Murderer of Israeli mother of 6 in front of her children was merciful for not killing her children as well
Op-ed by Hassan Salim:
Headline: “The position: Our jargon and their jargon”
“I am not the first to raise the problem of jargon, whether it is directed inward or outward, in the same language, content and terminology, and the same tone, as well as the errors caused as a result, which produce an opposite outcome [of the one desired]…
It may be beneficial to use the news of the death of the Israeli (i.e., Dafna Meir, 38) killed by stabbing by a Palestinian last Sunday [Jan. 17, 2016] in the settlement of Otniel, located on lands of Palestinians south of Hebron. The Israeli Yediot Aharonot newspaper published the news under the title: ‘Struggled with the stabber and murdered in front of her daughter.’ The news item read: ‘A day after her death, it becomes known what an extraordinary woman Dafna Meir was, a compassionate nurse, who adopted two children in addition to her own four children, and always acted to help others.’ Likewise, it was said that Dafna Meir, who was murdered on her doorstep in Otniel, struggled with the stabber until the last moment, and even after the stabbing, while three of her children were with her at home, and sought help from her daughter who witnessed the event, but resuscitation attempts failed and she was declared dead immediately, all this in front of her three children. In addition, the journalist told us that Dafna Meir left behind 6 orphans, four of them her biological children, and the other two adopted by her and raised as though they were her own children. He also said that she had worked as a nurse and an alternative therapist, and assisted women who had difficulty getting pregnant, and that since she died, her acquaintances do not stop talking about her and what an extraordinary and generous woman she was, who only wanted to help and give to whoever was in need. The journalist even ended with the testimony of an Arab doctor, who was a colleague and friend of hers, who talked about her humanity and help to others.
On the other hand, when one of our children who is not yet ten years old dies, the [Palestinian] factions and parties immediately acclaims him, wave pictures of him decorated with a rifle, and make laudatory descriptions of his struggle. Naturally, they did not ask him if he really wanted to depart from this life or not, or if he really wished to die, even with an impressive military funeral procession. They did not ask him if he really took part in a peaceful procession, knowing that he wouldn’t return to his warm room in the evening, or if he had doubts, even for a moment, that the doctors would not be able to remove the shrapnel from his little heart…
In the event of the killing of Dafna Meir, it was demonstrated that the one who carried it out left the children unharmed, and that he was capable of doing [them harm,] but did not. This way, he wanted to convey a message regarding the difference between us and the plundering occupier, who does not differentiate between children the age of Ali Dawabsheh (Palestinian baby who was killed with his family when his home was set afire by Jewish extremists –Ed.), and a fighter in battle. However, this message is not being transmitted by the Israeli media, because it understands the significance of publicizing it, and [instead] it conveys an opposite message which turns the one [Palestinian] who carried out the murder into a criminal, who does not care about the tears of children whose mother was taken away from them after she was slaughtered in front of them.
There is a difference between the Dawabsheh family and their baby Ali, and Muhammad Abu-Khdeir (Palestinian youth who was kidnapped and burned to death by Jewish extremists –Ed.) who preceded them, and a person who stabbed a settler who stole his land. Of course there is a difference.
There is a difference between Ahmad, the [five-year-old] survivor of the Dawabsheh family, who will find no excuse or explanation for what happened to him and his family, which was asleep in its home, on its land, and the children of Dafna Meir, living in the settlement of Otniel, which is located on lands of Palestinians south of Hebron. However, the biggest difference is between our immediate praising jargon and their humanizing jargon, which succeeded in turning the murderer’s (i.e., the Jewish settler) sweat into tears of pity, and the victim’s (i.e., the Palestinian) blood, which tainted the murderer’s clothes into the blood of his injury as a result of the stabbing of the injured (i.e., the Palestinian terrorist).”
Note: This is not the first time that a terror attack has been portrayed as "moral" because the terrorists didn't kill or attack children. PMW reported on two other attacks that were viewed in this light.
