Shattered Lens: Part 3 - Putting Palestinians Behind Bars

Honest Reporting
Media Critiques
09 December '10

Our Findings:

Wire service photographers use clever photographic techniques to present a false impression that enhances images of Palestinian "suffering".

The use of bars in such images is a widespread method of portraying Palestinians as "prisoners" of Israeli occupation and brutality.

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What could be more symbolic of suffering and mistreatment than the image of small children behind bars? Particularly in reference to Gaza, which is regularly portrayed as a vast ‘open air prison’.

For example, The Independent chose to illustrate the story below with an image from AFP/Getty. The caption:

Children join the protest in Gaza City yesterday as Palestinians demanded an end to the siege.

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