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Pallywood on a Gaza Beach?
Hat tip Judith Klinghoffer:
I’ve now seen the footage of the BBC, Al Jazeera, and CNN. It bears all the marks of Pallywood:
Palestinian contribution: no blood, bad child actors (it takes the girl two tries to throw herself on her father, no signs of damage or crater, hospital chaos with men in doctors’ coats accusing Israel, played over and over again on TV, use of rhetoric of genocide against Israel.
Western media contribution: cutting to make it more believable (take out the girl throwing herself on the sand beside her “father” before “finding him”), cut from action piece to action piece so the audience doesn’t have the time to develop suspicions, accept the Palestinian version (Israeli shells) as reliable (without even presenting it as the Palestinian claim), presenting it with a warning about graphic footage setting up people to believe what they are supposed to be seeing).
I have not seen or heard enough to be certain here. There’s still the possibility that this is real footage, although I’d be surprised. In the meantime, real or not, so much of this footage is questionable, that it illustrates just how unprofessional the media are (BBC are you listening?) that they would play this over and over again, giving their support to yet another Palestinian narrative that will bring misery to the Palestinians. As one Palestinian, interviewed by the BBC put it:
I’ve heard people in the last few hours calling for revenge. If an attack happens inside Israel it will make them a little bit happy. It might also make them reject the referendum planned by [Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud] Abbas.
In other words, once again, a scene that bears many marks of staging, will drive Palestinians to self-destructive choices, while the Western media, in the unprofessional credulity, lend credibility to the unlikely and poisonous footage. Let’s hope this time they’re smarter than they were in 2000.
Update 1: There are four family members badly wounded in an Israeli hospital. A bomb did go off, although it’s not clear where, when, and whose bomb. The Palestinians refuse to give the Israelis any information that might help them understand. The Israelis will not be as easily led to take responsibility this time, despite the international outcry.
A Ha-aretz reporter compares the outrage to Al Durah six years ago, and Jerusalem Post notes that Olmert goes to Europe under a cloud from this incident (just as Barak did to Paris on October 4, 2000, four days after everyone believed Al Durah). Sarah al Deeb, writing for AP, discusses the instant iconic status of the mourning girl.
More details from the blog Israel Matzav, including the claim that it happened in the evening. (Other reports imply late afternoon.)
Kofi Anan has called for an investigation. Note that the language of the UN news release already assumes the conclusion:
9 June 2006 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged a probe of reports that civilians were killed by Israeli forces on a beach in Gaza today, and reminded all concerned to exercise restraint and avoid further bloodshed.
If it turns out it’s not Israel, will they cover that as well?
Al-Durah? Jenin? More Blood Libel
The Palestinians eat their own. There is a diabolical complicity between the Jew hating media and the savages that would wipe the Jews off the map. What set off the second intifada ? Al-Dura. The moment that plunged Israel into
Does it really matter anymore? I mean, the West is engaged in a WAR against radical Islam. Our squeamishness about “civilian casualties” is being exploited by our enemy. It is time to say, once and for all, that in a war where terrorists hide in civilian areas — itself a war crime — civilian casualties are regrettable but not reason to stop fighting back, as the Israelis did, along with an abject apology.
Well, yes, it matters. Lots of civilians injured on a beach is a matter of concern and regret. Granted if the Palestinians were shooting kassams from the beach, then the opprobrium should fall on them.
But if this is a Palestinian-caused accident, that they then staged footage to accuse Israel with, then it’s something of great importance. One of the things Palestinians don’t want to think about is how much their own leaders are willing to kill them for tactical purposes. If this is a case of Pallywood staged to blame Israel for an incident that was caused by Palestinians, then the media coverage of it and its destructive dynamics could make a very big difference.
comment by earth2moonbat at LGF:
Consider this: It would take an ambulence in a civilized country 5 to 10 minutes to get to the scene. Probably longer there. Longer even for the camera crew. This was not the spontaneous reaction to an incident that just happened. At best, it was a reenactment. Watch it with your sound off, and you can see how melodramatic the filming is. This is not the spontaneous reaction captured on video. This is acting.
Gaza Beach Explosions
I haven’t commented yet on the explosion on the Gaza beach. I’m not inclined to follow early reports with either rely completely on Palestinian Arab testimony (something notorious for being inaccurate and creatively self-serving), or news reports whi…
I am deligted that Richard Landes the man who created Second Draft has begun the analysis of the coverage
of the Gaza beach tragedy.
