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I paid my occasional visit to Angry Arab and noted with agreement his comment on the photograph of Tariq Abu Khdeir after his brutalization by the Israeli army. The Angry Arab commented that the photograph would not be shown in the USA. I thought that in all probability he was correct and of course I have no idea of how the attack on Tariq is being covered in the USA. You can imagine my astonishment when last nite I saw protracted coverage of the beating meted out to Tariq and coverage of an interview he gave. Only once before have I seen coverage of the Israelis doing their evil thing. That was a clip from a Swedish documentary and it showed Rabin's injunction to "break their arms and legs" being carried out with clinical precision. Israeli soldiers wielded rocks against an Arab stretched out on the ground. The clip was shown over a decade after the incident and there was no commentary or contextualization. Now we see Tariq being savagely beaten. Why are we being permitted to see this? Even the most token of coverage of Palestine would show the world what a beast has been created there. But we have never been allowed to see a fraction of the murderers' dirty work. My own guess is that this is a slight attempt to pressure Netanyahu from the Americans to push him towards a more accommodating stance. I use the word slight with care. I have no illusions at all that the West will in any way move to help the Palestinian cause. None. Nevertheless, there would appear to be something of a change. Perhaps the Israelis are about to find out the dialectics of victorying themselves to death. I profoundly hope so. comradely Gary ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
