This could easily go under the category of “Beating my head against the wall” (now there’s an idea for a new category!), but here we go again. Let’s look at the facts according to Reuters, and the facts as they, well, actually are. And we’ll throw in some AP for kicks and giggles.

Reuters:

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces backed by tanks killed four Palestinians in northern Gaza on Thursday, two of them civilians, medical officials said, as the army pressed on with one of its biggest operations in the strip in months.

[...] The latest casualties bring to 13 the number of Palestinians killed since Israeli troops entered Beit Hanoun on Wednesday in an operation aimed partly at halting militant rocket fire from the area into the Jewish state.

One Israeli soldier has been killed in the raid. More than half the Palestinians killed were militants.

Got that? More than half. That means at least seven out of thirteen were terrorists, right?

AP:

Israeli troops, backed by tanks and helicopter gunships, killed at least eight Palestinian militants early Wednesday in one of the military’s largest strikes since re-entering the Gaza Strip over the summer.

More (and updated) AP:

One of the Palestinians killed in the clashes in the town of Beit Hanoun was a 70-year-old civilian, Palestinian hospital officials said. The other two were militants in their 20s, relatives and officials said.

Their deaths raised to 11 the number of Palestinians killed since the operation began on Wednesday. At least nine were militants.

Now we’re up to nine out of eleven, which is still more than half.

Ynet:

[...] Four people were killed in the area since the morning hours. According to Palestinian reports, two youths aged 20 and 22 were shot to death, after military forces killed earlier two people – a 75 year-old man and a 15 year-old youth.

Funny how those “youths” always turn out in the end to be terrorists. That’s what they are in this article. We are now up to two civilian deaths (the old man and the 15-year-old) and two more terrorists.

On Wednesday IDF soldiers killed 10 Palestinian gunmen and wounded dozens more in the first day of operation Autumn Clouds, aimed at reducing the number of Qassam rockets launched at Israel from that area.

I believe a woman was also killed in the raid. That leaves the total at 15 dead, three of whom were civilians—an elderly man, a teenager, and a woman.

Twelve out of fifteen is definitely more than half—but you see how Reuters manipulates the facts to make Israeli actions seem far worse. The flip side, of course, is that they downplay any attacks against Israelis.

The media bias is a large part of what has changed world opinion against Israel. Reuters and the AP contribute to that.

Something needs to be done about this.

A reminder that I am running for Senator as a write-in candidate.

I have never used the word “macaca” in my entire life, because until I read about Allen saying it, I didn’t know it existed. The closest I ever came to it was using the word “caca” as a child, and for that, I am sincerely sorry.

I have never accused my opponent of being the antichrist of anything, as Jim Webb accused his (Jewish) primary candidate of being. I have, however, seen the original film “The Omen,” a movie about the antichrist, and for that, I am sincerely sorry. (That movie scared the bejeezus out of me. Oops. I’m sorry. I need to apologize for using that word.)

I won’t knock either candidate on their war record, because I don’t have one. I couldn’t tell you if they like cats or not. If they don’t like cats, well, that’s another reason to vote for me. I like cats and dogs, though as everyone knows, I’m partial to cats. If I am elected, though, I promise not to bring any pro-cat legislation to Congress without first balancing it with dogs. But not yip dogs. I hate yip dogs. If you can punt it, it shouldn’t be a dog.

Okay, yip dogs are cute. I take that back.

Oops. I hope that gaffe doesn’t cost me the election.

France is known to be very tough where the internal security is concerned. Unlike their ministry of foreign affairs and other politicians that seem to have unlimited time and chutzpa to teach the rest of the world on subjects like humanity, equality and justice, their security outfits do not dwell too much on the political correctness of their actions.

The latest case that illustrates this no nonsense approach only too well is the dismissal of 43 baggage handlers at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) and Orly airports.

All 43 baggage handlers turned out to be Muslims, prompting Islamic groups in France to rush to their defense, claiming anti-Muslim discrimination was the real intention of the French authorities.

Hmm… Does it teach us a lesson?

(For comic content read a related piece on Islam Online).

Cross-posted on SimplyJews