Tuesday, October 05, 2004
BBC on "Gaza violence". posted by Richard Seymour
If a suicide bomb went off in a cafe in Haifa, I doubt it would be referred to as "Haifa violence".Nevertheless :
Gaza violence claims more lives
At least nine Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip on the seventh day of a major Israeli operation which has raised concern at the UN.
An air strike on Jabaliya refugee camp killed four militants planting a bomb and a gunman was killed near a Jewish settlement in the south of the strip.
Oh, four militants were "planting a bomb" in their own refugee camp were they? How did the BBC come upon this inside knowledge? I think you can guess the source of that particular piece of information...
Here's a bit more:
Israel mounted its operation after rockets hit one of its towns last week in an attack which killed two toddlers.
About 70 Palestinians and three Israelis have been killed in violence since.
I shall remember that. Next time a car bomb goes off in Tel Aviv, I'll say "twenty eight Israelis and one Palestinian died in violence in the Israeli capital today. Hamas said they were determined to stop Israeli helicopter attacks on Palestine. The leadership of the PFLP vowed to put an end to Israeli terror for good."