Friday, June 06, 2008

BBC Headline Moral Inequivalency

The headline:-

Two dead in Gaza-Israel attacks


The story:-

A young Palestinian girl has been killed by an Israeli shell in the southern Gaza Strip, medics said. The Israel army confirmed it carried out an air strike in the area, saying it targeted a group of militants.

Security forces in the Hamas-run territory say the bomb missed its target and landed near a house. [ah, so there was a target, presumably quite a legitimate one]

The attack, which also injured two women, came after Palestinian militants shelled an Israeli kibbutz, killing a civilian and wounding four others.


Did you notice that fourth sentence?

The one that includes this:

came after Palestinian militants shelled an Israeli kibbutz, killing a civilian and wounding four others

2 comments:

stalepie said...

I don't get it.

YMedad said...

One, the Qasam attack from Gaza, was an act of unprovoked terror aimed exclusively at civilians. The other, by Israel, was in defense and aimed at terror activists. Two differently moral actions cannot be compared.