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July 11, 2006
It's not a kidnapping - it's Israel and the World Media vs. Palestine
The link is to an interesting article that points out the differing viewpoints used to describe the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
Blaming the Victims
Its well worth a read as it points out all that Israel has done to Palestine in the weeks leading up to the capture (it's not a kidnapping when a member of a beligerent force is captured by the opposition) of the Israeli soldier.
Of particular note is the language used by media to report incidents:
Israel - captures, detains, arrests
Palestine - kidnaps
Israel currently holds nearly 10 thousand Palestinians. Palestine has one captured soldier.
Israels (re)actions to the 'kidnapping' have been described as 'relatively restrained'. This in reference to a series of attacks that left a major Palestinian electrical generation station destroyed cutting off power to a huge region and rendering essential services such as medical, sewage treatment and water supply - as a result of which people are dying. The Israelis also cut-off the water supply to refugee camps by destroying the water pipes.
I am NOT suggesting that Palestine is innocent of all aggression - far from it.
I am saying that the representation of the situation is completely biased in favour of the Israeli viewpoint.
Then write to your local media and ask them to correct the imbalance.
Posted by dottie at July 11, 2006 12:38 AM