Monday, August 15, 2005
Who you consider "extreme" all boils down to your own perspective. The Forward's blog, Philologos, has an interesting examination of where Reuters stands. I suspect it applies for many other outlets as well.
Phililogos: Ultra-problematic (Requires registration.)
But perhaps, you might object, Reuters uses other "ultra"-terms for Palestinian extremists. What about them?
Indeed, what about them? For example, Reuters likes to call Palestinians who kill Israelis "militants." Are there any Palestinian "ultramilitants" in Reuters?
Not one.
Perhaps, then, "Palestinian ultra-Islamists"?
Not one, although there are plenty of "Taliban ultra-Islamists" and a smattering of "ultra-Islamists" from Chechnya and other places, too.
Maybe just "Palestinian ultras"?
Not one.
For Reuters, it seems, only Jews can be "ultra" in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. That's pretty ultra itself. Ultra-anti-Israeli, in fact.
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A related phenomenon is how the media uses the term Ultra Orthodox, when discussing Charedi Jews.