Posted on 08/08/2005 5:17:18 AM PDT by SJackson
"Man bites dog" is indeed news. But leaving out pertinent context and perspective is unquestionably bias
Has anyone besides me noticed any difference between the way the terrible recent shooting of Israeli Arabs on a bus is being portrayed in the press and the way similar situations are portrayed when the terrorists are Palestinians?
In the stories coming out about this shooting, it is noted that this is the third attack by individual Jews against Arab civilians since 1990. The third. I guess that's why it's such big news. By comparison, the Palestinians shoot, stab, blow up and otherwise kill Jewish civilians so regularly that no reporter even tries to enumerate the attacks any more. The story on this shooting is replete with descriptions of the bus' shattered glass, of blood on the seats, of sad images of the victims' memorials.
There was a terrorist murder/suicide in Natanya a couple weeks ago that killed four Israelis and wounded many others. Did you hear about it? Read anything about the victims, their families, the bloody scene? The community's response? Their funerals? Didn't think so.
The Aug. 5 Associated Press story about the shooting described how "an enraged mob beat (the gunman) Natan-Zada, to death and prevented police from removing his body from the bus for hours." It's a natural response by angry bystanders, I guess, yet had the roles been reversed, righteously indignant mobs worldwide would have flooded the streets in protest.
Also in stark contrast is the reaction of Israelis to the atrocity committed by the 19-year-old AWOL private who killed four and wounded more than 20.
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In the stories coming out about this shooting, it is noted that this is the third attack by individual Jews against Arab civilians since 1990.No one is claiming that there is an equivalence in the number of attacks. But it's important to note that terrorism is invariably the weapon of the losing side. As P. J.'Rourke once said, winners don't hijack airplanes...winners have air forces.
I'd assume the "three attacks" are Goldstein, Noam Friedman, and this one. There have been others, including the attack on the teenager in Gaza a couple weeks ago and the riot in Hebron during Ozeri's funeral procession where a Palestinian girl was killed. Others have been thwarted: the school bombing plot in Jerusalem comes to mind. There's little doubt that the extremists on both sides are willing to use such tactics when they feel their backs are to the wall...which is why Shin Bet is watching the Kach types closely and is now trying to track down additional ultranationalist deserters.
-Eric
"Shin Bet is watching the Kach types closely and is now trying to track down additional ultranationalist deserters."
They are also sending in agent provocateurs to get the people on the right to carry out acts of violence. A few weeks ago an agent was exposed.I don't know if it made the western press, but like with Amir sometimes the agent provocateurs lose control of their asset.
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That's an excellent summation, and your point at the end is very valid. The Shin Bet needs to be careful not to lose control of the individuals though as another poster pointed out.
In the stories coming out about this shooting, it is noted that this is the third attack by individual Jews against Arab civilians since 1990. The third. I guess that's why it's such big news. By comparison, the Palestinians shoot, stab, blow up and otherwise kill Jewish civilians so regularly that no reporter even tries to enumerate the attacks any more. The story on this shooting is replete with descriptions of the bus' shattered glass, of blood on the seats, of sad images of the victims' memorials.
There was a terrorist murder/suicide in Natanya a couple weeks ago that killed four Israelis and wounded many others. Did you hear about it? Read anything about the victims, their families, the bloody scene? The community's response? Their funerals? Didn't think so.
What else did you expect? The nations of the world hate the Jews and wish them all dead. There's no other way to put it. They can wring their hands over the Holocaust all they want but this shows where their heart truly lies.
The only friends Jews have among the nations are the Biblical Fundamentalists.
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