Something led me to the Israel Policy Forum webiste this morning and caused me to look at their post about the murder by a West Bank Arab of a little child. His attack killed one child aged 13 and injured a 7 year old.

So how on earth can a supposedly pro-Peace "Jewish" think tank cover this story.

Well......

After the dry report culled from Ma'ariv (but not linked to) they decide the next important thing to point out is the supposed ideology of the town the children lived in. Of course the town is Bat Ayin and is full of (brace yourselves) SETTLERS (say it quickly and while spitting please).

Even better, this town, back in 2002 actually gave rise to some "extremists" who were arrested and put in prision. Here's what Ma'ariv wrote and the IPF choose to highlight:

In 2002 a group called the "Bat Ayin underground" was revealed after two residents were arrested, Yarden Morag and Shlomi Dvir, when they placed a bomb near a girls' school in East Jerusalem. A third resident, Ofer Gamliel, was arrested three days later. The three were convicted and sentenced to 12 and 15 years in prison. However, in recent years the settlement members have been careful not to break the law for ideological reasons, after a long period of being considered extremists. 

And your point IPF and Ma'ariv? That a child aged 13 and another aged 7 come from an "extreme" town so are fair game for axe wielding Jihadis. OK, I think we can see the cut of your jib.

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