Nit-picking the caption
AP - Thu Dec 1,11:06 AM ET An Ethiopian woman holds a flower during the prayer of the Sigd holy day on a hill overlooking Jerusalem, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005. The prayer is performed by Ethiopian Jews every year to celebrate their community's connection and commitment to Israel. About 80,000 Ethiopian Jews live in Israel, many of them came in massive Israeli airlifts during times of crisis in Ethiopia in 1984 and 1991. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Why doesn't the caption describe this lady as Israeli? It wouldn't have anything to do with her skin color, would it? Maybe the AP doesn't want the world to know that Israelis come in a variety -dare I say, a diversity?- of colors. That might cause some cognitive dissonance among those who think (I use the term loosely) that Evil Jooos oppress Poor Palestinians on the basis of skin color. Far be it for the AP to upset the apple propaganda cart.
Other photo captions from the same event describe participants either as "Ethiopian Jewish" or "Ethiopian immigrants." Of 15 captions, no "Israeli." Go figure.
Posted by: muse | Tuesday, 06 December 2005 at 10:30 AM