The Second Draft: Muhamed Al-Durah

The Second Draft has an excellent re-examination of the 2000 Muhamed Al-Durah incident, in which Gaza Arabs allege a young boy was shot dead in a hail of Israeli bullets at the Netzarim Junction. The site examines a large amount of raw and video footage of the incident and examines the arguments for and against five possible explanations of the incident:

1. the IDF shot al-Durah on purpose,
2. the IDF shot him accidentally,
3. Palestinian gunmen shot al-Durah accidentally,
4. they shot him purposely,
5. the whole event was staged for propaganda purposes.

The site concludes that of the five scenarios above, the most likely is that the incident was staged by Palestinians for propaganda purposes, but invites visitors to decide for themselves.