|
|
Article: Soldiers Win Legal Victory Over "New Historians".(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Israel Faxx
- Article date:
- November 8, 2001
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2001 Electronic World Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
By IsraelNationalNews.com
An Israeli historian who made big news in January 2000 by claiming that Israeli troops massacred 200 Arabs in one village in May 1948 - has apologized. Teddy Katz, who wrote up his account of the events in the village of Tantura for his master's degree, was forced to apologize for making the false accusations following a trial in the Tel Aviv District Court this week.
Soldiers of the Alexandroni Brigade said they were "very hurt" over the "lies" promulgated by Katz, which included telling Reuters, "at least 200 people from the village of Tantura were killed by Israeli troops," and, "From the numbers, this is definitely one of ...