In the meantime, new questions are raised about Haditha, too. We all know how easy it is to manipulate TV footage. We watch it every night Comedy Central and late night TV. We must stand guard.
A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth puts its pants on, as the old saying goes. At no time was this more accurate or the consequences more far reaching. Hence, we must not only learn to put on our pants much faster but we must do our best to block the roads on which lies travel with as many check points as we can erect.
This is what I tried to do with my original posts on on Gaza Beach and Haditha. I am glad to see more and more bloggers doing the same.
Skepticism and “News”
A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth even gets its pants on. – Winston ChurchillI suspect for most of us, the default position in relation to other people is to take what they say at face
We’ve been discussing this over at Sandmonkey’s blog. In addition to the two videos at LGF, we have found a third. In this third video, you can clearly see that the position of the dead man’s right arm changes during the course of the video. It is possible, but seemingly highly unlikely, that somebody moved the arm. Take a look for yourself. The thread this is discussed on is actually not related to this topic.
http://www.sandmonkey.org/2006/06/10/this-is-why-me-loves-cindy/
Here’s what I saw…with a deveil’s advocate eye, clearly thinking conspiratorially…
One would presume that the girl was at the same beach with the same picnic as her father.
Where was she running from? How is it the cameraman was there seemingly instantly?
Thinking like a human being, if my family was at the beach and I were separated from them, as this girl was, and I heard a loud explosion, I would run directly to them immediately.
How was a camera there rolling so suddenly?
Thinking like a cameraman, if I were on the beach rolling tape and heard a loud explosion, I would roll tape directly toward the balst while running towards it.
Why then is the camera rolling in a tight shot on the girl and not the incident?
How is it that the cameraman knew precisely where to go to, with his feet at the body and the girl did not recognize her father until after falling down as the camera panned down for a shot of her father’s face?
Was the camera directing the girl? Was she ten feet of her mark, aided by the camera pointing to it?
Why is she not hugging her father in grief? A young girl who, as young girls do, surely must be as close to her father as anyone on the planet…why is she feet away from him throwing herself in the sand away from her father? Who knows how one may react in such a time, but the last item does give pause.
Large blast, no blood, curious shot selection, possible camera direction.
Where are the rest of the bodies?
have all of the bodies been removed before the young girl manages to realize her family was at the scene of the blast? Or are they hundreds of yards apart? Thought it was one shell?
There are many, many questions raised by close observation.
Thanks for this post and your attention, RL & commenters.
Some thoughts….
Witnesses talk of a barrage of several explosions 15 mins after the IDF fired its last round.
The IDF has only one shell unaccounted for.
Hamas gunmen were first on the scene.
The injuries and fatalities are real, but the much publicized video was evidently ‘staged’ soon after the event.
Completely lacking from the video is any sign of an impact crater.
Those tranferred to Israeli hospitals had been cleaned of shrapnel.
Hamas had a motive: they were in a fix and needed something to distract attention from pressing domestic issues, rally Palestinians behind them, turn their people against Israel and the planned referendum.
Those who died were Shaheeds for their cause.
A barrage of mortars did the trick.
This is probably the worst Pallywood production yet: amateurish melodramatic acting and even worse production. Some of the obvious inconsistencies have already been mentioned.
Do Palestinians usually go on beach picnics with news crews? Itwas quite a coincidence that the news cameras showed up just as the future best-actress nominee was looking for her dead father. When she found his corpse, he was already rolled up in a blanket. Who covered him up.
Paramedics are seen rummaging through debris without apparent reason. Not sure what they’re looking for.
Neither the corpses nor the wounded showed any signs of injury. Not a drop of blood despite dozens of people being dismembered by the shelling. The “dead man” on the al Jazeera bite is conveniently shown from the chest up. Again, no blood on his white shirt. Presumably, the fatal injuries occured below the waist (with no splatter).
Paramedics were running around like chickens without heads. Any amateur could tell you that you don’t drag injured people by the arm to yank them onto their feet.
Paramedics loaded up corpses in a hurry and ran to the ambulances with the bodies. What’s the hurry? No forensics pictures of the crime scene? Don’t they watch CSI?
No impact crater anywhere to be seen. Not even near the “dead father” of the hysterical little actress.
It’s embarrassing that western media are so easily duped by obvious hoaxes. Shouldn’t an inquisitive mind and not complete credulity be a prerequisite for news reporters?
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WOOW…
As a matter of fact it’s the first time I took to “investigating” such an incident on the web.
Having watched tons of similar footage and having followed closely the propaganda war waged by the palestinians, it always creeped up my sleeve that not all is pure in the city Sadom.
