Palestinians were killed at the Rafah border crossing, but the media aren’t picking it up, because they weren’t killed by Israelis. But don’t count on Israel not being blamed for this. As far as I can tell, only the BBC has picked up the story to date. Oh, and the BBC does that passive voice thing in the headline.
Man dies in Rafah border shooting
Palestinian medical officials say an off-duty security officer has been shot dead in an exchange of fire at the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt.Several others were injured in the incident at the Rafah crossing.
Witnesses said the shooting started after Palestinian officers tried to stop at least one man barging his way through controls at the crossing.
Yep. He “dies” when shot by Palestinians. Palestinians are “killed” by Israelis, though.
The AP/Ha’aretz version:
A Palestinian security officer was killed Friday in an exchange of fire between Palestinian Presidential Guard officers and Gaza residents at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, security and medical officials said.
Three other people, including a civilian, were wounded in the incident.
[…] The incident began when a man tried to pass through the crossing by force and started firing at the Presidential Guard officers stationed at the crossing.
You won’t be reading about this incident in too many other places, I suspect.
You won’t be reading about this incident in too many other places, I suspect.
This is why blogs are so important. We have the opportunity to shed more light on important issues like this.