Category Archives: Media Bias

The Iran Lobby in FP magazine

You’ve heard of Foreign Policy magazine, right? Respectable publication, lots of experts write for it, heads nod at what the experts say, impeccable sources, etc., etc. Take this article about how we shouldn’t be worried about Iran’s military. Because it’s … Continue reading

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Hello bias my old friend

I’ve come to talk about you again. Because a news piece softly creeping left its bias while I was sleeping Israeli Police Officers Kill Two Palestinian Men Wait, what? Why on earth did Israeli police officers kill two innocent Palestinian … Continue reading

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All the news except what they see fit to print

What’s missing from this New York Times article on yesterday’s strike on Hebollah and Iranians in the Golan Heights? Context. BIG context. The New York Times elides a threat by Hezbollah to invade Israel in the next conflict. Nasrallah said … Continue reading

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What the AP won’t tell the world

Hamas held its anniversary celebration in Gaza on Sunday. Their “celebration” including burning effigies of religious Jews, parading long-range missiles around, and, oh, yeah, threatening the destruction of Israel. Vowing to destroy Israel, Hamas paraded some 2,000 of its armed … Continue reading

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Reversing cause and effect

The world media is reporting on Mahmoud Abbas’ fiery speech on the tenth anniversary of mass murderer Yasser Arafat’s death. They breathlessly report his accusations that Israel is “provoking” a “religious war”. And this is why, according to the Guardian. … Continue reading

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The murderous Iranian regime

On the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Iranian Supreme Leader released a nine-step plan to eliminate Israel. The world media mostly yawned. The AP can barely manage to eke out one final-paragraph mention of it in its story about the Iranian … Continue reading

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The AP: Don’t worry terrorists, we got your back

A few people caught this despicable headline from the AP yesterday (shamelessly stolen from TOI): That’s their take on a terror attack that resulted in the death of a three-month-old child. A three-month-old girl, identified by her grandfather as Chaya … Continue reading

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The AP is now completely covering for Palestinian rejectionism

Can the AP whitewash utterly reprehensible Palestinian statements any more than this? Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas suggested on Friday that Jews should be banned from a Jerusalem holy site revered by both Jews and Muslims. “Suggested”? Really? In a speech … Continue reading

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The AP Jerusalem editor exposes AP’s anti-Israel bias

This is an extraordinary article by former AP Jerusalem reporter and editor Matti Friedman. Read it all, and weep. He explains what we’ve been telling you for years: There is a narrative that the news media follows on Israel. Anti-Israel … Continue reading

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Israeli children murdered, media covers for Hamas

It never ceases to amaze me. You’d think I’d be used to this by now, and yet, no. The McClatchy article is particularly heinous. Gee, the poor Palestinian terrorists. They go and kidnap three teenagers, and they might have to … Continue reading

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Putting the heat on Hamas

Israel is ratcheting up the pressure on Hamas to release the three kidnapped teenagers. It’s definitely getting to Mahmoud Abbas, who lashed out at Hamas. Meantime, Israel is clamping down on Hamas prisoners’ amenties. Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch said … Continue reading

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Rounding up Hamas

The IDF has arrested nearly every Hamas leader in the West Bank. The Palestinian Authority, besides mocking Israel by saying that Israel alone is responsible for security in the area where the teens were kidnapped, changed their World Cup logo … Continue reading

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The Jewish Museum shooter and the missing word

French police have arrested a suspect in the Brussels Jewish Museum shooting. He was trying to make a video of it, but his camera failed. Instead, he narrated what he did and filmed his clothing and weapons. The news reports … Continue reading

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The Friday b.s. briefs

How can you tell when a Palestinian spokesman is lying? His mouth is open: The Palestinians are claiming the new prime minister for the unified Hamas-Fatah government has been invited to Washington in June, thus proving the U.S. approves of … Continue reading

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ZOMG! Rush Limbaugh’s children’s book won an award!

Heads are blowing up all across the media spectrum because Rush Limbaugh’s won the Children’s Book Author of the Year award. And I’m having a wonderful time watching the writers and editors try to publish a positive story about a … Continue reading

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