Palestinian family: We didn't say organs taken

[Mosby]

The family and relatives of Bilal Ahmed Ghanem, the Palestinian at the center of the organ-theft story in the Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet, said on Monday that they didn't know if the accusations were true or not.

The family lives in the tiny village of Imatin in the northern West Bank. Ghanem, 19, was killed by IDF soldiers during the first intifada on May 13, 1992.

He was a Fatah activist who was wanted by the IDF for his involvement in violence.

His mother, Sadeeka, said he was shot by an IDF sniper as he walked out of his home. "The bullets hit him directly in the heart," she said.

Ghanem's younger brother, Jalal, said he could not confirm the allegations made by the Swedish newspaper that his brother's organs had been stolen.

"I don't know if this is true," he said. "We don't have any evidence to support this."

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[imdjh]

1. When crazy meets stupid and evil meets gullible. And Swedish is the surprising part.

[Kurska]

2. A fool and his journalistic Integrity will soon be parted. n/t

[Mythsaje]

3. I thought I smelled bullshit. n/t

[subsuelo]

4. Good. Hopefully this ridiculous story can finally be put to rest

[LeftishBrit]

5. Good. The whole story was obviously crap from start to finish.

[Recursion]

6. "Sure, we shot a guy minding his own business outside his house...

...but take his organs? No way."

[Alamuti Lotus]

7. Sad but true.

And there are those shrill automatons amongst us who would quite literally try to take that line of argument in a completely positive light, with no self-awareness of the cruel irony whatsoever.

[Kurska]

8. Being part of a violent resistance organization right after a failed uprising.

That isn't minding your own business.

[Violet_Crumble]

9. self-delete