A Palestinian girl is carried by an Israeli policeman to safety following a stampede as Palestinian women crowd the Qalandiya checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah September 11, 2009. Thousands of Palestinians lined up as they tried to reach the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on the third Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.
And you’ll find other examples like this and this.
I have plenty of opportunity to slam Reuters for their media bias, so when they depict the truth – without any manipulation shenanigans – I have to acknowledge it.
And speaking of manipulation shenanigans…
The Girl and the shadows : The shadows of Israeli soldiers are cast on a concrete barrier as a Palestinian girl waits near the Bethlehem checkpoint in the West Bank. (AFP/Musa al-Shaer)
Update: Hamas is using one of the “Israeli soldier pulls kid to safety” pictures to paint Israel in a bad light – by altering the caption and leaving out some critical words.
