Jews are stealing organs from Palestinian children and selling them, aren't they? After all, the Swedish paper [1] Aftonbladet said so.

The only problem is, they made it up. Or repeated jihadist propaganda.

"Aftonbladet editor admits: No evidence," from the [2] Jerusalem Post, August 24 (thanks to all who sent this in):

The Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet, which caused a media stir in recent days with an article claiming IDF soldiers were harvesting organs from Palestinians, published an editorial on Monday denying Israeli claims.

"I'm not a Nazi," Aftonbladet editor Jan Helin wrote. "I'm not anti-Semitic."

No kidding, really?

Instead, he described himself as "a responsible editor who gave the green light to an article because it raises a few questions." He did note, however, that the paper had no evidence that such horrific practices were being carried out.

On Sunday, Aftonbladet published a follow-up article, defending the offending report written by freelance journalist Donald Bostrom. The second article maintained that the organ-harvesting matter "should be investigated, either to stop the relentless Palestinian rumors, or, if the rumors prove to be true, stop the trade in body parts."

That's a significant retreat, you'll notice, from claiming that it was actually happening.

And yet Bostrum and Helin will probably still continue to enjoy a reputation as responsible journalists.