ISRAEL INTERCEPTS SHIPMENT OF STONE-THROWING DOLLS

'Jerusalem is ours,' is message on plaything

Published: 13 hours ago


A shipment of several thousand dolls arriving in Israel for later re-shipment to Palestinian recipients has been diverted and confiscated because they possibly could be used as an incitement to violence, according to officials.

According to the Foreign Policy website, the 4,000 tiny dolls were dressed up with keffiyehs covering their faces and their right arms raised, holding a stone, ready to throw.

The shipment had been marked clothing, rugs and plastic products, but what was found were stuffed toys wearing red, green, black and white scarves, inscribed with “Jerusalem is ours.”

Pieces of cloth, dyed gray, resembled stones in their right hands.

“These dolls were making their way to the Palestinian Authority with one clear purpose,” Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely said in the report. “And that was to poison the minds of innocent children.”

Hotovely made clear she believes any Palestinian adult ordering such a toy for his or her child is encouraging violence.
“The Palestinians are continuing to incite their youth, using any means necessary to educate them about violence and hatred,” Hotovely said. “Here, it’s in the form of a doll.”

The shipment was uncovered amidst a string of attacks by Palestinians that have left more than 20 dead, almost all Israelis, in just the past few months.

The shipment reportedly had come from the United Arab Emirates.

The Times of Israel said the dolls were found during an ordinary inspection process.

And at YNetNews, Tax Authority officials described them as “inciting dolls.”

There, Haifa port customs manager Kobi Yahay said, “Customs units will continue their day to day work in preventing smuggling attempts to Israel. We place special importance on weapons and incitement materials, especially in times like there.”

The Jerusalem Post noted, “With rocks in their hands, the dolls encouraged the long-time phenomenon of assailing Jews with rock-throwing.”

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