Monday, December 29, 2008

One Israeli Civilian Died

While watching news about the Israel's massacre of Palestinians in Gaza, I turned to CTV news net. The headline "One Israeli Civilian Died" was not a surprise rather a reminder about the "subhumanization" of Palestinian lives by the governments and media. The death of two hundred Palestinians by Israeli bombs on the same day was not deemed sufficient by CTV to even make a headline. To add insult to the injury, the newscaster interviewed an "expert" from Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies who of course supported Israel by saying that Israel do not really want to do what it is doing, it is being forced by Hamas; therefore Israel is innocent. A "well balanced" news coverage indeed. Shame on CTV newsnet for being biased against the oppressed, I protest against this by boycotting the CTV.

It is important to note one innocent death is one too many; however, innocents deaths on both sides should be treated equally, unlike CTV's unbalanced, unfair, and inhumane coverage.