Holy crap! The AP noticed the truce violation, and even called it such. And get this—they didn’t call Israel’s killing of a “ticking bomb” terrorist a violation. What’s wrong with the editors?
Palestinians fired a mortar into southern Israel in the first violation of a fragile truce between Israel and Gaza Strip militants, the military said Tuesday.
No casualties or damage were reported in the attack, which took place around midnight Monday, and troops did not retaliate, the military said. No militant faction immediately took responsibility.
[…] Early Tuesday, Israeli troops killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in a raid in the West Bank town of Nablus.
[…] In Germany, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad condemned the operation. Fayyad, whose government is trying to negotiate a peace deal with Israel, has said continuing military operations are undermining his efforts to restore law and order in the West Bank.
[…] In Gaza, Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum accused Israel of trying to sabotage the truce.
“The resistance factions in the West Bank have the full right to respond to this crime,” Barhoum said.
Yes, those quotes say that Israel violated the truce. But here’s the difference: The AP used a direct quote, and did not editorialize in the copy, using phrases like, “Israel’s actions threatens the shaky truce.”
That article is timestamped 6:48 ET. We shall see what happens on the updates, and pay particular attention to our pal Ibraham Barzak’s version. Just wait for it.
Scanning the skies for flying pigs….
Yeah, Babe has definitely left the hangar.