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December 27, 2002
Context
Context
Misleading headlines like this really annoy me: Israelis Kill Seven In West Bank Raids. Let's look at the body of the article, shall we?Israeli forces reoccupied Bethlehem after a two-day Christmas respite, while elsewhere troops killed seven Palestinians — the worst single-day death toll in weeks.
Jackbooted storm troopers murdering defenseless women and chilluns??? Let's read further.
In other parts of the West Bank, seven Palestinians — five armed fugitives and two bystanders — were killed Thursday in clashes with Israeli forces.
The body of an eighth Palestinian, a Hamas militant shot by soldiers overnight while planting explosives, was found near a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
Hmmmm...kinda puts a whole different meaning on things, doesn't it? Wouldn't a more accurate headline be something like "Israeli Army Stops Murderers Before They Can Kill Again"?
Context is everything.
Posted by Rita at December 27, 2002 07:52 AM