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Israel Would Get Hell? Gimme a Break!

Reader comment on item: Cut Gaza's power?
in response to reader comment: Israel would get hell internationally at first but they're tactics worth using

Submitted by Sofa Sogood (United States), Sep 17, 2007 at 01:48

Until there's a complete change in the world situation and/or until Europeans see the similarilties in the way they themselves are and will continue to be treated in the Press (Is that when pigs fly?) , especially by the BBC and Reuters (and this biased coverage is going to escalate in the U.S.), the public will never get press coverage that approaches decent reporting concerning Israel.

After a week that included the shelling of a schoolyard, and rockets that injured between 40 - 69 military trainees, The NY Times printed the following Reuters report on 9-15-07:

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-palestinians-israel-gaza.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

In summary -

"ISRAELI FORCE CLASHES WITH MILITANTS IN GAZA"

AFTER 5 PARAGRAPHS OF: [Israel] "pushed into" "bulldozing areas of farmland" -- [repeated in 2 separate paragraphs], "17 year old Palestinian male ... in serious condition...shot in the stomache..." "what it called terror threats"-- [referring to reports from the Israeli forces]

IN THE SIXTH PARAGRAPH "they finally get around to:

"Tensions between the Jewish state and Hamas...have increased sharply after a makeshift rocket" [did they mean a cute little harmless toy?]

"fired into Israel" -- [with no mention of the schoolyard]

"by militants wounded at least 35" -- [better than saying "at least" 10] -- "Israeli army conscripts"-- [those forced to serve?].

AFTER FOUR MORE PARAGRAPHS of characterizing a group which was "throwing rocks at soldiers" and "trying to force their way through a checkpoint" as a "rally" [a word associated with football games]

- IT ENDS WITH THE BLAMING WORDS ... [Israel's] "planned road block in the area."

Israel needs to get it's own satellite television station broadcasting at prime time into Europe and North America that broadcasts hourly repeats of nothing but debunking phoney news stories. They wouldn't have to present their own case -- the "corrections" would do it for them.

As for Cutting Gaza's Power? Israel should do what any nation would be entitled to do to protect itself. But it would be helpful (even if very few would pay attention at this point) to accompany all actions with very, very good planned, professional media action, instead of the namby-pamby unprepared off-the-cuff attempts they made last summer...

Submitting....

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Egypt segregates Muslim Palestinians [27 words]YnnatchkahJan 25, 2008 13:30118972
The Independent [112 words]YnnatchkahJan 6, 2008 21:20117614
Switch off now [115 words]Harvey UKOct 9, 2007 07:32110816
Re cutting Gaza's power [34 words]Rae SharfmanOct 8, 2007 01:35110693
Human Whats Council?? [278 words]Sofa SogoodSep 22, 2007 14:09109458
Gaza [41 words]Jon PurizhanskySep 20, 2007 19:42109321
Why Not??? [19 words]fritzSep 13, 2007 04:01108748
As of TODAY- just if Olmert would have ever heard Dr. Pipes. [7 words]YnnatchkahSep 11, 2007 10:40108531
house demolitions [52 words]Fred SchlomkaSep 11, 2007 01:26108496
suicidal left wing incoherent Israeli progressives [269 words]James BurkeOct 3, 2007 16:51108496
Israel would get hell internationally at first but they're tactics worth using [88 words]Stuart RoseSep 9, 2007 15:55108375
Yes, Israel will get hell from the usual suspects ( BBC, CNN, Guardian, etc..) [86 words]James BurkeSep 14, 2007 08:06108375
Israel Would Get Hell? Gimme a Break! [358 words]Sofa SogoodSep 17, 2007 01:48108375
The "palestinians" are starving for attention & BBC´s source is Hamas [760 words]AlJan 25, 2008 13:35108375
Worthy thought [183 words]Van DolaSep 9, 2007 07:47108337
Ah, the poor innocents. [42 words]Brian HSep 8, 2007 16:35108312
Lights Out [59 words]James MacekSep 7, 2007 12:14108093
Bigger rockets..... [146 words]Daviel RavivSep 7, 2007 12:05108090
where are the brave? [73 words]Rebecca MouldsSep 7, 2007 10:19108073
where are the brave? [323 words]Rebecca MouldsSep 7, 2007 10:00108072
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Cut Gaza power. [112 words]steven lSep 7, 2007 00:21108005
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Cut Olmert's power. He is Israel's collective punishment. [122 words]Dr RJPSep 6, 2007 17:49107971
lancing the wound [67 words]Rebecca MouldsSep 7, 2007 16:44107971
affirmation.. [149 words]donvanSep 6, 2007 15:55107957
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Treat the Gaza terrorists just as we treat al Qaeda. [81 words]M.D'SouzaSep 7, 2007 11:56107938
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cut power in Gaza [208 words]peter silverSep 6, 2007 11:21107935
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Power to the People [12 words]Ascher CarlSep 6, 2007 10:09107927
"Collective punishment" [88 words]JedSep 6, 2007 10:06107926
Fight or become slaves [96 words]Dr. Wayne SmithSep 6, 2007 09:48107925
Fast response and cutting aid is the ideal choice [144 words]Henrik Ræder ClausenSep 6, 2007 09:48107924

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