Clarification

"France 2 is ready to help Mr. Jamal al-Dura in any way in exhuming the body of his son (Muhammad) from his grave for a pathological examination, including if necessary a DNA test to clarify the circumstances of the incident."

Letters 370 (photo credit: REUTERS/Handout )
Letters 370
(photo credit: REUTERS/Handout )
In response to the article by Ben Caspit, "Government panel: Muhammad al-Dura was not killed in watershed 2000 incident" (May 13, 2013), France 2 television issued the following statement: "From the start of the incident until today, France 2 has shown willingness to participate in any official legal proceedings accompanied by legal counsel and carried out according to international standards.
"At the same, France 2 is ready to help Mr. Jamal al-Dura in any way in exhuming the body of his son (Muhammad) from his grave for a pathological examination, including if necessary a DNA test to clarify the circumstances of the incident.
"It is hard to believe that the special committee formed by Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon did not approach France 2, and to the best of our knowledge, Mr. al-Dura as well, and despite Mr. al-Dura¹s readiness to remove his son's body from the grave, nothing was done about this.
"France 2 only learned about the existence of the committee from the article, and this speaks for itself."