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Sep. 25, 2011 2:19pm Madeleine Morgenstern

Israeli Father Asher Palmer, Baby Killed in Terrorist Attack After Palestinians Threw Rocks at Their Car, Causing it to Overturn

Asher Palmer and his son Yonatan. (Media credit: Y Net News)

Israeli police said Sunday that 25-year-old Asher Palmer and his infant son Yonatan were killed in a terrorist attack after Palestinians threw rocks at their car, causing it to overturn on a highway.

It happened Friday near the Israeli settlement Kiryat Arba. Authorities originally said the wreck was due to driver error, not stone throwing, prompting accusations of a police cover up so as not to “fan the flames” of a potential Palestinian protest.

Police re-labeled it a terror attack after further investigation and an autopsy on Asher Palmer’s body revealed injuries consistent with a rock hurling, including fractures to his skull.

Arutz Sheva reported:

Among the evidence that at first failed, for unknown reasons, to convince police that terrorists may have been involved: a hole in the front windshield of the car, a massive rock found in the front seat with human blood on it, a tear in fabric of the steeling wheel cover and dust indicating a blow from the rock, and damage to Asher Palmer’s face suggesting an impact unrelated to the crash.

Asher Palmer's car overturned, killing him and his infant son. (Media credit: Y Net News)

“It was clearly a terrorist attack, Asher’s gun had been stolen, there were rocks inside the vehicle and it was clear Asher was hit by a rock,” Aharon Peretz, Palmer’s brother-in-law, told Y Net News. “It’s very grave that [a possible cover up] comes at the expense of a grieving family.”

“He never fought with anyone. He was a quiet and special man and this is a great loss,” Peretz said.

The scene of the crash. (Media credit: Y Net News)

Knesset member Michael Ben Ari criticized the police for its handling of the investigation, saying they were “serving Abu Mazen [Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas] over fear of violent protests and did not report this as a terror attack.”

The chairman of the Yesha Council, an umbrella organization that oversees the local settlement governments, also slammed the Israeli Defense Force for not stating from the outset that the deaths were the result of a terror attack.

“There’s no other way to put this, the IDF did not tell the truth to the public, the media or the bereaved family,” Danny Dayan said. “I am angry and deeply disappointed in the IDF, its commanders and spokesmen who covered up the murder. The IDF chose a dishonest, unwise and indecent path.”

The attack is the second such report of an Israeli baby targeted in a stone-hurling attack in the last week. On Thursday, The Blaze reported on a 20-month-old girl left bloodied after police said Arabs threw rocks at the car she was traveling in.

According to Arutz Sheva, at least 18 Israeli drivers have reported being victims of rock attacks in the past month alone.

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Harold B
Posted on September 27, 2011 at 9:24am
Will any arrests ever be made?
Encourage more Muslim immigration into America for social engineering
Vote Democrat and enjoy the social justice of universal government induced poverty and Shiria law being used against Americans,
Do you think Muslims will throw away the Koran and start loving Christians and Jews because they are in America?
Do you think atheists will be given a free pass because the are not Jewish or Christians? You are still an infidel.

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mzk1
Posted on September 27, 2011 at 8:57am
I would like to support the Moslem who posted. It’s important to take responsibility. It’s like saying, “oh, they weren’t really Christians” or “they weren’t really Jews” when someone does something wrong. That is unproductive.

And of course Islam is a religion, The Bible also describes a religio-political system, complete with civil and criminal law. It’s called Judaism.

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mzk1
Posted on September 27, 2011 at 8:54am
I live in Israel, and I just found out about this here. It’s not really a settlement, it’s apartment buildings; my cousin used to live there. It was built next to Hebron (it is older name for it, see Genesis) because the Jews wanted to return to Judaism’s second-holiest city, from which they fled after the Arab massacre of the Jews in 1929.

Think about this for a minute. Hebron is Judaism’s holiest city, mentioned in the bible. Jerusalem is Islam’s third-or-fouth holiest, NOT mentioned in the Koran. But Israel is expected to give up Hebron, and the Arabs are not expected to give up Hebron.

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JACKTHETOAD
Posted on September 27, 2011 at 8:23am
I think that the Israelis should start throwing rocks back, using catapults.

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Steve
Posted on September 27, 2011 at 3:24am
Thanks To Tovia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmmsUDbwsv0&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7ByJb7QQ9U&feature=share

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Bernard
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 7:42pm
These “Allah Ballah” (dog in my language) worshiping Palestinians should NEVER get state hood. Instead they should be driven out of the lands of Judea like “Ballahs”

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ArabChristian
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 7:18pm
STEVE:
Interesting that you think my teachers were Marxists. In fact, they were Jesuits and very anti-communist. Mabye Marxist indoctrination turned me into the libertarian conservative Christian I am today. Perhaps you don’t really understand what Marxism is, I don’t know. I fault people on this page for their statements because they make conservatives look like maniacs who would condone killing all Muslims and Palestinians. Is that what you and others really think? Do you really condone mass-murder?
Secondly, you don’t really understand the tragic history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I do. I say this because I’ve lived and suffered, and I’ve seen too much of the suffering of others. As I’ve said before on this post, I at one time was ready to take up arms against the Israelis. I hated them, I hated Jews, I hated America for supporting Israel. But for my parents, who taught me about real Christian Love, I would have been what you call a terrorist. My family eventually immigrated to this wonderful country, with its opportunity and its Constitution. I later served in the USAF, and it was there that I met Jews for the first time. I learned why they held the land I called Palestine so dear, and how their ancestors suffered. I became comitted to a real solution to end the tragedy. I believe that standing with Israel means standing for peace.

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- Steve
  Posted on September 27, 2011 at 4:02am
  Correction.
  
  I should read your posts.Foolish me! I always admit when I’m wrong. Yes I implied your teachers were Marxists. I misread your post thinking it said I called you a Marxist. My reasoning of calling your teacher a Marxist was based on history books my children bring home from school and listening to what their teachers teach them about history and The Muslim Brother hood within palestine and their direct connection to Hitlers final solution. How else can one claim Arabs werent directly involved with Hitlers final solution if not taught in High School History.
  
  So yes I do apologize for saying that half your post was incorrect. it was just a quarter of your post that was. .
  
  Yes I was wrong and yes it does make me look foolish. That what happens when a one makes a mistake we stand up and admit it. However pointing out my own flaws doesn’t exclude the fact that within your prior posts show your contradictions. As far as me advocating the slaughter of Muslims I do in fact stand by that. I have never said we should kill them unless they first start killing us.
  
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sharpie
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 7:12pm
Killing kids gives the Palestinians a thrill. They get back and everybody breaks breaks out the candies. The only state they deserve is a zoo.

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thegreatcarnac
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 4:49pm
This is just another taste of the religion of peace. If Palestine is formed these acts will be 1000 fold and Iranian and other radical armies will be on the west bank ready to cut Israel in two. I have to stand with Israel in this matter.

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