Post by Teddy Bear on Jun 29, 2008 21:47:56 GMT
Honest Reporting reports on the inversion in the way some of the the media is misrepresenting violations of the current 'truce' between Israel and the militants of Gaza. They have specific instances related to the BBC as copied below.
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Irrespective of the veracity of an unnamed "UN source" (many Palestinians are employed by the UN in Gaza, including Hamas members), why will the BBC not recognize that there is no moral equivalence between rocket and mortar attacks on the western Negev and the firing of warning shots by an IDF wary of potential terrorist activities near the border fence?
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Telling the Truce?
Since a "ceasefire" has come into effect between Israel and Hamas, media coverage of the conflict has also declined.
In the past, the media has failed to properly report on Palestinian terror and provocations against Israel, instead waiting to report on Israeli responses and counter-terror measures, thus portraying Israel as the sole aggressor. Will the same thing happen this time?
The answer may very well be in the affirmative if the international media has failed to cover these serious violations of the ceasefire over the past few days:
Despite this, the BBC's report on June 27, "Gaza truce 'violated repeatedly'", led with alleged Israeli violations, waiting until the third paragraph to mention Palestinian rockets and mortars:
Since a "ceasefire" has come into effect between Israel and Hamas, media coverage of the conflict has also declined.
In the past, the media has failed to properly report on Palestinian terror and provocations against Israel, instead waiting to report on Israeli responses and counter-terror measures, thus portraying Israel as the sole aggressor. Will the same thing happen this time?
The answer may very well be in the affirmative if the international media has failed to cover these serious violations of the ceasefire over the past few days:
June 24: Three Qassam rockets land in Sderot; one home damaged, two people treated for shock.
June 26: Qassam explodes in an open area in Sderot's industrial zone.
June 27: Two mortar shells fired from Gaza; one shell hits near Kibbutz Kfar Aza, another lands in an uninhabited area.
June 28: Several mortar shells fired at the Karni Crossing area.
Despite this, the BBC's report on June 27, "Gaza truce 'violated repeatedly'", led with alleged Israeli violations, waiting until the third paragraph to mention Palestinian rockets and mortars:
- A fragile eight-day-old truce between Israel and Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip appears to have been violated repeatedly by both sides.
- A UN source says Israeli troops have opened fire on Palestinian farmers several times, causing injuries. Israel says its forces fired warning shots.
- Palestinian militants have also broken the ceasefire, firing rockets and mortars into Israeli territory.
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Irrespective of the veracity of an unnamed "UN source" (many Palestinians are employed by the UN in Gaza, including Hamas members), why will the BBC not recognize that there is no moral equivalence between rocket and mortar attacks on the western Negev and the firing of warning shots by an IDF wary of potential terrorist activities near the border fence?
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