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Our eternal allies in Egypt seem to have a "slight" problem on their hands:



I'm tracking the photos beyond the fold. Continue reading »

If there was ever a shred of doubt as to which side the press is taking in the Israel/Palestine conflict, this photograph ought to douse it with a healthy dollop of reality. Pay particular attention to the right-hand side:



You see, burning an Israeli flag is important enough to send every photographer you have. Especially at a celebration of the 20th anniversary of a group wholly dedicated to the destruction of Israel.

I'm combing through other photos of today's festivities—I'll post them beyond the fold if there's anything interesting.

Also, thanks to the work of another intrepid pair of bloggers, I might have more material from Rage Boy: Palestine as well. From the looks of things so far, he is definitely operating from the same handbook as the real Rage Boy, so I'll definitely be doing my best to dig into his history, and will be trying to get some other information from sources on the ground—be sure to stay tuned for a hefty update on him in the next day or so. Continue reading »

Whenever I see situations like this, I just have to wonder: If we have photojournalists putting out such obvious duplicates as this from the Palestinian territories—Why do we bother sending any photographers there at all? I think the fact that this "clustering" of photojournalists happens so often is certainly indicative of us having—at the very least—a few too many stationed there.

Exhibit A:

REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA)

(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Related: The Elder has more on this story, if you're interested. Continue reading »

It would seem that the entire ummah is on fire in protest against the farce of a conference in Annapolis. Finally, I am in agreement with the ummah on something (though I'd imagine for far different reasons). The highlight of today's protests? Perhaps the coolest portrait of Condoleeza Rice ever published, even outshining my previous fave:



I'll be rounding up the other highlights from around the world following the fold. Stay tuned for more!

Update: Someone has definitely been very busy spreading the propaganda about the Annapolis conference. Notice how all of these protests suggest that somehow, the United States and Israel are either conspiring to revoke the "right" of return, or how we're conspiring to seize Al-Aqsa. Very interesting coincidences, no?

(Regarding the "right" of return:—Keep in mind that with respect to any "peace" conference assembled, Palestinians demand an independent state of their own on one hand, yet they demand that Palestinian "refugees" maintain the "right" to return to Israel on the other. Sound confusing? Yeah, it might be—until you take a look at which map they are working from... It's all about "conquest," people. Nothing more, nothing less.)

UPDATE: According to the latest captions coming in, a man has been killed by Fatah security forces in Hebron, after being shot point-blank in the chest. Reports are that 15 other protesters have also been injured in the area—no specifics or details on them yet. Continue reading »

It's always interesting to see things put in their proper context. Consider this photograph of an ambulance rushing to the aid of some innocent bystanders, from the Associated Press:



Obviously, we're to assume that someone is truly in need after seeing this picture. You'd be surprised, though, to discover the true context of all of that smoke in the background: Continue reading »

Update: This picture is quite a fitting highlight.



It would appear that Hamas has attacked a gathering of Fatah supporters who had the audacity to organise a memorial ceremony in the former group's stronghold. Notice the editorial content provided in the caption, by the way. "Gunfire" killed people, "clashes" caused the violence. It's almost as if the press is trying to go out of their collective way to absolve Hamas of any guilt in this conflict, in contrast to just about every other event that directly blames the IDF for any potential casualties.

You know, the usual charges like, "Israeli bullets killed," and "Israeli bulldozers demolished."



I'll be tracking photos of the rally, and the resulting chaos, following the break. Please note that some of the photographs are somewhat graphic, so viewer discretion is advised. Continue reading »

The IDF has been blamed for bombing a Hamas "police station." I don't have any details yet, but it wouldn't surprise me in the least to learn that the "police station" in question was being used as a shelter by a handful of Hamas terrorists. Either way, the crocodile tears are definitely out in force:



I'll be keeping an eye on this to see if any more information shows up. We'll see if my initial cynicism is on target here or not, pun intended. Continue reading »