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March 11th, 2008

Hometown Media Bias

Aussie Dave

A palestinian terrorist walks into a yeshiva and starts shooting at the young boys learning Torah, murdering 8 of the youngsters in cold blood before he himself is killed.

By the Sunday after the attack, not only are pictures from the scene of the attack available, but also pictures of all the victims.

If you are Perth’s Sunday Times newspaper, guess which picture you decide to include in your report of the atrocity?

sunday-times Hometown Media Bias

The caption reads:

“Grieving:  Fatima, centre, the mother of Alaa Abu Dheim, whom family members say killed eight Israeli students, is comforted by relatives.”

If they were that desperate to include a picture of the killer’s mother, why not include a picture of her hanging up Hamas and Hizbullah flags?

As my friends at Jewgle Perth note, here’s the picture they should have included.

 Hometown Media Bias

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An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.

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