Tag Archives: Gaza

AP: All the Propaganda that’s fit to print

Posted on 03/27/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The AP should change its name to All Propaganda. Witness: Israeli airstrike kills 2 Gaza militants1 Israeli aircraft struck a Palestinian rocket squad in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing two militants2 as the military prepared to activate a new … Continue reading →

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They’re not interested in the truth

Posted on 03/25/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The AP dutifully releases another report of “violence” between Israelis and Palestinians. The headline says that both sides suffered injuries. Israeli, Palestinian hurt amid rise in violence The lead concentrates on the effect, then cause, which is how the media … Continue reading →

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Thursday news roundup

Posted on 03/24/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Watch the British reaction now: The woman who died was a British tourist. Watch for the sudden condemnation of Palestinian terror attacks from the British media. No, let’s get serious. They’ll blame Israel for the death. Also in the article: … Continue reading →

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Update on the Jerusalem bombing

Posted on 03/23/2011 by Meryl Yourish

A woman has died from her injuries, and the AP still can’t bring itself to blame Palestinians in the headline. And we also have the “cycle of violence” theme redux. Note the language. “A bomb struck” the bus stop. It … Continue reading →

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There’s dead, and then there’s killed by Israel

Posted on 03/22/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Let’s take a look at two different tales of dead civilians. The first is the AP narrative of what happened last Saturday, when terrorists stabbed three children and their parents to death. The details are grisly; they include stabbing a … Continue reading →

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The AP: Hamas propagandists

Posted on 03/20/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The AP spins, spins, spins for Hamas. Imagine that the Mexican drug lords sent fifty mortar shells into Texas. Imagine the worldwide headlines, and the angles of the articles. Now turn your attention to yesterday, when Palestinian terrorists sent a … Continue reading →

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Always the subtle anti-Israel bias

Posted on 03/16/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Israel intercepted a ship carrying advanced Iranian arms to Syria. Here’s the lead of the latest story. Note the words in bold. Israeli officials are displaying thousands of bullets, mortar shells and anti-ship missiles they say were seized from a … Continue reading →

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Sunday briefs

Posted on 02/27/2011 by Meryl Yourish

When they said “restart button,” did they mean the Soviets arming Israel’s enemies? Because that’s what’s happening. Russia is sending ship-killing cruise missiles to Syria. Gee. Wonder where they’re going to end up? [cough] Lebanon! [cough] The Obama Doctrine defined: … Continue reading →

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Friday news roundups

Posted on 02/25/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The first domino is down: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker wins the first stage of the vote to strip public-sector unions of the ability to negotiate benefits. I think it should have covered everything. Public-sector employees should not be allowed to … Continue reading →

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Monday briefs

Posted on 02/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Barry Rubin, the voice of sanity, on Egypt’s revolution: While a wave of attempts at popular revolution will spread, that doesn’t mean they will succeed. In large part, by the way, the world is under an illusion over Egypt. Mubarak … Continue reading →

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The utterly predictable AP anti-Israel narrative

Posted on 02/09/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I told you so. The AP ignored the rocket fire, and only wrote about it when Israel responded with force. Israeli air force strikes Gaza, 8 wounded Note the headline has no context. Those evil Israelis are just randomly bombing … Continue reading →

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Tuesday newsday

Posted on 02/08/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Leave the narrative alone! Evil, baby-killing IDF soldiers… deliver and save a Palestinian baby. But wait: The Palestinian woman is happy and grateful Shirin is grateful for the care she was given and says she would like to meet the … Continue reading →

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Friday, briefly

Posted on 02/04/2011 by Meryl Yourish

World’s smallest violin playing: Al Jazeera, the network that aided Hezbollah in its war against Israel had its Cairo office ransacked. All together now: Awwwwwww. Egyptians aren’t giving up: Change is coming, it seems. But I still think Mubarak is … Continue reading →

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Irony alert: Hamas

Posted on 02/03/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Inspired by Egypt, thousands of Palestinians are going to protest Hamas rule next Friday (tomorrow? the article is not clear). Inspired by the recent uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, a Facebook group called “The Revolution of Honor – Gaza” has … Continue reading →

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The when will this virus end? briefs

Posted on 02/02/2011 by Meryl Yourish

When you say “Mubarak supporters,” you really mean “police and army”: The AP does its usual job bringing you less than the news. Funny how suddenly 3,000 supporters of Hosni Mubarak just decided to go after the protesters in Tahrir … Continue reading →

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Briefs

Posted on 01/17/2011 by Meryl Yourish

But it’s anti-Zionism, and don’t you forget it: Synagogues and a Jewish school vandalized in Canada, yawn, yawn, yawn. Swastikas? Why, they’re just welcoming the Jews to Canada, 1930s-style. Talk about your climate of hate, perhaps America’s left should take … Continue reading →

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Your morning briefs

Posted on 01/05/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Gaza/Hamastan ERA watch: The women in Gaza are not allowed to dance with men, but they’re allowed to blow themselves up in mixed company. Now that’s progress! Yes, and that’s the purpose of a blockade: Wikileaks released cables of Israel … Continue reading →

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Good news briefs

Posted on 12/24/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Ami Isseroff’s (and many others) efforts pay off: Seattle is cancelling the anti-Israel bus ads that were scheduled to run for a month. Jewish groups launched a strong protest movement, and the King County government decided that it wasn’t worth … Continue reading →

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The AP anti-Israel slant, updated

Posted on 12/21/2010 by Meryl Yourish

As I said, the follow-up from AP whitewashes the Palestinians. New headline: Palestinians, Israelis trade rockets, airstrikes New lede: Israel on Tuesday launched an unusually heavy series of airstrikes on Gaza in retaliation for Palestinian rocket attacks, raising the prospect … Continue reading →

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The AP anti-Israel slant

Posted on 12/21/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Here’s the story: Terrorists from Gaza have been firing rockets and mortars into Israel. They shot mortars on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. They shot mortars and a kassam on Monday. The kassam rocket landed near a kindergarten as children were … Continue reading →

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