Terrorism, Terrorists
and Terrorist Groups
Washington Post Knotted Up Over Terrorism
Coverage of Unwitting Palestinian Boy-Bomber
WASHINGTON POST WATCH: When News is No News
Media Misses Key Aspects of Gaza Attack
By publishing Raeem Al-Raiyshi's “martyr” photo and highlighting her motherhood, too many media reports are inadvertently glorifying the female terrorist who killed four Israelis at the Erez checkpoint in Gaza on Wednesday, January 14. At the same time, many reports so far have failed to explore two key aspects of her attack.
Confusing Murder and Martyrdom at ABC
In an otherwise informative report on ABC World News Tonight (Jan. 14) about Raeem Al-Raiyshi, the female suicide bomber who killed four Israelis after duping guards to let her bypass the metal detectors at a checkpoint, correspondent Hilary Brown referred to Raiyshi's choice of "martydom" over motherhood. "It seems she loved martyrdom more [than her children]," Ms. Brown concluded.
WASHINGTON POST-WATCH: Breaking News Goes Unreported
“Nightline”: Suicide Bombers As Victims
BBC-WATCH: BBC on Oslo
BBC’s Robin Lustig did a retrospective feature on the Oslo peace accords which aired on World Service News Hour on October 24, 2003 and appeared in article form on the BBC website. In both, Lustig distorted the facts to blame Israel.
Selective Memories: Anti-U.S. Incitement and Prior Murders Omitted
Reporting the October 15, 2003 bombing in the Gaza Strip with little or no reference to this history falsely implies that the bombing represents something new in Palestinian attitudes. Terrorism against Americans is the inevitable result of years of anti-American incitement in the Palestinian media and mosques.