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Source: http://www.jta.org/2014/07/31/news-opinion/the-images-missing-from-the-gaza-war
The Images Missing from the Gaza War
(JTA) Uriel Heilman - We've seen rubble, dead Palestinian children, Israelis cowering during rocket attacks, and Israeli military maneuvers. What we haven't seen are practically any images of Hamas fighters inside Gaza. We know they're there: Someone's got to be launching those 2,800 rockets into Israel. If we're able to see images from both sides of practically every other war, why is Gaza an exception? For many viewers, the narrative of this war must appear quite straightforward: Powerful Israel is bombarding defenseless Palestinians. That's understandable when there are hardly any photographs of Palestinian aggressors. If media outlets are suppressing images of Hamas fighters using civilians as shields, and using schools and hospitals as bases of operation, then people watching around the world are only getting half the story. And where I come from, a half-truth is considered a lie.