Palestinian Protester of the Day: The Anti De Niro
Yesterday’s award for over-acting has to go to this palestinian protester, for this Linda Blair Exorcist impersonation.
An injured Palestinian is helped by foreign activists after clashes between demonstrators and Israeli border police officers erupted during a protest against Israel’s separation barrier in the West Bank village Naalin, near Modin, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. Israel says the barrier is necessary for security while Palestinians call it a land grab. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
In case you are indignant that I would accuse this man of over-acting (or even acting for that matter), consider that there is not even one news story – not from the palestinian sources nor “human rights” organizations terror enablers such as the ISM – mentioning anyone injured at Naalin yesterday (see update below). And trust me, when a protester suffers as much as a scratch, they’re sure to mention it.
This is reinforced by the captions accompanying the other photos taken of this man.
Take this one from AFP/Getty Images:
Activists hold a comrade who was hurt during a scuffle with Israeli soldiers at a protest against the construction of Israel’s controversial separation barrier in the West Bank village of Nilin near Ramallah on August 7, 2008. Over the last four years the village of Nilin has been the scene of near daily demonstrations against Israel’s barrier of concrete and steel that cuts through parts of the West Bank. Israel says that the barrier is needed for its security, critics describe it as a land grab. Earlier in the week a young Palestinian boy was fatally shot in the back of the head at one such demonstration in the village.
A scuffle is a minor fight or altercation. You would not expect someone from a scuffle to emerge looking like Jim Morrison after a bad trip.
Now consider this next picture and caption from Reuters, in which the caption writer does not even make mention of any injury.
A Palestinian reacts during a protest against the construction of the controversial Israeli barrier in the West Bank village of Nilin near Ramallah August 7, 2008. REUTERS/Fadi Arouri (WEST BANK)
Yep, that’s some reaction.
Once again, proof that for the palestinians and the mainstream media, the whole world really is a stage.
Update: I have subsequently found a palestinian report claiming demonstrators were injured after being “showered with rubber-coated metal bullets and sound bombs.” However, I still smell a rat, especially considering Ma’an’s track record in unreliability, as well as the captions mentioned above.
Update: Commenter Ms Missive writes:
It looks more like an epileptic seizure which, in all seriousness, can be triggered by stressful situations.
Again, I am sure the palestinian media, as well as the likes of the ISM, would have reported such an occurrence had it occurred. And the caption writers from Reuters and AFP would not have written of a man merely “hurt during a scuffle” or “reacting.”
If I am proven wrong, I’ll retract my contention that this seems like an act. But until then, I stand by it.
Update: Soccer Dad raises a good point:
I thought something looked off about the picture. But notice something else. There’s a guy off to the left with a kerchief over his mouth standing around nonchalantly holding a water bottle. If there was a real emergency, I don’t think that’s the pose he’d likely have. Even if he weren’t among the throng attending to the eye-rolling guy, he’d be looking at them – not looking away.
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It looks more like an epileptic seizure which, in all seriousness, can be triggered by stressful situations.
How stressful the situation was is a matter of perspective, of course.
If someone had really had a seizure, we would have heard about it.
Yes, I would imagine someone would have reported it as a seizure… but strangers things have happened I suppose.
Regardless, it’s hard to deny main stream media’s history when captioning this sort of thing. And AP caption was incorrect either way.
Hmmm, I wonder if they’ll take him back to their place and beat him savagely (hopefully) so he’ll have real injuries for later photos. Just making a suggestion.
@foxx
funny you wear the name foxx (?Fox?),if you get it. lol
I thought something looked off about the picture. But notice something else. There’s a guy off to the left with a kerchief over his mouth standing around nonchalantly holding a water bottle. If there was a real emergency, I don’t think that’s the pose he’d likely have. Even if he weren’t among the throng attending to the eye-rolling guy, he’d be looking at them – not looking away.
Aussie Dave: “Again, I am sure the palestinian media, as well as the likes of the ISM, would have reported such an occurrence had it occurred. And the caption writers from Reuters and AFP would not have written of a man merely “hurt during a scuffle” or “reacting.
If I am proven wrong, I’ll retract my contention that this seems like an act. But until then, I stand by it”.
@ Aussie Dave..
you know very well not everything is bieng reported.
now it seems YOU mix thing up. you are claiming pictues bieng fakje without ANY proof.
why should someone come and proof your wrong? you didnt even proof your Right… you make a cheap shot about some pictures and spread BS based on your on fantasy..and you expect ppl to proof your wrong?
YOuTune,
I explained why I believe what I wrote. I am stating my opinion, not fact. And where I come from, that is my right.
@ soccer dad
yes your making a “point” there. but you have to consider there is a protest going on,there are ppl there,there are soldiers there,things are happening at the time this incident occur. so i dont agree on what you said.
dont forget this is a PICTURE. it takes ?0.01sec? to take a pic? ,are you wondering why that guy didnt look to the camera in that 0.01sec time while the picture is taken?..
if i were there at the protest i would look EVERYWHERE ,before a israelli soldier shoot me in the back of head,like they did on a kid a week ago.
Aussie Dave Says:
August 8th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
YOuTune,
I explained why I believe what I wrote. I am stating my opinion, not fact. And where I come from, that is my right.
