Is this a sick joke?

The Fanonite talks about a BBC report on those heroic Israeli soldiers rescuing a pair of "rare golden eagles" from Hebron:

The bird of prey has been threatened with extinction in recent years by poisoning, illegal hunting, the destruction of its habitat and a dwindling food supply.

Thankfully with the Palestinian birth rate what it is they should not have such problems just yet... For those unfamiliar with the city of Hebron, it is one of the most volatile regions of the Occupied Territories, owing mainly to the particularly rabid Jewish settlers who live there. I wrote a post on Hebron when I was there in 2005. It was undoubtedly the second most oppressive place I've ever visited (the first being Gaza). Jewish settlers live literally on top of the Palestinians over whom they throw their garbage (pictures available in my previous post). They are allowed to carry arms and are generally armed to the teeth and are basically a law unto themselves.

There is something sick about a news agency which reports the Israeli Defence Force as saviours because of two birds while generally ignoring the daily harassment of Palestinians in Hebron and in the Occupied Territories per se. A great little monument to Western, middle class morality.