Deja Vu
An Israeli police officer lifts the remains of a rocket, fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza, after it landed in the southern town of Sderot August 23, 2007. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL)
The instance I saw this photograph – purportedly from August 23, it struck me as being familar. And while I could not find the exact photograph in a previous post, I found a similar one in this post…from May 23rd.
The policeman is even wearing the exact same clothes (which are seemingly not a uniform).
My point? I’m glad you asked. Reuters (who took both photographs) have a history of sloppiness and deception. Could it be that they are recycling this photograph from over 3 months ago, and making out like it is only a week old?
Or is there an Israeli policeman out there in bad need of a new wardrobe?
Curious minds need to know.
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An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.Filed Under: Uncategorized
Good catch.
Could be that it’s just a uniform and that all males in the force have to have their heads shaved, especially if he’s working in a desert town like Sderot.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7014530668702660869
It’s not that crazy to guess it might be the same guy. It’s the same job and basically the same place – and I guess he wears similar clothes to work every day. Even if it’s not a uniform there’s probably some sort of expectation that police wear black/clue stuff.