Whoops! No more access for Reuters in Gaza: Reuters publishes a piece critical of Hamas by way of the al Qaeda wannabes trying to set up Gazastan. Hilarity ensues. Don’t you love how the author tries desperately to not blame Hamas for its own problems while also blaming Hamas for its own problems? There’s even a bit of schadenfreude from the PA:
“Hamas raised its members in the belief that Fatah and other non-Hamas parties were secular and infidels and now Hamas is suffering from its own incitement,” Assaf said.
[snicker]
Free Gaza Movement: Hey, we’re not in this for the Jews—screw that Shalit guy! If you ever wanted proof that the “activists” who say they’re protesting human rights aren’t really protesting about human rights, well, the Shalit family just gave you some more. They approached the Free Gaza movement and offered to fully back the flotilla if they would also demand that Hamas allow Gilad Shalit to receive packages and visits from his family. The Free Gaza movement refused. Because they’re not in it because they’re pro-human rights. They’re in it because they’re anti-Israel.
One spy tale, two takes: The AP article’s angle on the Arab Israeli charged with espionage is that it’s all smoke and mirrors, and Israel is mean to its Israeli Arab minority. The charges are dismissed early on in the article as politically motivated, even though by the end of the article you learn that these aren’t the only Arab Israelis accused of spying for Hezbollah, and, what do you know, some were actually convicted. Then you go to the Ynet news piece, and the espionage charge? Just a little offer to spy for Hezbollah, encrypted computer files, the exact location of Mossad agency operations, oh, and try to get information on the security details of Israel’s Prime Minister and Defense Minister. I would also like to take the time to point out that if Ynet has the indictment, the AP can easily have it. But why let the facts spoil a good anti-Israel narrative? Watch for the AP to highlight the charges of “severe interrogation techniques” and ignore the facts above.