Comments on: Naming the victims: A media double standard

By: Michael Lonie

Michael Lonie — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:05:34 +0000

Arabs in Mandate Palestine were carrying out what we would now call terrorist attacks against Jews, unarmed ones for preference, from at least 1921 on. It’s the Jews’ fault for mistreating the poor Palestinian Arabs since 1967? Riiiiight. Pull the other one, it’s got bells on.

By: Anon

Anon — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:25:38 +0000

The hatefest continues across the web.

Huffington had to close comments because
of all those blaming the Jews themselves
for this crime.

Professor Juan Cole and his multitude of
hate filled commenters once again call
Israel a criminal state. All the while
excusing the “naughty” actions of the
“few Palestinians” who commit terror.

In the Guardian the vast majority of
posters claim it is the Jew’s own fault
due to their mis-treatment of the
Palestinians.

Just as in the 1930’s most of the world
is denying the humanity of Jews while
twisting the facts for their own
purposes.

Thank G*d for the United States of
America and it’s wonderful people
who continue to rally to the cause
of Rightousness.

By: Joseph T Major

Joseph T Major — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:54:30 +0000

Double standard department:

Israel has the draft.

Therefore, all Israelis are soldiers, and may be properly targeted by Palestinian freedom fighters using the only weapon available to them in their desperation. These militants may be women or children.

But let the IDF harm the hair of one child’s head in trying to take out the bomb maker hiding behind him . . .

By: Jon Ihle

Jon Ihle — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:07:34 +0000

A small grammatical point: “died” is active, while “were killed” is passive. “Died” makes it seem like happenstance, while “were killed” erases any perpetrator. I prefer “a Palestinian gunman murdered eight young Israeli yeshiva students…” Active verb and perpetrator.

By: chsw

chsw — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:07:02 +0000

The worst was the BBC (big surprise – not). Its initial reports had the yeshiva as a military studies yeshiva graduating army troops.

chsw

By: Marco

Marco — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:01:18 +0000

How sad.
I too see the double standard, not only against Israel but against all people who oppose this cancer of “radical Islamism”
I don’t understand it, I can’t explain it, and it saddens me to see so many people die.
Pray God send comfort to the families,
only he can help us now.