Snapped Shot

The photo news wires are filled with pictures of another 200 or so Palestinian prisoners who have been freed from Israeli jails as a "goodwill" measure towards the Palestinian Authority. As others have pointed out, these guys aren't exactly innocent bystanders who were rounded up by a military state; but rather, most of them were incarcerated in the process of planning and carrying out terrorist attacks.

How does our "impartial" press choose to represent them?

You guessed it: As heroes.

[ AP/Muhammed Muheisen 2, AP/Mohammed (The Coward) Ballas, Reuters/Fadi Arouri, Reuters/Mohamad Torokman ]

If we can't trust the press to tell us truthfully about murderous thugs in the Middle East, why do we think they'll be more honest about any other topic?

Update: A loving embrace. Thankfully, the AP actually provides some details on this one:

A released Palestinian prisoner Said al-Atba kisses his mother as he arrives at her home in the west bank city of Nablus, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008. Among the 198 Palestinians freed by Israel was Said al-Atba, who served 31 years of a life sentence for masterminding a 1977 market bombing that killed one woman and wounded dozens of others in central Israel. Al-Atba, 57, was the longest serving Palestinian inmate in Israel and is widely seen by Palestinians as a symbol of all the prisoners. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

So as far as we can tell, he was not wrongfully convicted, and he did have a hand in killing Jews.

Notice that this fact doesn't stop the AP from running with this glowing portrait as "news."

Update: Soccer Dad has more background on why attempts like this are utterly futile.

I read reports recently of a former Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade militant opening a theatre in the West Bank, but until I saw who it was, didn't think much of it. Now that I've seen the pictures, I definitely think there's more to the story:



How long ago did he carry an assault rifle and plan attacks on Israel? As a hint, he refused to sign a pledge renouncing attacks against Israel when offered the chance—That should give you some idea of how committed to peace he really is. That pledge was repudiated a whopping 6 months ago.

Has he really renounced [Ed.:—Redundancy mode off. Coffee mode on.] all of his terror-supporting ways in a mere 6 months?

I'm skeptical, to say the least. Continue reading »

It is fitting that a society that values only death would exalt such a murderous swine. And anyone who expects to make peace with such a demented populace is sadly mistaken. From our resident coward:

One could spend a lifetime studying the psychological effects of this type of "culture" on the children raised therein, if one were so inclined. Personally, I'll just be happy when the world stops pretending that these people are somehow innocent.

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The Palestinian culture of violence is rooted in the pervasive, all-encompassing propaganda that their culture forces upon its children. Here's a prime example of this phenomenon—the children are returning to their schools for the first school-day of the year, in the presence of the ever-ready photojournalist corps. Keep a keen eye on these childrens' surroundings:—The content of the murals, in particular, tell a rather one-sided story of the Palestinian conflict.



For the record, the map in the photograph above encompasses the entire borders of the current State of Israel—the target of the terrorist regime of the Palestinians. Is it any wonder that, after being incubated in surroundings like this for their entire lives, that the "cycle of violence" wrought by the Palestinian terrorists never ceases?

I'll be tracking more of these works of propaganda beyond the fold. Continue reading »

Yup, definitely ready for statehood:

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I can just sense the "peace" oozing out of this little boy's expression:



I'll refer you to our previous discussion on the ways in which the Palestinian youth are being summarily dehumanized by their propagandistic society, if you're interested in finding out more about how these people have ended up expressing themselves like the above photograph.