Home > IDF Commandos Shot American Peace Activist Furkan Dogan 4 Times in Head (...)

IDF Commandos Shot American Peace Activist Furkan Dogan 4 Times in Head Killing Him

by Open-Publishing - Friday 4 June 2010

Humanitary Wars and conflicts International

This is an important development as the details of the IDF’s assault on the Gaza Peace Flotilla emerge from individual eye witnesses emerge. One particularly galling detail was Israel’s long delay in releasing the names of the peace activists who were killed. One reason for the delay was probably the U.S. nationality of one of the IDF commandos’ victims, 19 year old Furkan Dogan.

U.S. citizen among those killed in Israeli flotilla raid

The American citizen was identified by the Anatolia news agency as Furkan Dogan, a 19-year-old student. His body had four bullet wounds to the head and one to the chest, the news agency reported.

The brutal manor of Furkan Dogan’s killing is indicative of the ruthless brutality of the IDF commando’s assault. The fact that Dogan was shot four times in the head is particularly chilling to learn.

When I read that detail I couldn’t help but think of an eyewitness account I had read:

Lefty Coaster’s diary

Israeli MP’s terror on aid ship

She added that within minutes of the raid beginning, three bodies had been brought to the main room on the upper deck in which she and most other passengers were confined. Two had gunshot wounds to the head, in what she suggested had been executions.

If it turns out (and I sincerely hope that it doesn’t) that Peace activists were being summarily executed by IDF commandos during their assault on the Gaza Peace Flotilla, it would be an understatement to say that the mother of all firestorms will break loose. This calls for a forensic investigation by the FBI.

Being an American is no protection against IDF violence. Gaza is also were where Rachel Corrie was run over twice by an IDF bulldozer and died. Just the other day Emily Henochowicz lost her eye to the IDF’s violent suppression of dissent when she was shot in the face with a high velocity tear gas canister. Tristan Anderson is struggling to recover from a devastating injury after being shot in the face with a high velocity tear gas canister 14 months ago. Tristan who suffered a brain injury recovered his ability to speak in December. The IDF likes to aim for the face.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/6/3/872666/-IDF-Commandos-Shot-American-Peace-Activist-Furkan-Dogan-3-Times-in-Head-Killing-Him