Daily Archives: 02/09/2007

CNN joins the Temple Mount bandwagon

CNN tries to get it right, but once again emphasizes the Muslim ties to the Temple Mount and ignore Judaism’s. JERUSALEM (CNN) — An Israeli-Arab legislator Friday helped negotiate an end to a standoff between Palestinians and police at a … Continue reading

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The AFP joins the “Downplay the holiness of the Temple Mount to Jews” party

The AFP has done the expected and also downplayed the significance and holiness of the Temple Mount to Jews. That’s three for three. Time to check for UPI’s version. The site, venerated by Muslims as the third holiest site in … Continue reading

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The AP minimizes Judaism’s holiest site

The AP joins Reuters in downplaying the holiness of the Temple Mount to the world’s Jews. Find for me, please, the part in the lede that identifies the Temple Mount as either the site of the two Temples, or Judaism’s … Continue reading

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Your weekly dose of Reuters bias

Watch how Reuters assists the palestinian attempt to remove all signs of Judaism from Jerusalem by ignoring the existence of the Temple Mount. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has spurned a call by his defense minister to consider halting excavations … Continue reading

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The new “unity” government

I don’t buy the new “unity” government. I give it three days, max, before Hamas says they’ll never, ever, ever treat with “the Zionist enemy.” Rival Palestinian factions signed a power-sharing accord aimed at ending months of bloodshed Thursday, agreeing … Continue reading

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