Making the suffering known

[Carlie]

JERUSALEM - Israelis and Palestinians, fighting so bitterly with guns and bombs, are in a fierce battle over public opinion as well. And on the media front, Israelis feel they are on the losing end.

Often, they say, the scenes of destruction after attacks such as the bus bombing in Jerusalem on Thursday are so shocking that newspapers and television reporters are unable to describe the extent of the suffering. In the United States, such detail is considered too graphic by most publications. The result, Israelis say, is that the rest of the world doesn't understand the effect of suicide bombing on the people of Israel.

"We haven't embedded reporters into our sorrow," says Barbara Sofer, the director of public relations for the Women's Zionist Organization of America, which runs Jerusalem's two Hadassah hospital centers, the city's premier trauma centers.

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The morning bombing was followed almost immediately by images of their army freeing 400 gleeful Palestinians as part of a prisoner swap with a Lebanese militant group. Then, at nightfall, came the somber return of three coffins containing soldiers kidnapped in Lebanon three years ago.


http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.journal31jan31,0,7615124.story

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3. I don't care what you think. You missed my point. -nm

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[Noon_Blue_Apples]

4. come now

its curious how, by the nature of this forum - posting articles, there are a number of articles (media) on how Israeli suffering/cause is not covered by the media......?

think about it

curious quote

"Since the other side is constantly using body parts to promote its cause with no sense of human dignity," Farkash says, Israel must also show the damage.


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Edit: that is one f'd up quote - just illustrates the racism that is prevelent on both sides....they are not as dignified in their suffering (read: civilized - ie: not all cultures are equal)