The Israeli Defense Force has been lauded as having launched one of the only effective response efforts in Haiti. However, anti-Semites will never pass up the opportunity to throw a little blood libel in the mix. Last year, a highly controversial article was published in a Norwegian paper alleging that the IDF regularly harvests Palestinian organs. Even though the article has been widely refuted and dismissed as anti-Semitic, the blood libel continues to spread through allusions to organ harvesting and Jewish greed.
Just a few days ago, I linked to an incredible CNN video outlining the superb work of the IDF in helping victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Notice how the man in the video below uses the exact same footage to issue a stark and absurd warning. With no evidence and spouting historically anti-Semitic falsehoods, the man says:
“People have to be aware of personalities who are out for money. The IDF has participated in the past in stealing organ transplants of Palestinians and others.”