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Submitted by The Fire Inside on Mon, 04/03/2006 - 8:39pm.
Here's an op-ed running in the Seattle P-I tomorrow.
» Corrie was an idealist; but as fate had it, her idealism ended up channeled through the radical International Solidarity Movement, an organization that not only puts at risk the lives of Israeli civilians but also the lives of its members. I also went to the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) website, which evidently was founded in 1982 to serve as a "media-monitoring, research and membership organization devoted to promoting accurate and balanced coverage of Israel and the Middle East." I looked through their list of media outlets which they feel have portrayed the situation in Israel unfairly. They have not highlighted any errors from the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, so you can take from this writer and organization what you will. They really don't seem to have a ton of complaints against news organizations in general, though. For most of these publications there's only a few articles they feel have made an error (getting corrections from some of the outlets) so having none isn't that out of the ordinary in this case.
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I find it insulting...
Submitted by Rick on Mon, 04/03/2006 - 10:31pm.I simply borrowed from the
Submitted by The Fire Inside on Mon, 04/03/2006 - 10:58pm.I don't think she was "misled." "Misled" would imply she was a pawn to another party when, in fact, she was fully-aware of which side she was coming down on.
Whether you think she came down on the wrong side, though, is going to depend what you think about Israeli policy toward those who are suspected (and confirmed) of either aiding or participating in action against Israel and Israeli citizens.
Thanks for the clarification
Submitted by Rick on Tue, 04/04/2006 - 8:21am.I appreciate what you said.
The thing about "sides" still gets me. This is what I was going around about with WF: it is possible to hold certain values that don't align perfectly with either side. One might believe that terrorism against Israelies is horrible and wrong, while at the same time thinking that the occupation and oppression of the Palestinians is also wrong. As long as we continue to accept the frame that includes "sides," we will add fuel to the conflict.
I assume when you refer to
Submitted by The Fire Inside on Tue, 04/04/2006 - 8:39am.If you lose an armed conflict against a foreign force, you lose claim on the land.
In response
Submitted by Rick on Thu, 04/06/2006 - 1:28pm.Linda Frank of Tacoma wrote the following letter to the editor [here via omjp]: