Snapped Shot

The wire services are afloat in pictures of the stereotypical Palestinian "youths" (i.e., what are in most cases 25-year-old men who look suspiciously like "militants"), hurling stones and other random objects at Israeli police forces.

As many times as this exact picture has been taken, it's amazing that someone at the editorial desk still thinks it's news.

AP-Friendly Roundup: youths, youths, youths, youths, youths, youths, youths, youths, youths, youths, youths.

...Oh yeah, I did think of it! Oh the joys of having international contacts and a team of patent lawyers on hand.

It would seem that a Dutch company has started charging money for personal messages to be spray-painted on the "controversial" Israeli separation barrier. I guess that means I won't be getting my free advertisement up there anytime soon, now that there's a premium on wall-space, huh?



Nuts.

Whoever said that girls are discriminated against in Islam? They seem perfectly free to me. Case in point:



What a bunch of humanitarians these guys are, eh? Continue reading »

From the looks of the wires, it seems that the Palestinian Territories celebrated "Prisoner Day" over the past few days, organizing protests demanding the release of their "relatives," who are currently jailed in Israel for the mere crime of plotting for the death of the Jews and the destruction of the evil, Zionist, Apartheeeeeeid Israeli state.

To a "progressive" and wholly sympathetic press, this obviously doesn't arise to the horror of detention.

Perhaps I'm too much of a Neanderthal to understand the "nuance."

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Rumour has it that there's a massive DAY OF ANGER!! (now where have I seen this before?) planned to protest the Israeli "destruction" of the al-Aqsa mosque. I haven't seen any photos of it yet, but considering that today is Friday, the Muslim holy day—and traditionally the day of the largest organized worldwide protests—I expect we'll be seeing quite a bit of action on the wires shortly.

Plenty of "anger" and "rage" are evident in the photographs, following the break. I ask you: Aside from "anger" and "rage," what else is there in the Muslim world?

Update: From what I can tell, there are two separate efforts underway. The primary is a large, "peaceful" protest, with plenty of flag-waving, propaganda posters, and other traditional elements of jihadi misinformation. The secondary seems to be an effort to goad the Israeli police into a firefight using "stone throwers" and other violent elements.

We shall see which side gets the greater coverage...

Previously on Snapped Shot: Selective Outrage Syndrome, Selective Outrage Syndrome, Day 2

Update: Here's the background on why all of this inflamed "protest" is genuinely fake. Thanks to LGF commenter BabbaZee for the link!

Update: In a rather interesting twist, it seems that this is a Palestinian day of RAGE, considering we haven't seen any action on the wires from Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, or any of the other usual hot spots. I'll keep an eye on the wires, of course, but I find it interesting that nothing's come across yet. Continue reading »

What do you suppose the odds are of capturing a kidnapping on camera in the Palestinian territories? Not surprisingly, based on the media's stellar record of embedding themselves with the enemy, the odds are very good:


More pictures of this farce of reporting follow the break. Continue reading »

As always, when the IDF says something, it's "allegedly," yet the terrorists' words are accepted verbatim.





If a tree falls in the forest, and the press lies, would anybody notice? Continue reading »

Don't worry yourselves, it's only a mere "gunbattle". If the Israeli Defence Forces were part of it, I'm sure the editorial boards would've inserted far more weeping and gnashing of teeth into the storyline. As it is, this is a mere "event," barely worth a mention.

(It also should be noted that the only people taking the "truce" between Hamas and Fatah seriously either work for the State Department, or for the press. Which speaks quite a bit to the utter lack of intelligence found in both groups!)



It's nice to know that Palestinians use their citizens as shields even amongst themselves... I really do feel sorry for the girl in the picture above, other than for the fact that Palestinian society has put themselves in this situation, by breeding nothing but hatred and violence for the past 3 decades.

To lighten things up, I've got more pictures of this wonderfully-executed cease-fire following the break, so brace yourselves for a healthy dose of fun!

