By Stan Goodenough
Jun 19, 2008
The television clip shows the Israeli tank moving slowly forward and suddenly being attacked by Hamas gunmen.
As it bursts into flame one of the Arabs runs out with an Israeli soldier on his back. Could he be saving a Jewish life?
Of course not. He is kidnapping another IDF member to use as an effective bargaining chip.
The terror group has learned that abducting IDF soldiers really works for them.
And in the week leading up to the start of its ceasefire with Israel, it was acting out for its Gaza Strip TV audience - especially targeting the Arab youth - the way it will carry out another such kidnapping as soon as that truce collapses - as most observers and Israeli officials believe it will.
The video was recorded from Al-Aqsa Television and circulated by the Palestinian Media Watch.