Uproot all conspiracy theories (extracts)
Avi Dichter, Ynet, Nov 5 2009
The man who was supposed to be assigned with the toughest security arrangements in Israel was murdered in a horrifically simple manner. The breaches in the security ring were incomprehensible to laymen, let alone professionals. The assassination was not carried out by a long-distance sniper or a suicide bomber, but simply by a murderer armed with a handgun who walked among the security personnel undisturbed. The ease with which the assassination was carried out prompted many to look for hidden and complex explanations. The operative failure was exploited as a basis for conspiratorial turmoil. Many sought an additional and more significant motive that will “put some order” into this highly traumatic incident.
And so, any trace of information, whether accurate or baseless, was enlisted to the cause, ranging from the “dummy bullet, dummy bullet!” calls to the rumors regarding the “planted” photographer who documented the murder. Amateur detectives relied on false accounts in order to promote various and mostly bizarre scenarios. Subsequently, nutcases on the Right and Left dove headfirst into this cauldron, which they viewed as an opportunity to promote delusional worldviews that in normal days would enjoy no resonance. Claims made by radical rightists and leftists arguing that Shin Bet officials joined forces in order to create an assassination scenario in the aims of curbing the Oslo process constitute an absolute folly at best, and incitement to rebellion at worst.
The public prefers to see a story where all loose ends are tied. The facts that were published were too simple, ranging from the killer’s background to the act itself. And so, we were given the whole story, but one that is depressingly simple. Leftist and rightist Israel-haters then stepped in and reinforced the existing puzzle with imaginary information laced with political and radical poison. We must uproot the conspiracy theories so that they will no longer emerge in the future. We must do so mostly for the generations that did not witness the murder and today are learning about it and being exposed to it via false and tendentious information at marginal websites. The various conspiracy theorists should be viewed not only as people who desecrate Rabin’s memory, but also as seeking to sow needless hatred within the nation and undermine Israel’s security agencies.
B Chamish comments:
I LOVE Dichter
Like anyone believes him. My interview on INN re this:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Radio/News.aspx/1552
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