One of this blog's very best friends has posted a photo to the newswire that slipped by me at first. Here's the original:
Palestinian youths walk by a section of Israel's separation barrier near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, June 5, 2007, on the 40th anniversary of the start of the Six Day War. In the 1967 fighting, Israel seized the West Bank and part of Jerusalem from Jordan and the Gaza Strip from Egypt, putting it in control of land that some Israelis see as God-given and others see as a burden. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
I made a mental note of it because it's an image that's been noted before, elsewhere along the wall. Leftists from all around the world are sure to scrawl just about any manner of propaganda that they can on the "apartheid" wall, so it wasn't unusual to see another shot of a familiar piece of graffiti. And then, I noticed the writing towards the centre of the picture, and pulled down a higher-resolution copy from the AP wire archives:
"www.bethlehemghetto.blogspot.com" Click to view full-size.
Apparently, our illustrious photographer has no qualms with using the Associated Press wire services to transmit what is essentially a free advertisement for an anti-Israeli blog. And the editors at the Associated Press have no qualms with publishing it.
Good to know that the AP has decided to start promoting the blogosphere. Congratulations to Bethlehem Bloggers for the success of their new, multi-billion dollar promotion. (If any of my Zionist friends wishes to "accidentally" spray an advertisement for Snapped Shot on that "racist" wall, I'd be gladly willing to pay peanuts for it. Maybe even donuts!)
As a bonus, I've posted the latest "Racist, Apartheid Graffiti" beyond the fold. Hope you enjoy the nutty propagandistic goodness!
Past the barrier : Palestinian youths walk past Israel's controversial separation barrier during a joint Israeli-Palestinian rally in th West Bank village of Anata, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, to mark the 40th anniversary of Israeli occupation in the West Bank.(AFP/Gali Tibbon)
Palestinian children stand in front of Israel's controversial separation barrier in Anata, on the edge of Jerusalem June 5, 2007, on the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Middle East War. The war, which began on June 5, 1967 with Israeli air raids that destroyed the bulk of the Egyptian air force, ended with Israel in control of the West Bank -- including Arab East Jerusalem -- the Gaza Strip, Golan Heights and Sinai desert. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte (JERUSALEM)
A Palestinian youth walks past a section of the Israel's separation barrier, in the West Bank refugee camp of Anata, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Tuesday June 5, 2007. Palestinians and Israelis marked the 40th anniversary Tuesday of the start of the Six Day War, with both sides still chasing an elusive peace. In the 1967 fighting, Israel seized the West Bank and part of Jerusalem from Jordan and the Gaza Strip from Egypt, putting it in control of land that some Israelis see as God-given and others see as a burden. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A Palestinian man stands next to the Israel's separation barrier, in the West Bank village of A-Ram, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Monday June 4, 2007. Amnesty International marked 40 years since the outbreak of the 1967 Middle East war on Monday with a call for Israel to dismantle West Bank settlements and roadblocks, for the Palestinians to end attacks on Israeli civilians and for the international community to monitor both sides. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
European Parliament President Hans-Peter Poetering, center, is escorted by bodyguards as he walks past next to a section of Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank town of Bethlehem Monday, May 28, 2007. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
A Palestinian boy runs with a Palestinian flag during a gathering to mark Nakba in the eastern part of Jerusalem May 14, 2007. Palestinians will mark Nakba on Tuesday, as a day of mourning for the establishment of Israel in 1948 after which an Arab-Israeli war brought the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. REUTERS/Mahfouz Abu Turk (JERUSALEM)
Palestinian women walk past graffiti marking Naqba in the West Bank city of Ramallah May 15, 2007. Palestinians mark Naqba on Tuesday as a day of mourning for the establishment of Israel in 1948 after which an Arab-Israeli war brought the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK)
Foreign women, members of the peace group Follow the Women, ride bicycles along a section of Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Abu Dis, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Monday, April 16, 2007. Around 300 women from 30 different countries take part in the 3rd bicycle ride around Palestine Territories supporting peace and the end of violence in Palestine and the Middle East. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Foreign women, members of the peace group Follow the Women, paint graffiti on a section of Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Abu Dis, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Monday, April 16, 2007. Around 300 women from 30 different countries are taking part in the 3rd bicycle ride around Palestinian Territories supporting peace and an end to violence in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A young Palestinian boy takes cover from the rain as he stands in front of a mural of an ancient Muslim warrior holding the green Islamic flag in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, April 11, 2007. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet again on Sunday, a spokeswoman for the Israeli leader confirmed Wednesday. The arabic on flag reads 'There is no God but God.' (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
Israeli troops walk past a section of Israel's separation barrier, during clashes with Palestinian stone throwers, not seen, in the West Bank village of Kalandia between Jerusalem and Ramallah, Friday, March 2, 2007. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
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