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2004-11-26 Israel-Palestine

Barbarous Atrocity! Inhuman abuse! Pali fiddler forced to play at roadblock

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Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2004-11-26 1:37:15 AM|| || Front Page|| [11136 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "the army has set up dozens of checkpoints throughout the West Bank, saying they are needed to prevent Palestinian militants from reaching Israeli targets."

Gee, an actual news service with non-cretinous editors would have reworked this to "the army has set up dozens of checkpoints throughout the West Bank to prevent Palestinian terror attacks, which have killed hundreds of Israelis on buses and in public places." But that would mean just actually reporting the situation in a way that conformed to the facts, and made sense.

Think this one calls for the Zero Sympathy Meter.

Posted by Verlaine 2004-11-26 1:54:37 AM|| 2004-11-26 1:54:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Lol! AC certainly chose well as this AP stooge maintains the absurd Tilt! and bias, yet again, lol! Can an institution have an inner-ear condition? Apparenly so. To the author: Of course you make 'em play the instrument, turn on the computer / radio / whatever, etc. ya pathetic apologist - this isn't some phreakin' game, it's life and death. And if these guardians of a nation want a concert, the dude can play 'em a concert - his ass may be the one they save.

AP - Apologist / Anarchist / Accessory / Asshole Press.
AFP - well, you get it, lol!

Posted by .com 2004-11-26 2:17:46 AM|| 2004-11-26 2:17:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Wish someone would get out and play the fiddle in our traffic jams , sheesh . Would provide some much needed fun to an otherwise stressful time :)

Posted by MacNails 2004-11-26 5:03:04 AM|| 2004-11-26 5:03:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Palis play the violin? A wonder!

Posted by Moshe Stravinsky 2004-11-26 6:59:20 AM|| 2004-11-26 6:59:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 #1 "the army has set up dozens of checkpoints throughout the West Bank, saying they are needed to prevent Palestinian militants from reaching Israeli targets."

The AP, true to form, is fiddling with the truth. To them, appearing to agree with Israelis would be like selling their soul. That's why they are distancing themselves from the IDF's position. "What soul?" you might ask. Good question.

Posted by Bryan 2004-11-26 7:34:19 AM|| 2004-11-26 7:34:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 OMG! He had to play for almost two minutes? The horror...the horror

Posted by Frank G 2004-11-26 8:31:11 AM|| 2004-11-26 8:31:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 I had assumed that the horror was inflicted upon those who were forced to listen.

Posted by Scott R 2004-11-26 8:45:19 AM|| [http://five24.net] 2004-11-26 8:45:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 I've had to play my banjo in airports a couple of times. No big deal unless the people waiting don't like Blue Grass.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2004-11-26 9:25:20 AM|| 2004-11-26 9:25:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 #7 - Yes, the Israeli soldiers were probably laughing to cover up their embarrassment at having to listen to those screeching sounds from his violin.

Posted by Bryan 2004-11-26 9:35:12 AM|| 2004-11-26 9:35:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 "Horit Herman-Peled, a volunteer for the Israeli rights group Machsom Watch" - AKA 'useful idiot' , 'fish in a barrel', 'frog in a saucepan', 'turkey at thanksgiving/christmas', 'moron' or simply 'tool'.

.com is right on the button with this - if this Paleo couldn't play the instrument because it (a) wasn't his (so what's he doing with it then?) or (b) it's loaded with explosives, then how many lives would have been saved?

As for "insensitively dealt with by the soldiers at the roadblock who are faced with a difficult and dangerous reality" - wonder what the tool would say when confronted with the reality of a Paleo about to detonate in front of him? Again, what a tool...

Posted by Tony (UK) 2004-11-26 9:50:54 AM|| 2004-11-26 9:50:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 This band sucks!

Posted by Beavis 2004-11-26 10:15:51 AM|| 2004-11-26 10:15:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 Oddly enough, if they had just smashed it looking for explosives we wouldn't be reading about this now. It's the touchy-feely "humiliation" factor that the mouth-breathing Arabs get all heated up over. Next time just smash the instrument to matchsticks...

Posted by lilly 2004-11-26 11:41:07 AM|| 2004-11-26 11:41:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#13 My daughter started voilin lessons in October -- I can see the link to terrorism. Even our cat is on orange alert.

Posted by Tom 2004-11-26 12:24:21 PM|| 2004-11-26 12:24:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 LOL Tom!

Posted by Shipman 2004-11-26 12:47:34 PM|| 2004-11-26 12:47:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 One question: are these roadblocks at entrances to Israeli territory? If so, the IDF has every right to take whatever reasonable steps are necessary to insure that no bombers get through, and that includes a Paleo carrying a fiddle. The reprimand of the checkpoint personnel was unwarranted. So the soldiers laughed; big damn deal.

The roadblocks have created constant friction between harried young army recruits and large crowds of frustrated and angry Palestinians, who are often held up for hours. The Palestinians say the roadblocks are a form of collective punishment, meant to crush their spirits.

Sorry Paleos, but assuming that these roadblocks are at the entrance to Israeli territory, you have no "right" to enter Israel if, when, and how you want to. You enter at their approval, not at your whim.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-11-26 3:38:20 PM|| 2004-11-26 3:38:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 What the fuck? I've had to turn on my laptop many times at airports to show them it works and is not a bomb - come on, don't give this issue any importance.

Posted by Thraing Hupains4686 2004-11-26 3:39:56 PM|| 2004-11-26 3:39:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Now, now. Why don't we all whip out our little tiny violins and play a sypathetic concerto for this poor victimized Palestinian...

Posted by tu3031 2004-11-26 5:38:26 PM|| 2004-11-26 5:38:26 PM|| Front Page Top

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