No tragedy so great that Aunty and her friends can’t pollute it with distortion and bias
White violence. Clementine Ford, Sydney Morning Herald, January 17:
It is no less than infuriating to know that, even in the midst of … (Aya Maasarwe’s) life being stolen … by men’s violence, conservative commentators … froth about “misandry” and “virtue signalling” … Dog whistling politicians love to fling mud at migrant communities, stoking propaganda against them and nurturing the racism and violence that all too many white people consider to be a good day out, but they refuse to properly address the reality of misogyny and its widespread harm. Women of colour … are targeted by this violence at significantly higher rates, yet … legislators and right-wing pundits embrace the tenets of white supremacy under the guise of “preserving our values”.
White? Erin Pearson, The Age, January 21:
The young man accused of raping and murdering … Maasarwe … (is of) Aboriginal heritage.
White supremacy? Candace Sutton, news.com.au, January 21:
Codey Herrmann is believed to be an anti-Australia Day activist.
Blame Israel. Teegan Dolling, Seven Network, January 20:
Just 12 hours ago … (Maasarwe’s) family took part in a rally in Israel, angry their government isn’t doing enough to bring her body home.
Blame Israel? Pearson, The Age, January 21:
The … Coroner will release Ms Maasarwe’s body on Monday … allowing her to be returned to family …
Palestinian identity. Jennine Khalik, Guardian Australia, January 21:
The senseless killing of … Maasarwe last week was a … reminder of how news reports can erase Palestinians so easily, with multiple Australian media outlets describing 21-year-old Maasarwe as Israeli or Arab-Israeli, when she was in fact Palestinian … with Israeli citizenship … Palestinians living under Israel’s government overwhelmingly reject being called Arab Israelis … only 16% … accept the term Arab-Israeli … a label prescribed by the government of Israel.
Palestinian identity? The Arabs in Israel, December 12, 2017:
About three-fourths of those surveyed (75.7 per cent identify as Arab citizen of Israel, Israeli, Muslim, Christian or Druze, something other or didn’t know. Only 24.3 per cent of respondents identify as Palestinian citizen of Israel or Palestinian.)
Erasing Palestine? Khalik tweets, January 16:
A Palestinian woman from Haifa was the woman murdered in Melbourne.
Haifa? Encyclopaedia Britannica:
Haifa … the principal port of … (Israel) … is first mentioned in the Talmud (c. 1st-4th century CE).
Khalik tweets, January 21:
Only after the Israeli government’s week-long silence … has (Israel’s) president … sent condolences to (Aya’s) family.
Week-long silence? Embassy of Israel, January 17:
With deep sadness we … express our heartfelt condolence to (Aya’s) family and stand ready to support them … as our consul works to return her body home to Israel for burial.
Who is Khalik? ABC New s:
Jennine Khalik is a journalist and digital producer (at the ABC.)
ABC Code of Practice:
The ABC has a statutory duty to ensure that the gathering and presentation of news and information is impartial according to the recognised standards of objective journalism.