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April 14, 2002
The Oregonian
Journalism of mad dogs
In his April 11 column, "Welcome to the state of ... Israel," David Reinhard declares that "we in the media are supposed to be evenhanded about this conflict. We're supposed to practice moral equivalence. Hogwash." He gives the imaginary scenario of bombs going off in Portland.
I suggest that he take it a bit closer and imagine his neighbor barging into his house, killing his child, raping his wife and daughter and declaring Reinhard's home as his. What would he do?
My mother, brother, sisters and their children have witnessed the work of the Israeli Defense Forces for the past two weeks, with a tank outside their house in Nablus pounding shells nonstop. They are terrified; the kids are terrorized. How would you feel?
This kind of journalism only justifies the means of mad dogs such as Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
Maher Hawash
Status: Published
Nah, couldn't possibly happen.