Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Latest Pallywood Strategy [View all]pelsar
(12,283 posts)nothing new here....since intifada I (not the beginning) The Palestinians and Israelis (me) would watch the news crews driving around, when they would get close to a particular spot the Palestinians would lite up the tires and start yelling and throwing stones. If the news crew didnt stop, they would just walk away....
Intifada II; children up front for the protest (i.e. similar to Intifada I), Part II, the Ak-47s would come out from the crowd (or behind) and start shooting at the soldiers. Israeli snipers would take them out, hence it didn't last too long.
Version III: sending the kids right up to the soldiers.....i must admit to a certain admiration for the soldiers for not pushing the kid away (the soldiers themselves are just 18/19yrs old), something that would be the most normal of reactions for when someone continually screams in their face. I personally like the guy who is similing at the girl....probably the best reaction, not taking them seriously. (worst thing you can do to a preteen...is smile when they are screaming at you -really pisses them off)
is this a 'one time situation?..nope. Its just the latest tactic used in the PR war. It too will die out once it proves useless. Like many of the tactics used, it produces the opposite reaction from the israeli public, (more of a disgust and pathetic use of children), but then we are not the audience. This is public theater and the goal is the image and the right image is that of the mean/abusive israeli soldier.
eventually they will get one..those soldiers are just people and some will lose their cool and push back or a kid will try to take the gun (crossing the red line) and be forcibly pushed back and no matter what kind of push, the right camera angle/photograph will do its job.
....goading armed soldiers is simply not a smart thing to do, eventually one of those parents/teens will get the reaction they want from the soldiers and the poor kid may pay for it with serious damage.