent anti-Israel critic portal<ref name=independent/>) before the attackers changed their clothes into uniforms.

==The 'lynch test'==

==The 'lynch test'==