I put it down to stupidity and not conspiracy, but I am sure that many may view it in different terms - that it is symptomatic of what is wrong with Israel.
Israel refuses entry to Palestinian firefighters being honored for Carmel fire assistance
Ceremony forced into cancellation after only 7 out 10 granted permits; PA: How could the same men be allowed in to fight the fire but not to be honored for their assistance?; IDF: It was a bureaucratic mistake.
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Israeli Arab MK Ahmed Tibi deemed the incident a "not just a march of folly or a theater of the absurd but stupidity and the normative lordly attitude of the occupation regime."
"This is a complete shame," he added.
The Palestinian Authority said in response that it had sent its firefighters out of "humane responsibility" and could not understand why those who risked their lives were now refused entry into Israel.
"It's not clear how the same firefighters who got permits to go out and help snuff the fire now are now refused permits to their honoring ceremony," said the PA.
"We did this despite the occupation because it was our humane duty," it added. "We knew the occupation would still be here after our assistance."
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad had called President Shimon Peres less than a day after the fire began to offer the aid of Palestinian firefighting teams.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-d ... e-1.330580
You couldn't make this stuff up (unlike the fabricated and exaggerations to be found on Jihadwatch et al)
Cheers,
Shafique
