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Their Naqba is My Joy

I bring good tidings from the "Palestinian" territories: The citizens of "Occupied" Palestine are marking the Naqba, commemorating and mourning the day in which Israel was founded in 1948. This would be Snapped Shot's first chance to cover this annual event, so if you already know the background of Naqba, please be sure to skip ahead and celebrate the "mourning."

For those of you who are new to Naqba, let me start by presenting the Palestinian party line, as dutifully parroted by our mindless "guardians" of truth in the press:

Palestinian women walk past graffiti marking Naqba in the West Bank city of Ramallah May 15, 2007. Palestinians mark Naqba on Tuesday as a day of mourning for the establishment of Israel in 1948 after which an Arab-Israeli war brought the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK)


Notice two things: The "Palestinians" are mourning the establishment of Israel, and shortly after this establishment occurred, an Arab-Israeli war brought the "displacement" of hundreds of thousands of "Palestinians." Continue reading »
 

So (stereo)typical

Alright, we get it.

Another shot of nameless, faceless Israelis ZIONIST oppressors, busy stomping all over a poor, helpless Palestinian man.

Will we ever see any photographs surrounding this picture to give us some context as to why this man is of such interest to the Israelis? I'm betting on no.

The press should be treated as a foreign enemy, and be completely banned from the Palestinian territories. Their work there is nothing more profound than that of a hack propagandist.

Which, of course, is precisely what they are. Continue reading »