Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Some interesting stuff in the latest Honest Reporting update:
First:
The Economist's website features a Cities Guide focusing on major international cities. Monthly news on each city includes briefs on generally non-controversial issues of cultural or politically benign events and municipal happenings. That is, until you see February's entry for Tel Aviv.
The lead news brief states that Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport "is facing criticism over its alleged mistreatment of Arab passengers. A report by the Arab Association for Human Rights and the Centre Against Racism has accused airport staff of discriminating against Arabs." The article is accompanied by a somewhat cynically captioned photo of an Israeli security guard at the airport...
See HR's entry for the cynical photo and the rest of the story. They also link to this story of a California camera shop being sued for refusing to enlarge pictures of "Jewish terrorists" -- photos taken at the turn of the century. The shop owner lost and had to pay attorney fees: Judge levies fine against store for discrimination
