I suppose they notice and most don't care. It's a pathology at this point. They just don't see what's going on in Israel as in any way related to "real" terrorism like they just experienced. They've swallowed their own BS for so long they believe it. Shattered buses and ambushed motorists in Israel are at base at fault for their own fates.
If there was any question in the minds of the people who put the map together, I guess they did a quick calculation on what would result in more flack -- including or excluding attacks in Israel. You see how the math came out. Anyway, that's my take.
It's a little surprising since The Sun is a right-wing rag, AFAIK.
It appears they've forgotten the USS COle also. Seems to be very much a "blinders on" write up. I also notice they don't bother going back far enough to establish a greater historic line of arab terrorist activities.
Yes this is commonplace. Still, it is galling that they include in this list Richard Reid -- in an incident where no one was killed; yet they leave out many high casualty attacks.
I guess some victims must be more equal than others.
They also omit Chechnya, the Philippines and Thailand, where Muslims are waging seperatist wars. Before you get too worked up -- and I think you know that I am as supportive of Israel as we Gentiles get -- one might fairly conclude that the Sun did not include any "seperatist" war. Arguably, lumping Israel in with these other conflicts by exclusion is a fairly neutral treatment of Israel.
That was a possible rationale -- I'll concede likely. Still it manages rather strongly to suggest (intentional or not) that such actions in Israel are somehow more justified.
I'm sure if someone complained to them, they would respond by pointing out that their list wasn't exhaustive, just some key events.
That seems fair, as far as it goes, but I think a responsible editor would have put a nmber on Israel, with a note along the lines "numerous bombings, shootings, and other attacks in Israel."
Don't get me wrong -- it is definitely a sloppy piece of work. Bill Roggio is working on a much more comprehensive project, which he promises on Winds of Change in the near future. That should be interesting.
Good point about the Hez attack on the synagogue in Buenos Aires. That's a miss that can't be explained by the "separatist war" exclusion.
I still think sloppiness is the better explanation, though. They mention the attacks on Israelis in Kenya, and the Turkish synagogue bombings. I just think they're lame.
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How can they rationalize that?
I mean wouldn't some of their readers notice?
I suppose they notice and most don't care. It's a pathology at this point. They just don't see what's going on in Israel as in any way related to "real" terrorism like they just experienced. They've swallowed their own BS for so long they believe it. Shattered buses and ambushed motorists in Israel are at base at fault for their own fates.
If there was any question in the minds of the people who put the map together, I guess they did a quick calculation on what would result in more flack -- including or excluding attacks in Israel. You see how the math came out. Anyway, that's my take.
It's a little surprising since The Sun is a right-wing rag, AFAIK.
It appears they've forgotten the USS COle also. Seems to be very much a "blinders on" write up. I also notice they don't bother going back far enough to establish a greater historic line of arab terrorist activities.
still very disturbing to see all of the death and destruction with the knowledge that they left out a heck of a lot.
Yes this is commonplace. Still, it is galling that they include in this list Richard Reid -- in an incident where no one was killed; yet they leave out many high casualty attacks.
I guess some victims must be more equal than others.
They also omit Chechnya, the Philippines and Thailand, where Muslims are waging seperatist wars. Before you get too worked up -- and I think you know that I am as supportive of Israel as we Gentiles get -- one might fairly conclude that the Sun did not include any "seperatist" war. Arguably, lumping Israel in with these other conflicts by exclusion is a fairly neutral treatment of Israel.
Could be. I think overall it was just an ill-advised effort -- sloppiness over malice.
That was a possible rationale -- I'll concede likely. Still it manages rather strongly to suggest (intentional or not) that such actions in Israel are somehow more justified.
I think it's inexcusable.
I'm sure if someone complained to them, they would respond by pointing out that their list wasn't exhaustive, just some key events.
That seems fair, as far as it goes, but I think a responsible editor would have put a nmber on Israel, with a note along the lines "numerous bombings, shootings, and other attacks in Israel."
It it's only separatists, where is the Hezbollah bombing of the Jewish cCommunity Center in Buenos Aires?
Don't get me wrong -- it is definitely a sloppy piece of work. Bill Roggio is working on a much more comprehensive project, which he promises on Winds of Change in the near future. That should be interesting.
Good point about the Hez attack on the synagogue in Buenos Aires. That's a miss that can't be explained by the "separatist war" exclusion.
I still think sloppiness is the better explanation, though. They mention the attacks on Israelis in Kenya, and the Turkish synagogue bombings. I just think they're lame.