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The Backlash Against Israeli Demonization of Lebanese Flotilla Women
June 22, 2010 · Mustapha Hamoui
Sharmine Narwani explains the methods pro-Israel pundits are using to imply that the Lebanese flotilla women are terrorists:
[they are using] every trick in the substandard-journalism book to connect individuals and groups by mashing together tidbits of information to suggest a coherent linkage. Have an Arab-sounding name? Palestinian is better. Have a beard? Headscarf? Good. I can make you into a terrorist in 24 hours or less.
She then describes the actual women:
Lovely ladies they were. In the hubbub, I had the chance to meet and chat with a few. Firstly, they are all calling themselves Mariam, “Mary” in Arabic. They are lawyers, architects, doctors, journalists, graphic designers, students, professors, human rights activists and school teachers. Some are full-time moms too.
Read the whole thing. But wait a second! Sharmine Narwani also has an Arab-sounding name. So embrace yourself for another wave of character assassination.
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