Monday, July 25, 2005

THIS WEEKEND'S TERRORISM AND REUTERS' SPIN

Palestinians Murder Israeli Couple in Gaza - Margot Dudkevitch
Dov Kol, 58, and Rachel Kol, 53, of Jerusalem were murdered and another five Israelis were wounded Saturday night when Palestinian terrorists opened fire on their vehicles as they were leaving Gush Katif in Gaza. Ami Shaked, head of security for the Gaza Coast Regional Council, was among the wounded as he killed one of the terrorists. (Jerusalem Post)

HERE'S HOW REUTERS' REPORTS THE STORY: Two Israelis, 2 Gaza gunmen die in new violence. They just 'died', seemingly equivalent deaths... but read the story and you discover the two 'gunmen' cut down the Israeli couple's lives in cold blood. How might the headline have been more accurate?:

YNet: Terrorists Kill Israeli Couple in Gaza (but of course, Reuters couldn't use that
word...)
JPost: Husband and Wife Killed in Attack Near Kfar Darom
Comments to Reuters: editor@reuters.com

Palestinian Suicide Bomber Caught En Route to Tel Aviv - Amos Harel
Israel Defense Forces soldiers on Friday caught a Palestinian terrorist from Fatah's military wing in Gaza who had crossed the perimeter fence and was en route to carrying out a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. IDF trackers spotted the infiltration and located the bomber in a field more than a kilometer inside Israel. The IDF sector brigade commander, Col. Avi Levy, said the terrorist was wearing a five-kilogram explosives belt which contained nails and metal scraps intended to maximize the force of impact. The terrorist said he had been instructed to blow himself up in a crowded spot in central Tel Aviv. A short while later, police arrested his guide, a Palestinian married to an Israeli Arab, who lives in Jaffa. (Ha'aretz)

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