Israel bombing shit..
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It just disturbs me a little that everyone defending Israel's actions seems to be reading from the same talking points.
Basically what they describe in this article:
http://mondoweiss.net/2014/07/te…
There is a standard method for how to deal with Palestinian casualties. After Israel killed four boys on a Gaza beach on July 16, the U.S. establishment media fell in line behind Israel's p.r. framework: Acknowledge the tragedy, but blame Hamas. This is exactly what Israeli spokesperson Mark Regev said on Britain's Channel 4 News when grilled by the anchor Jon Snow. It is also how the U.S. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki responded, using the same word-for-word talking points.
This framework can be found in "The Israel Project's 2009 Global Language Dictionary". The Orwellian manual provides a detailed outline on how to "communicate effectively in support of Israel."
One of its first instructions is that pro-Israeli propagandists need to show empathy. The manual insists that they should "show empathy for BOTH sides" (caps in original) as a way of gaining credibility and trust. To make sure that the point is understood, the manual repeats again (in bold and underlined this time) the instruction "use Empathy"--the suggestion being that empathy is an important tool in the propaganda war.
When innocent Palestinian children and women are killed, the first response should be to show empathy; the next is to reframe the issue, stating that Israel is not to blame, that it is only defending itself, and further that it only wants peace. Even when it is raining death and destruction on Palestinians, the manual is clear: "Remind people--again and again--that Israel wants peace."