@Aussie dave:
next time start with: NOT removing comments you dont like,let the ppl speak,thats THERE right. or you think only you have the right to give your opinion,thats how it works where YOU came from? lol.
second,next time be a brave guy,and go to the protests,take a cam with you and make your own pictures so you can make a better statement then the cheap shot you took on this pictures made by activists.
YOuTune,
Don’t tell me how to run my blog, or I will ban you.
And don’t kid yourself that I am somehow afraid of your views. You are welcome to leave comments as long as you try to debate on the facts, and don’t resort to name-calling like you did in those first comments I deleted.
Got it?
It seems YouTune/Omid had a problem keeping things civil, and I deleted his offensive comments. He’s now banned thanks to comments like this:
And this:
And this:
Let this be a lesson, boys and girls. Coming on my blog and insulting me is not a good move, and you’ll find yourself banned.
I guess YouTune has passed from this scene. But let me just defend my point. He claims that the fellow looking away ought to be careful because he has to be careful about stray bullets.
But look at his body language. He’s quite casual.
Good observations Dave, I agree your suspicions have basis here, and having seen staged drama at protests of different types here in the U.S. myself, it’s really something to behold. Just one example: I remember with the Terri Schiavo protests, around 1 am and the only people still there were Terri supporters, when a scantily dressed blond in a low cut tight shirt arrived with a man and they stood way down at the other side, then a minute or so later a cameraman and reporter came and the blond starting fake crying and going into dramatics (against Terri), then right after the cameraman and reporter left, calm and cool the lady and man also left, and next day it was in the paper.
Soccer Dad,
You raised a really good point there. I’ll refer to it in my post.
The photos are also taken in different positions or times of day.
If you notice the shadows in the first picture show that the sun is behind the photographer.
In the second, the sun is almost directly above them, maybe a 1 o’ clock angle.
In the third, the sun is directly above him, while he’s on the ground
The second two might be at the same time, a wider shot would help with the difference in angle (also would give better landmarks). The first photo, however, must’ve been taken at least an hour before or after the others.
So unless they we’re striking poses for an hour….
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i ll catch on you later Dave.
YOuTune and Omid are the same person, and I can’t ban him permanently because he’s using something to change his IP addresses. But I’ll leave the above comments anyway as proof of his threat to this site.
This is what happens when someone cannot argue on the facts. First there are the ad hominem attacks and then the actual threats.
You lie Aussie Dave.
i have saw his first comment,when i was about to reply i noticed his comment is removed by you.
you removed many comments by claiming he insulted you,wich is not true.
you can read on what happend on :
http://www.topix.net/world/israel/2008/08/palestinian-protester-of-the-day-the-anti-de-niro
you should give people chance to give there opinion without removing them.
you claim that you have the right to give your opnion,but you ban people based on there opinion.
“Mellieh”(or should I say Omid/YouTube using a different pseudonym)
You are boring me and (I assume) everyone else here.
All you are proving is that you are unhinged.
Aussie Dave Says:
August 8th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
YOuTune and Omid are the same person, and I can’t ban him permanently because he’s using something to change his IP addresses. But I’ll leave the above comments anyway as proof of his threat to this site.
This is what happens when someone cannot argue on the facts. First there are the ad hominem attacks and then the actual threats
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it was no threat but advise as i said;) , if you ban hunderds of ppl based on there comments you make enemys.
dont claim that you tried to argue on facts or w.e BS your telling.. you didnt argue at ALL. you didnt even reply to my comments in the first place,you just removed them,and then accused me of insulting you.
your a moron. you bring the story only from your view and you ban ppl if they dont agree with you.
dont forget what i said. carefull on baning ppl based on there comments ,or.
hm…if i want to make comments i do it on my own name.
i dont know mellieh. ban him too, i mean i bet you dont like his comment,thats why you try to say he is me?;)
lame..
Your last comments and that of “Mellieh” have the same IP address: 82.165.253.19. Looking kind of desperate and obsessive, aren’t you?
I’m signing off now, friends. I have decided to leave comment moderation off so the reasonable comments can get through, and some discussion can take place while I’m offline. Apologies in advance that this cretin’s comments are going to be published as a result.
lol criticizing “zionism” and the “international bankers” are we? how delightful! Just say Jews dude.
Yes Dave, he is rather boring. Good choice to just ignore the fool. I’m sorry he associated my name with his train of thought at all.
At any rate, I totally respect your decision to remove comments based on hate and name calling. Good call and good night.
Quite some reaction, indeed.
No need to look at the shadows or the guy with the water bottle (whose “body language” does not look very relaxed to me, btw). A look at the seizure guy’s arms will do: He is holding them up with quite some elegance for a Grand mal seizure. Same goes for his lower jaw: No clenching, and it did not drop down -he opens his mouth actively. But hey: A hysterical seizure is still a seizure.
I do notice that for a man who is supposed to be injured and helpless, he is clutching the other people very tightly, as if afraid that they’ll drop him.
Dave–looks like you have a couple of posters who live under a bridge. Ever notice that the trolls don’t even try to use decent spelling and grammar? Not to mention capitalization. (And “I post under my own name”? In all honesty, whose mother names a kid YOuTune?)
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