Do you ever wonder if you are being told the truth? Can you tell if something is not quite right? Or is it easier to just believe that Jewish settlers are extremist and violent?
You only mention "women and toddler" as occupants of that car - but whom, exactly, did Herzog call yesterday? The statement was that President "called a father of a youth assaulter in Givat Ronen" or words to that effect.
Did any source provide exact number of passengers in that car, their gender and age?
I see tremendous value with an article like this one. In the United States, my instinct is that there is a widespread negative view about "settler violence," even among many of Israel's most ardent supporters. Fact checking reports of it - and calling it out when it is true, vigorously proving otherwise when it is not, and raising doubts that cry out for further investigation and providing all important context is crucial for waging the parallel information war that Israel finds itself in. Congrats on the article and I hope for more of the same from Israel Diaries and other sources.
The word settler has already become meaningless. It was always a pejorative, but now it means anyone from Israel. This calls into question their whole worldview. It signals that the whatever they’re saying is more about maligning Israel than sharing facts.
It was not, in fact "always" a pejorative. It once meant just someone who settled somewhere. It became pejorative when academics started referring to Israel occupying/colonizing Judea-Samaria.
There was an interview with a survivor from one of the kibbutzim after October 7. She said that when she heard the Arab from Gaza telling his friend they are killing “settlers”, her worldview changed in a moment. She never considered herself a “settler”, but now she understood that we all are “settlers”, from the river to the sea.
Well written Sheri. We should start to interrogate ourselves while facing controversial news reporting. A clear mind often find answers in our own questions. Looking at different reports from different sides can bring better insight - not the least on the mindset of the writers.
Depends on the source.
You only mention "women and toddler" as occupants of that car - but whom, exactly, did Herzog call yesterday? The statement was that President "called a father of a youth assaulter in Givat Ronen" or words to that effect.
Did any source provide exact number of passengers in that car, their gender and age?
I see tremendous value with an article like this one. In the United States, my instinct is that there is a widespread negative view about "settler violence," even among many of Israel's most ardent supporters. Fact checking reports of it - and calling it out when it is true, vigorously proving otherwise when it is not, and raising doubts that cry out for further investigation and providing all important context is crucial for waging the parallel information war that Israel finds itself in. Congrats on the article and I hope for more of the same from Israel Diaries and other sources.
Yes. When it is true, I want the perpetrators prosecuted and when it is not true, I want them cleared.
In fact, I heard that today, two of the suspected rock throwers were apprehended.
The word settler has already become meaningless. It was always a pejorative, but now it means anyone from Israel. This calls into question their whole worldview. It signals that the whatever they’re saying is more about maligning Israel than sharing facts.
It was not, in fact "always" a pejorative. It once meant just someone who settled somewhere. It became pejorative when academics started referring to Israel occupying/colonizing Judea-Samaria.
Definitely. Not always.
There was an interview with a survivor from one of the kibbutzim after October 7. She said that when she heard the Arab from Gaza telling his friend they are killing “settlers”, her worldview changed in a moment. She never considered herself a “settler”, but now she understood that we all are “settlers”, from the river to the sea.
Yes. To them, we are.
Well written Sheri. We should start to interrogate ourselves while facing controversial news reporting. A clear mind often find answers in our own questions. Looking at different reports from different sides can bring better insight - not the least on the mindset of the writers.
Thank you Sheri 🙏🏽
Thank you.