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A Likely Excuse

Technically, the caption is telling the truth. I have a sneaking suspicion that this intrepid photojournalist's attention just might have been elsewhere, though.

Israeli soldiers patrol along the beach after mortar bombs fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza landed near Kibbutz Zikim, just outside the northern Gaza Strip August 24, 2009. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)
 

Reuters goes Tabloid?

Or as an alternate title, "Someone's Jonesing for a Fatwa."

I'm not entirely sure what the newsworthiness of this photo is:

Israeli Yoav Naccache holds a note, written in Arabic, on a beach near Kibbutz Zikim, outside the Gaza Strip November 25, 2008. Naccache and his friend Yohai Ben Yaakov (not pictured) found the note inside a bottle during a beach cleanup on Friday in the southern city of Ashkelon. The note reads in Arabic "I love you and I would die for you I hope God will not take me away from you You changed my life Hope God will protect you and take care of you My dear and my life inside my eyes. " REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL)


Sure, it's touching. It gives one the warm and fuzzy feeling inside. But shouldn't this sort of photojournalism be left to the likes of other distinguished and historic news agencies such as the Weekly World News?

Or has Reuters decided to move away from the more intellectual side of the "news", and instead focus on bringing us the latest feelings from every corner of the Earth?

I guess that'd be an improvement...
 

Religion of Border-Hopping (and Peace!)

The Palestinians prove their "peaceful" intentions yet again:

Israeli soldiers remove a rope installation used by two Palestinians who climbed over Israel's border fence and were killed by Israeli soldiers, near the village of Netiv Haasara, south of Israel August 25, 2007. The two Palestinian gunmen who climbed over Israel's border fence with the Gaza Strip on Saturday attacked a military base and made their way towards a civilian community before soldiers tracked them down and killed them. (Amir Cohen/Reuters)


The usual crocodile tears follow, of course. After all, it's not like these men's deaths are their own fault or anything... right? Continue reading »
 

Potato Gun, Israeli-Style

These gents have come up with a brilliant way to protest the Israeli government's lack of action in punishing those who launch missiles at places like Sderot:

An Israeli man prepares to fire eggs and vegetables towards Gaza Strip using a home-made launcher near Kibbutz Nir Am, just outside the northern Gaza Strip, August 2, 2007. A group of young Israeli left-wing activists developed a home-made launcher made from recycled materials, to protest the Israeli government's helplessness in dealing with rocket attacks from Gaza. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL)


The only difference I would have with these fine fellows is that Israel is not "helpless" against the rocket attacks—their hands are completely tied behind their backs, thanks to the accountability-free international organization that binds it. But other than that, this is a very amusing statement!

As always, more pictures can be found following the break! Continue reading »
 

Another "Cease-Fire" Rocket Attack

It seems that the Palestinians are staying true to their word, as usual. Was this rocket launched in commemoration of al-Naqba? One interesting thing, though: Check out the Israeli reaction to the shameless vultures of the press:

An Israeli youth gestures after his mother was injured by a rocket attack in the southern Israeli town of Sderot May 15, 2007. A rocket fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip hit a house in Sderot on Tuesday causing at least two injuries, Israeli emergency services said. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL)


"Gestures?" It looks to me like he's doing a bit more than "gesturing," Amir. Could it be possible that the Israelis are exhibiting a proper restraint here, in trying to keep the jihad-friendly, death-loving press away from their tragedy? It certainly is telling that the Israelis do not consider this photographer to be a friend.

Compare that to your average Palestinian "funeral scene," where the subjects play up every possible emotion to the cameras, without a hint of shame:

Palestinian relatives of senior al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades commander Baha Abu Jarad react after he was shot dead in Gaza May 13, 2007. Gunmen killed Abu Jarad and another member of the Fatah-linked militant group in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in an attack it blamed on the rival Hamas movement. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA)


The world would be well served by removing every wire photographer from the Middle East. Enough propaganda, enough vitriol. Being used by various factions in the area as propagandists, whether by accident or by cooperation, is not a valid function of the press.

I'm very glad to hear that nobody was killed in this latest attack on a civilian residence. Continue reading »