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Rockets Fall But Where’s the Coverage?

Return to Page 1 an Israeli strike on Gaza. Or the story is distorted until it becomes part of a Cycle of Violence whereby Palestinian terrorism and Israeli self-defense are described as “tit for tat” violence…

Simon Plosker
September 10, 2012
12:00 am

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an Israeli strike on Gaza.

Or the story is distorted until it becomes part of a Cycle of Violence whereby Palestinian terrorism and Israeli self-defense are described as “tit for tat” violence with no moral differentiation between the two.

If you’ve forgotten just how serious a threat rockets from Gaza represent, here’s something to remind you.

rocket-range1 — Source: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

If your local media outlet has failed to report on rockets from Gaza, write to them and ask why.

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Pages: 12

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Tags: Ashdod, Beersheba, cycle of violence, Gaza, Grads, missiles, Netivot, Qassams, rockets

Simon Plosker

With over two decades of experience in various non-governmental organizations in the UK and Israel, Simon Plosker returned to HonestReporting in October 2022 as Editorial Director having previously been part of the organization’s management team from 2005 to 2020. Prior to his first spell at HonestReporting, Simon worked in Israel for NGO Monitor, BICOM, and served for a short period in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. He was Managing Editor of the Geneva-based NGO United Nations Watch for two years before moving back to the frontline defending Israel from media bias. Simon has a BSoc.Sc in International Studies and Political Science from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in History of International Relations from the London School of Economics. He immigrated to Israel in 2001 from London.

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