January 02, 2003

Elderly man stoned to death in Jordan Valley

After an arduous 12-hour search of the Jordan Valley using jeeps, helicopters, and dogs, security forces on Thursday discovered the mutilated and charred remains of Massoud Mahlouf Elon, 72, of Menahemya. Police believe he was killed by Palestinian terrorists.
[...]Elon's family first reported his disappearance near midnight Wednesday to Tiberias police. Before dawn on Thursday, police began a feverish search of the area, which Elon regularly visited to distribute clothing among Beduin[sic] children.
With foreign media reports trickling in of an Israeli killed by Palestinians, police almost immediately suspected foul play and by Thursday morning Al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades began circulating leaflets taking responsibility for the murder. The leaflets claimed the group had avenged the IDF's killing of one of its members in the nearby Palestinian village of Tammun.

At the same time, the pan-Arab satellite station, Al-Jazeera, began reporting that Palestinians had shot and killed an Israeli and showed a blurred image of what was supposed to be an Israeli ID card.
[...]...Search teams arrived at Elon's car to find his body almost completely incinerated and his face bashed beyond recognition, making it difficult for police to identify him. Witnesses said it appeared he had been stoned to death.

Elon had roamed the area for years selling used clothes to local Beduin at low prices, said police. His son, Ya'acov, denied this, saying his father traveled the area in order to donate the clothes to locals.

"I begged him not to travel there," he added.
Both agreed that Elon enjoyed very friendly relations with the local Beduin, but according to police sources, Elon was an easy target. The amiable septuagenarian was known to have very poor eyesight.

I heard this story first on FoxNews...made me both sick to my stomach and outraged and just when I thought I was "immune" to outrage at "Palestinian" terrorism in Israel, too.
Rest in peace, Mr. Elon--you didn't deserve an awful death like this for your charity and kindness to "Palestinian" children.
Of course, I don't have to remind you that the Al Aqsa "Martyrs" Brigade are Yasser's boys, do I?
He hasn't disavowed terrorist murder for a minute as not only a tool, but the tool to accomplish his aims to wipe out the Jews and grab all of Israel's land for his precious "Palestine."