Boy, I thought our news was biased. This takes the cake, though.

The cameraman, Imad Muhammad Intisar Boghnat, was arrested and charged as a result of violent riots in the Arab village of Bil’in, in the Modi’in region, on October 6, 2006. A videotape that the prosecution presented to the judge shows Boghnat encouraging and directing rioters in Bil’in to throw large chunks of rock at Israeli vehicles in such a way as to cause maximum damage. The accused is heard shouting, “Throw, throw!” and later, “Throw towards the little window!”

Of course its all about the little guy, right? Making sure to fight for “social justice” and all that other hype, right? Or is it just a case of trying to get in good with the locals and make a statement?

Suggesting a possible explanation for Boghnat’s behavior, Maj. Dahan wrote that the criminal act in question may have been perpetrated “out of the desire to mollify the villagers who know him, rather than acting as he normally does, as has been preliminarily proven, as a purely objective cameraman.”

Uh, yeah. More like a pervasive pattern.

Posted by Paul Seale on Tuesday, October 17th, 2006 at 4:46 pm. Filed under International Politics, Media.