Update: Agence France-Presse wins the Most Ironic Caption contest, with this doozy: A civilian has died overnight in Gaza in clashes between Hamas and a powerful local clan, but otherwise a truce aimed at halting violence between rival Palestinian factions held for a third day.

"Other than that, how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?"

Truly the depth of mental acumen. Of course, if this civilian were killed by Israelis, we would have had a massive funeral already, covered by all of the wire services, and we would've been treated to repeated mentions of the civilian's name, age, and any other touching details that the press can conjure up. But, since the victim was killed by a Protected Oppressed People, we're denied such insight. I guess there's no journalistic style book entry for fratricide, huh? Continue reading »

The media, in all of its glory, wholeheartedly participating in the celebration of a new weapon designed to kill Jews:



More details will follow shortly, as soon as I have the time. I hope to track down the news articles attached to this event, photographs from other wires that might have attended, etc. In the meantime, the only other photo I've found on the wires so far from this "celebration" follows in the extended article.

Update: Reuters is beginning to weigh in on this event, sending in a photo bylined Abed Omar Qusini. It's interesting to note that Reuters' version of this story is significantly different than the story presented by the AP. Continue reading »

This is how "youths" get hurt in the Palestinian territories:



More yummy "youth" goodness following the break. Continue reading »

The press may not be covering certain other stories of importance, you can guarantee that they'll be there to lionize a terrorist "peace-seeking politician" being freed by the Israelis evil Zionist overlords.

Check out the photos of Nasser Shaer, Deputy PM of the Palestinian Legislative Council—AND member of Hamas—who was arrested earlier on terrorism charges. Nasser was the only one of the thirty-odd people arrested to be released, so I'm sure the Israeli Supreme Court knew what it was doing when it released him.

Right?

In any case, be sure to check out the royal treatment that was setup for him by a couple of AP photographers.

(Apparently, the AP has seen fit to send three photojournalists/stringers to cover this event, and Reuters has joined the fold by submitting the most ridiculous photograph I've seen come across the wires so far. To paraphrase a question I recall using somewhere around the 4^th grade, "If Reuters loves Hamas so much, why don't they marry them?") Continue reading »

Some "militants" from the Al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigade were apparently shot dead by the Israeli Army yesterday. Immediately following their deaths, their bodies were turned into a macabre display by the Pallywoodians and their eager supporters in the press. Check out these two photos:—In the first photo (on the left), only one body is visible, laying in a pool of, presumably, his own blood. In the second photo (on the right), the "relatives and neighbors" who "care so deeply" about these two "militants" have moved a second body into the scene, to provide a more dramatic shot of grieving to the press.

As usual, I've posted all of the wire images to this article. Be sure to check out all of the dramatic acting.

UPDATE 10:10 EST: Allah Pundit suggests that I'm reading the pictures backwards—i.e., there were originally 2 bodies there, and one of them was taken away. He's probably right, of course, but to my defense, I'll say that I posted the photos here exactly in the order they appeared on the wires... (It's still a bit odd, though—the body in the red shirt is partially underneath the body in the white shirt. Why take that one away first?)

Note that the scene was shot by two photographers. It's likely that Madji Mohammed got there first, further supporting Allahpundit's suggestion. I'm duly updating the article title from a statement, to a question.

Curses! Foiled again!

UPDATE 16:16 EST: I found some higher-resolution photographs of these events on Getty, for reference. Poster captainfish points out that there are some objects which could be shell casings next to the bodies, though no weapons seem to be present in the pictures. Does this mean that our "mourners" carried the weapons away before summoning the press?

UPDATE 16:26 EST: I've done my best to rearrange the photos in chronological order, instead of wire order. No telling as to whether or not this is correct, though, as the EXIF data doesn't appear to be present in the wire images. Continue reading »

In a followup to our previous story, I've rounded up all of the images on the wire related to the "new" Palestinian intifada. More photos will be added as they come across. Click on the Read More link below to view the entire image collection.
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