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Palestinian Gunman Opens Fire in Jewish Settlement
Thu Jun 20, 2:49 PM ET
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - At least one Palestinian gunman infiltrated a Jewish settlement in the northern West Bank on Thursday and opened fire, critically wounding at least one person, Israeli security sources said.
"There is an infiltration in the settlement of Itamar," the source said. "At least one Israeli is critically wounded."
Israeli Channel One television said preliminary reports from the settlement indicated that two gunmen had entered one of the houses and was holed up inside.
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Now, if we were to transplant that story into an American context, it might read like this:
Sioux Gunman Opens Fire in Rapid City Subdivision
Thu Jun 20, 2:49 PM ET
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - At least one Sioux gunman infiltrated a subdivision in Rapid City, South Dakota on Thursday and opened fire, critically wounding at least one person, South Dakota State Police sources said.
"There is an infiltration in the Whispering Willows subdivision in Rapid City," the source said. "At least one American is critically wounded."
ABC and CNN, along with WRCD-TV in Rapid City, said preliminary reports from the subdivision indicated that two gunmen had entered one of the houses and were holed up inside with a soccer mom and her two young children.
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The Sioux gunman's motivation, if that were to happen, would be that his "Nation's" land had been taken by a white majority of the same race (and maybe the same religion) as the residents of the subdivision. Some argue to this day that the taking of the Sioux land was contrary to law and fairness. Others claim it was manifest destiny or at least justified in some sense. Most people really have no idea whether it was right or wrong.
So should the fictional "gunman's" actions be treated the same as the real gunman's actions in the West Bank today? |
