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You know Reuters, right? They are the ones that refuse to use the word "terrorism" unless they are directly quoting someone. They are the news agency that remained "objective" by commenting about the WTC attacks that "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter." Well, take a look at this WSJ op-ed (fourth item from the top) about how they are reporting attacks against Israeli settlers.

Here's how Reuters describes the latest attempted terror attack by a Palestinian:
Jewish settlements, hated symbols of occupation to Palestinians, have also been targeted. On Friday, an armed Palestinian infiltrated Shavei Shomron settlement north of Nablus and was shot dead by a settler, military sources said.
Now, here's what happened, according to Israel's Arutz Sheva:
An Arab terrorist infiltrated the community of Shavei Shomron this morning, throwing grenades and shooting at residents, including kindergarten children. Fortunately, his attacks failed and he was ultimately killed by an armed shopkeeper who chased him down. There were no injuries.
At about 8:30 AM, an Arab infiltrator managed to open fire and throw at least one grenade at the Shavei Shomron kindergarten before setting off on a shooting spree through the town. He opened fire at several residents and homes before David Elbaz, owner of the local mini-market, gave chase and killed him with gunshots. In addition to several grenades and the weapon the terrorist carried on him, security sweeps revealed several explosive devices that he had intended to detonate during the thwarted attack.
I agree with the WSJ in their assessment that Reuters:

1. must not feel that the targeting of kindergarteners is newsworthy, and

2. that Reuters demonstrates blatant hypocrisy by refusing to use the word "terrorism" because it is an "emotive" term, while at the same time illustrating how "hated" the "Jewish settlements" are.



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hi there

Posted by: fioricet at January 6, 2004 12:04 AM

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