A.P. DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE WORD, "MILITANT"

AP'S NEW DEFINITION OF "MILITANT" (HonestReporting)
Much of the media still prefers to jettison the word "terrorist" in favor of the misleadingly soft term "militant". It is still at least a week before April 1 yet the Associated Press has published this photo with the remarkable caption (emphasis added):

"Militants of the Kadima party stand next to portraits of acting prime minister Ehud Olmert, right, and ailing prime minister Ariel Sharon at the Kadima headquarters in Jerusalem Wednesday March 22, 2006."

Has the term "militant" become a common description for everyone? Comments to Associated Press: feedback@ap.org

If the international media is unable to distinguish between Israeli political party members and armed terrorists, try following coverage of the Israeli elections on Tuesday 28 March through Israeli news sources listed on HonestReporting's Links page or JerusalemOnline's live video coverage on the day of voting.