Duma arson attack - On July 31, 2015, two Palestinian houses in the West Bank village of Duma were set afire by Molotov cocktails thrown through their windows. 18-month-old Ali Dawabsheh was killed in this attack, his father, Saad Dawabsheh and mother, Reham Dawabsheh, died of their injuries later. The only survivor of the attack was the couple’s other son, 4 year-old Ahmad, who suffered burns on 60% of his body and is being treated in Israel. Israeli leaders and citizens from all sectors of society condemned this attack, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas that all Israelis were disgusted by the crime, adding, “We will not countenance terrorism of any kind.” He ordered the security forces "to use all means at their disposal to apprehend the murderers and bring them to justice forthwith."
Israeli Police is treating the attack as a nationalistic crime carried out by Jewish extremists in revenge for Palestinian terror attacks. In early December 2015, Israeli police arrested several Jewish extremists who were believed to have been involved in the attack, and in January 2016, Israel indicted 21-year-old Amiram Ben Uliel, a member of the radical Jewish group “Hilltop Youth,” with three counts of murder, attempted murder, arson and conspiracy to commit a nationalistically-motivated crime. Ben Uliel confessed to police that he carried out the attack in revenge for the killing of Malachi Rosenfeld, an Israeli who was shot and killed in a terror attack in the West Bank. A minor whose name remains under a police gag order was also charged.
Morad Adais – 15-year-old Palestinian terrorist who stabbed 38-year-old Israeli Dafna Meir to death in front of her children in her home in Otniel, south of Hebron, on Jan. 17. 2016. Adais was apprehended and arrested after two days by Israeli security forces.
Muhammad Abu Khdeir - Palestinian teen kidnapped and murdered by Israeli extremists in Jerusalem on July 2, 2014, in revenge for the kidnapping and murder of Israeli teens Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaar and Naftali Frenkel in the West Bank on June 12. Following Abu Khdeir’s murder, Palestinians took to the streets of East Jerusalem in violent and continuous protests. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli ministers immediately condemned the revenge killing in the strongest terms. Israeli police arrested six Israeli suspects on July 6th; under interrogation, three of the suspects confessed to murdering Khdeir. On Nov. 30, 2015, the three suspects were found guilty and convicted of kidnapping, assault and murder. Two of the suspects, both minors whose names have not been revealed to the public, were sentenced on February 4, 2016, one for life imprisonment and the other for 21 years. The third suspect, an adult named Yosef Ben David, won’t be formally convicted until his insanity plea is resolved.
Headline: “The position: Our jargon and their jargon”
“I am not the first to raise the problem of jargon, whether it is directed inward or outward, in the same language, content and terminology, and the same tone, as well as the errors caused as a result, which produce an opposite outcome [of the one desired]…
It may be beneficial to use the news of the death of the Israeli (i.e., Dafna Meir, 38) killed by stabbing by a Palestinian last Sunday [Jan. 17, 2016] in the settlement of Otniel, located on lands of Palestinians south of Hebron. The Israeli Yediot Aharonot newspaper published the news under the title: ‘Struggled with the stabber and murdered in front of her daughter.’ The news item read: ‘A day after her death, it becomes known what an extraordinary woman Dafna Meir was, a compassionate nurse, who adopted two children in addition to her own four children, and always acted to help others.’ Likewise, it was said that Dafna Meir, who was murdered on her doorstep in Otniel, struggled with the stabber until the last moment, and even after the stabbing, while three of her children were with her at home, and sought help from her daughter who witnessed the event, but resuscitation attempts failed and she was declared dead immediately, all this in front of her three children. In addition, the journalist told us that Dafna Meir left behind 6 orphans, four of them her biological children, and the other two adopted by her and raised as though they were her own children. He also said that she had worked as a nurse and an alternative therapist, and assisted women who had difficulty getting pregnant, and that since she died, her acquaintances do not stop talking about her and what an extraordinary and generous woman she was, who only wanted to help and give to whoever was in need. The journalist even ended with the testimony of an Arab doctor, who was a colleague and friend of hers, who talked about her humanity and help to others.
