[The New York Times barely mentions that the latest settler
rampage in Huwwara was a state-sponsored pogrom, presided over by the
Israeli army. They dont want to destroy the two-state illusion. ]
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‘NY TIMES’ HIDES ISRAELI MILITARY AID IN SETTLER POGROM  
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James North
March 1, 2023
Mondoweiss
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_ The New York Times barely mentions that the latest settler rampage
in Huwwara was a state-sponsored pogrom, presided over by the Israeli
army. They don't want to destroy the two-state illusion. _

New York Times headquarters , Mondoweiss

 

Yesterday’s _New York Times_ report
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on the rising violence in occupied West Bank Palestine is an insult to
our intelligence. The paper could not ignore the latest Israeli
settler/colonist pogrom against Palestinians, but reporters Patrick
Kingsley and Isabel Kershner used time-honored techniques to downplay
its seriousness and the responsibility for it.

The article’s most dishonest feature was that it buried the most
alarming news — Israeli government military complicity in the
ferocious attacks — down in paragraph 26. Here’s the relevant
section:

Asked why the Israeli Army did not prevent the settler violence, and
even stood by as some attacks took place, a military official, who
requested anonymity in line with protocol, acknowledged mistakes and
said commanders had not expected the settlers to fan out through
Huwara’s back streets instead of remaining on the main thoroughfare.

Paragraph 26! Do the _Times_ reporters expect us to believe that they
have no sources inside the Israeli army who could have told the truth,
even anonymously? By contrast, this site
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had no trouble reporting that during the pogrom: “All the while, the
Israeli army accompanied the settlers as they were out for blood,
ensuring their safety and freedom to lynch and burn as they
pleased.”

Americans for Peace Now reported the truth about government complicity
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According to credible reports, the IDF did not take measures to block
the settlers’ path to Hawara, nor did it stop them from
systematically attacking Palestinians and their property, nor did law
enforcement authorities carry out appropriate arrests. According to
press reports, Israeli authorities sought to let the settlers
“vent” their anger. Following the settlers’ violent campaign,
the government of Israel did not take any significant actions to
address the settlers’ lawlessness. Instead, some members of
Netanyahu’s coalition publicly supported the settlers’ violence.
One even tweeted from the site as the settlers were on the attack.

What’s more, there’s an even larger story. Increasing numbers of
Israeli soldiers actually come from occupied West Bank
settlement/colonies, including well-known figures like the messianic
General Ofer Winter
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would stand by when their neighbors attack Palestinians should not be
a surprise.

The true loyalties of Israel’s army in 2023 should shovel even more
dirt on top of the grave for the 2-state solution. Any 2-state
arrangement that wins approval from a majority of Palestinians will
require moving a large proportion of the 700,000 Jewish
settler/colonists back into pre-1967 Israel. The Israeli army will
never carry out these orders.

Today’s _Times_ article used other techniques to confuse, such as
“Starting the Timeline With Palestinian Violence.” Here’s the
very first sentence:

When a Palestinian gunman killed two Israeli settler in the northern
part of the occupied West Bank, residents of nearby Palestinian towns
knew from long experience to await sporadic acts of revenge.

This leaves the false impression that Palestinians started the
“cycle of violence.” _Times_ reporters could have glanced at
Thomas Friedman’s column
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which said accurately that “a Palestinian gunman killed two Israeli
Jews near Nablus to avenge the deaths of 11 Palestinians at the hands
of the Israeli forces in Nablus a few days earlier.”

The _Times_ report continued with the bias. The two Israeli victims
were named, with 3 paragraphs of personal details. The latest
Palestinian casualty remained nameless.

There was some slight improvement from the previous _Times_ strategy
of hiding or downplaying Jewish settler/colonist extremists. The paper
did quote a couple of settler “lawmakers,” but left the impression
that their violent language was just a sudden reaction to the
Palestinian attack — instead of explaining that every Jewish
settler/colonist has known for decades that their ongoing theft of
Palestinian land promotes resistance. The _Times_ could easily have
gotten some more bloodthirsty quotes if they wanted to.

The report also continues the longstanding misuse of the English
language. Yet again, the _Times_ (along with the rest of the U.S.
mainstream media), uses the words “settlers” and “settlements”
(32 times in this article) to describe people who are by any
fair-minded definition “colonists.” If that word makes _Times_
editors squirm too much, at least they should point out that the (now
700,000) settlers are “Jewish-only”; the 20 percent of Israelis
who live inside the 1967 borders who are Palestinian are not being
moved into the West Bank.

Finally, once again the key explanatory background paragraph was
missing. Here it is:

“Israel has occupied West Bank Palestine since 1967, and violates
international law by moving hundreds of thousands of Jewish-only
settler/colonists into the territory. In response, Palestinians…

 

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