We are bombarded with biased foreign media who seem enchanted by the palestinian cause. These people who are shaping public opinion worldwide, are a manifestation of Palestinian propoganda due to their blind acceptance, if not sympathy, of the “oppressed” side.
Where is that healthy skeptisism? How do these people fail to realise that the Pals will stop at nothing to promote their cause. As a matter of fact, had i been on their side, I would consider establishing a state (Hamas) sponsored media crews made up of proffesional filmmakers, specializing in staging up “Israeli atrocities”, so that it wouldn’t at least look so conspicuous.
This incident, and it’s footage, do raise a lot more questions then provide answers. Something looks fishy indeed. One thing is for sure: Even if the IDF, after conducting a thorough investigation does conclude that a stray shell might have made landfall at that exact location, thus resulting in the deaths of innocent people, (very unlikely scenario), it is obviously not a delibirate attack on civilians. Contrary to our “peace partners”.
But I guess an arab is an arab. Even their lies suck.
P.S. Pardon for my english. I’m not a native speaker.
If … you must 06/14/2006
Zarqawi aftermath If you haven’t read SarcastiPundit’s The War Criminal Career Path; you must. You might also read A Good Career move by Daniel Pipes. If you haven’t read the best Zarqawi headline at OyVay blog; you must. On the…
“Palestinian” FAKE Photo & Video Industry
DON’T EVER BELIEVE THEIR IMAGES!
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is the power of a FAKE picture from “Palestinian” aggressors playing the “victim” cloth?
How can any words undue the influence their criminal industry has already done???
Some samples:
The infamous FAKE Video of Muhammad Al Dura… that was actually murdered by… Arab “Palestinian” Muslims… (well, it wouldn’t be the first boy murdered by them and blamed on Israel… another (at least known one) is 2 boys in a cave in the Rafah region).
But the power of the pictures is stronger than the truth.
Who will see Israel’s true humane image after this immense damage?
http://jcpa.org/jl/vp482.htm
http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_1991to_now_alaqsa_dura.php
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/david/gelernter091205.php3 When Pictures Lie
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=18774 The Fake Video of Muhammad Al Dura
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=32137
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/charen1.asp
http://www.eretzyisroel.org/~ginsburg/aldura
Some excerpts of “Palestinian” planted videos/photos, including as “journalists” etc. globally.
Watch!
http://seconddraft.org/movies.php
See the Fake Funeral in ‘Jenin
http://israelinsider.com/channels/diplomacy/articles/dip_0204.htm
Palestinian staged video: Israeli soldier abuses a Palestinian prisoner. Video
http://www.israel-wat.com/pps/turture.asx
Palestinians fake evacuation of a “wounded”. (mpg)
http://www.israel-wat.com/pps/arab.mpg
PALESTINIANS ADDING BODIES TO CREATE JENIN MASS GRAVE (that is originally From Israeli lefty Haaretz, not “suspected” of being too pro Israeli actions…)
Palestinians in the Jenin refugee camp are inflating the number of residents killed … by adding bodies from local cemetery to inflate number killed in Jenin. http://watch.windsofchange.net/themes_12.htm http://www.nyjtimes.com/Heritage/News/April2902.htm#grave http://www.tampabayprimer.org/index.cfm?action=articles&drill=viewArt&art=356
Or that dreadful fake video on the terrorists-concentrated area called: Jenin…
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42404 – Palestinian producer: False film funded by PA
Documentary claims Israeli army committed war “crimes”
Big “heores” with stones???
For CAMERAS only!
‘Palestinians’ STAGE “atrocities” by actors dressed in IDF uniform, even one with a head cover…
What’s BEHIND a picture (about a picture that shook so many hearts…) http://www.politicsnow.co.il/realpic.html
Ohhhh, she’s really really crying, wonder why…
Oh, That’s it!
Staged Desperation – Notice the boy on the right hand side can’t stop laughing at actress mom…
http://www.kerenmalki.org/Doing_Something_Positive.htm.
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http://www.pmw.org.il/LatestBulletins.htm#b130606 GAZA 2006 When “Palestinains” killed their own children and FAKED a video trying to blame Israel
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If you haven’t had enough of PALLYWOOD lately, here’s another episode out of the Jenin branch (June 2006)
http://backspin.typepad.com/backspin/2006/06/all_the_worlds_.html
All the World’s a Stage
After explaining why he believes the gunman was hamming it up for the camera, Zoran Bozicevic, a National Post associate photo editor with combat photography experience discusses an eye-opening problem for photo editors and readers:
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