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Honesty in Media

Neil Golan | 03.08.2002 12:46

We ask: Would the media consider it an appropriate retaliation for Israel
to now go massacre Palestinian university students? Of course not. As the UK Independent put it:

"Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, Hamas' spiritual leader, said:
'When Israel bombs a civilian building full of women and children, and kills 15 people, this is the response they should expect.' It was a response that quickly eroded
the international sympathy for the Palestinians prompted by the Gaza air strike. 'Why is somebody targeting students sitting down to their lunch?'..."

"MEDIA FAILS AT HEBREW UNIVERSITY"

We ask: Would the media consider it an appropriate retaliation for Israel
to now go massacre Palestinian university students?
Of course not. As the UK Independent put it:

"Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, Hamas' spiritual leader, said: 'When Israel bombs a civilian building full of women and children, and kills 15 people, this is the response they should expect.' It was a response that quickly eroded
the international sympathy for the Palestinians prompted by the Gaza air strike. 'Why is somebody targeting students sitting down to their lunch?'..."

Neil Golan
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