It is a handy dictionary/rules book for anyone
writing on the Middle-East issues
in the
mainstream ‘western’ media.
Crossfire: (n.) When Israeli gunmen target
innocent Palestinian civilians.
Caught in the Crossfire: 45 minutes worth of
bullets fired by a sniper at a cowering, defenseless child.
Retaliation: (n.) When Israeli army or settlers
kill Palestinians.
Escalation (synonym/can be used interchangeably
with Provocation): Any act of violence or resistance by the Palestinians.
Terrorism: (n.) Any act of resistance by the
Palestinians.
Self-defence: Any act of violence by Israelis.
Siege: (n.) You are under siege when you
blockade a civilian population and bombard them with anti-tank missiles.
Under siege: Again terms for use by the Israelis
as in Palestinians have put Israelis under siege. Exact meaning depends on the
circumstances.
In order to be truly under siege, your own population must be virtually
isolated from any violence, and must continue to work and play as normal while
the population that is besieging you must be cut off from all phones,
electricity, gas and other amenities, and have their population picked off one
by one by snipers (the snipers thereby being "under siege").
Reservist: (n.) A person who is paid to
infiltrate civilian populations
and execute individuals in cold blood...as long as he is not dressed
in fatigues.
Gunman: (n.) a 10 year old boy walking to
school.
Settler: (n.) a person who steals land, kills
it's occupants and burns
their olive trees...all in the name of God.
Clash: (v.) encounters in which sniper shoot at
children who retaliate by attacking the bullets with their bodies.
Murdered: When Israeli Civilians are killed.
Attacker: (n.) Any Palestinian engaging in any
form of resistance (violent or not). Also, see terrorist.
Brutal / cowardly / ghastly: adjectives
describing attacks on Israelis
(see below for nouns to attach it to)
Attack/bombing/murder: Acts the Palestinians commit
when directed at Israelis.
Victims: (n.) Any Jewish Israeli.
Targets: Palestinian buildings, homes, offices,
ambulances or any vehicle operated by a Palestinian (Always carries a Blue
license Plate) - What the Israeli military designates as military targets.
Measures (e.g. Economic measures, security
measures): Any acts the Israelis commit (blockades, collective punishment,
shelling
neighborhoods, starving a population etc.)
Security: Anything the Israeli government
chooses to do. This can include land confiscation, extra-judicial killings,
home demolitions, destruction of groves, uprooting trees, blockades etc. (The
term security is reserved for use only with the word Israel or Israeli and must
never be applied to Palestinians.)
Civilians: Armed Israeli settlers are civilians
when killed. Try to avoid using this term for Palestinians.
Neighbourhoods: Areas inhabited by Israeli
settlers especially if targeted by shooting (light guns)
Positions: Any Palestinian towns and villages
especially when bombed by helicopter gun ships.
Middle East Expert: (n.) Israeli who can speak
English without an accent.
Israeli Right: (n.) Israelis who want all Arabs
to fly away.
Israeli Left: (n.) Israelis who want Arabs to
stay and do the dishes.
Headline: (n.) Anything uttered by an Israeli
official, (e.g. Three Lost Israeli Reservists Lynched by Palestinian Mob)
Opposition Leader: (n.) War criminal.
Arab Governments: (n.) Chicken feed.
U.S. Media: (n.) Material considered too hawkish
for Israeli media.
Footnote: (n.) Anything stated by eyewitnesses,
usually appearing in the last paragraph of a long article, e.g.
"...Palestinians claim that the reservists were actually part of a death
squad and claim that it would be impossible for a person to end up in the
middle of Ramallah by accident since that would require crossing an Israeli
checkpoint, a Palestinian checkpoint, and traversing about 20 cross
streets."
Honest Broker: (n.) A country that provides $4.5
Billion in aide to one side, and admits having a "special
relationship" with that side.
Rules ....
1.When to use Passive voice:
If the violent action is committed by Israelis (e.g. 2 Palestinians were
killed, one of them a 9 year old).
1.When to use active voice:
If the action is committed by Palestinians, (e.g. Palestinians killed
a Jewish child -give name-, Palestinians kills teenager -give name-).
1.Names must be included for any Jewish victims. Try to avoid names for Muslim
or Christian victims but use numbers instead (remember in the passive voice,
e.g. 2 Palestinians died in clashes).
2.When an Israeli is killed, it is important to note his or her profession,
where he/she is from and was going, whether or not he/she is religious, and
whether or not he/she is an immigrant from the U.S. or Russia. If the dead
person is survived by a spouse and children, this should be noted. If the
victim is a youngster, the school they attended should be mentioned, and their
friends' feelings should be noted. In general, people who knew the dead person
should testify to their humanity.
3.When a Palestinian is killed, they should not be personalized in any way.
4.When an Israeli is killed, it is useful to include graphic descriptions of
the death scene - the covered body, the fragments of flesh, the path of flowing
blood, etc.
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