Friday, September 24, 2010

24-Sep-10: More "youths"

Arab mob violence is hardly a new phenomenon. In this part of the world, it's rarely innocent or spontaneous, and it is frequently deadly. In that light, notice anything similar about these images? Photos play an unparalleled role in framing the way most people think about events taking place far from their own familiar surroundings. What is it about a Palestinian-Arab hurling a deadly rock at a Jewish head or home or vehicle that gets news photographers so excited?


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This last picture is from a previous Arab mob riot in Jerusalem, and captures the artificiality that frequently goes on behind the events. It's an image to bear in mind when we try to make sense of what the media reports.




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