On the other hand, when one of our children who is not yet ten years old dies, the [Palestinian] factions and parties immediately acclaims him, wave pictures of him decorated with a rifle, and make laudatory descriptions of his struggle. Naturally, they did not ask him if he really wanted to depart from this life or not, or if he really wished to die, even with an impressive military funeral procession. They did not ask him if he really took part in a peaceful procession, knowing that he wouldn’t return to his warm room in the evening, or if he had doubts, even for a moment, that the doctors would not be able to remove the shrapnel from his little heart…
In the event of the killing of Dafna Meir, it was demonstrated that the one who carried it out left the children unharmed, and that he was capable of doing [them harm,] but did not. This way, he wanted to convey a message regarding the difference between us and the plundering occupier, who does not differentiate between children the age of Ali Dawabsheh (Palestinian baby who was killed with his family when his home was set afire by Jewish extremists –Ed.), and a fighter in battle. However, this message is not being transmitted by the Israeli media, because it understands the significance of publicizing it, and [instead] it conveys an opposite message which turns the one [Palestinian] who carried out the murder into a criminal, who does not care about the tears of children whose mother was taken away from them after she was slaughtered in front of them.
There is a difference between the Dawabsheh family and their baby Ali, and Muhammad Abu-Khdeir (Palestinian youth who was kidnapped and burned to death by Jewish extremists –Ed.) who preceded them, and a person who stabbed a settler who stole his land. Of course there is a difference.
There is a difference between Ahmad, the [five-year-old] survivor of the Dawabsheh family, who will find no excuse or explanation for what happened to him and his family, which was asleep in its home, on its land, and the children of Dafna Meir, living in the settlement of Otniel, which is located on lands of Palestinians south of Hebron. However, the biggest difference is between our immediate praising jargon and their humanizing jargon, which succeeded in turning the murderer’s (i.e., the Jewish settler) sweat into tears of pity, and the victim’s (i.e., the Palestinian) blood, which tainted the murderer’s clothes into the blood of his injury as a result of the stabbing of the injured (i.e., the Palestinian terrorist).”
Note: This is not the first time that a terror attack has been portrayed as "moral" because the terrorists didn't kill or attack children. PMW reported on two other attacks that were viewed in this light.
Duma arson attack - On July 31, 2015, two Palestinian houses in the West Bank village of Duma were set afire by Molotov cocktails thrown through their windows. 18-month-old Ali Dawabsheh was killed in this attack, his father, Saad Dawabsheh and mother, Reham Dawabsheh, died of their injuries later. The only survivor of the attack was the couple’s other son, 4 year-old Ahmad, who suffered burns on 60% of his body and is being treated in Israel. Israeli leaders and citizens from all sectors of society condemned this attack, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas that all Israelis were disgusted by the crime, adding, “We will not countenance terrorism of any kind.” He ordered the security forces "to use all means at their disposal to apprehend the murderers and bring them to justice forthwith."
Israeli Police is treating the attack as a nationalistic crime carried out by Jewish extremists in revenge for Palestinian terror attacks. In early December 2015, Israeli police arrested several Jewish extremists who were believed to have been involved in the attack, and in January 2016, Israel indicted 21-year-old Amiram Ben Uliel, a member of the radical Jewish group “Hilltop Youth,” with three counts of murder, attempted murder, arson and conspiracy to commit a nationalistically-motivated crime. Ben Uliel confessed to police that he carried out the attack in revenge for the killing of Malachi Rosenfeld, an Israeli who was shot and killed in a terror attack in the West Bank. A minor whose name remains under a police gag order was also charged.
Morad Adais – 15-year-old Palestinian terrorist who stabbed 38-year-old Israeli Dafna Meir to death in front of her children in her home in Otniel, south of Hebron, on Jan. 17. 2016. Adais was apprehended and arrested after two days by Israeli security forces.
Muhammad Abu Khdeir - Palestinian teen kidnapped and murdered by Israeli extremists in Jerusalem on July 2, 2014, in revenge for the kidnapping and murder of Israeli teens Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaar and Naftali Frenkel in the West Bank on June 12. Following Abu Khdeir’s murder, Palestinians took to the streets of East Jerusalem in violent and continuous protests. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli ministers immediately condemned the revenge killing in the strongest terms. Israeli police arrested six Israeli suspects on July 6th; under interrogation, three of the suspects confessed to murdering Khdeir. On Nov. 30, 2015, the three suspects were found guilty and convicted of kidnapping, assault and murder. Two of the suspects, both minors whose names have not been revealed to the public, were sentenced on February 4, 2016, one for life imprisonment and the other for 21 years. The third suspect, an adult named Yosef Ben David, won’t be formally convicted until his insanity plea is resolved.
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