How’s This For a War Crime?

Either Hamas is even more deranged than we imagined, or the Israeli military is even more intrepid than we believed.

The Palestinian  politico-terror group has accused Israel of plying Gaza youth … with chewing gum laced with an aphrodisiac, of all things. According to Hamas, Israel wants to “corrupt the young.”

From the AFP article:

“We have discovered two types of stimulants that were introduced into the Gaza Strip from Israeli border crossings,” Hamas police spokesman Islam Shahwan told AFP.

“The first type is presented in the form of chewing gum and the second in the form of drops,” he said.

The Islamist movement that has run the densely populated and impoverished Palestinian territory for the past two years said it has detained members of a gang that helped to bring in the products.

“They admitted during the investigation they were linked to the Zionist intelligence services,” he said.

One suspect said he had received the products from an Israeli intelligence officer at a cut-rate price “with the officer saying they did not want money, but to distribute the products among the young people of Gaza,” Shahwan said.

“The intelligence services are aiming to corrupt the young generation by distributing these products among students.”

Tangentially: America sure is getting the short end of the war crime stick. We’ve got a sketchy CIA; Israel’s got sex gum.

Anyway, the Israeli military won’t comment on the accusations. If true, Israel gets credit for creativity, though we worry that Israel failed to fully consider the ramifications of its actions. The last thing Israel needs is more Arabs – and aphrodisiacs are likely to lead to just that. Collateral damage, we suppose.

Hmmm … maybe they should try the “gay love bomb” instead …

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