In the next few days, we're going to be hearing a lot of news out of Israel. Most of it will be about the good behavior of the army and the bad behavior of the settlers and their supporters. Peaceful resistance won't make headlines. Hooliganism will. And the terrorist attacks will be played down as much as possible.
It's started already. Tonight's Jerusalem Post headline reads:
Minutes after Gaza closure, youth riot in Neveh Dekalim
But the story has another detail buried inside
Even as the gate came down at the Kissufim Checkpoint, mortars fell near Kfar Darom and settler youth rioted in Neveh Dekalim, foreshadowing the difficult weeks ahead.
Settler leaders' pledge for a non-violent resistance lasted only several minutes after the midnight closure of Kissufim Crossing as hundreds of anti-disengagement youth attacked an IDF jeep outside of Neveh Dekalim, the largest settlement in Gush Katif.
The riot story goes on for several more paragraphs. But did you catch it, the brief reference in there?
Even as the gate came down at the Kissufim Checkpoint, mortars fell near Kfar Darom
"Mortars fell." But "settler youth rioted." In the infamous tradition of the AP and Reuters, attacks on Israelis are disembodied events, while aggression by Israelis are given both subjects and objects.
In the Jerusalem Post.
Expect more of the same.
Update: And we got it. In spades.
