Category Archives: Media

Reuters discovers that Israel is a Jewish state

In this astonishingly insightful article, Reuters reports that Christmas is not very much celebrated in Israel. Huh. Imagine that. The Jewish state doesn’t have the Christmas spirit. Dec 20, 2006 — TEL AVIV (Reuters) – A glimmer of tinsel, a … Continue reading

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Red on red: Rising

The palestinian civil war continues in dribs and drabs, teasing us just enough to believe that Gaza will become a battlefield at no risk to the IDF. (No, I don’t think it will, but one can always hope.) Clashes between … Continue reading

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More guilt? Pile it on!

With all the readiness of the Elders to accept the guilt for everything that goes wrong in the world, sometimes even our most battle-worn guilt-takers are made speechless by the brand new guilt items our Arab cousins are schlepping in … Continue reading

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The AP notices palestinians are violating the “cease-fire”

The AP finally noticed (after some 30 rockets launched into Israel) that the palestinians are violating the “cease-fire” agreement. Palestinians Fire Rocket Into Israel Palestinian militants fired a rocket into Israel at dawn Thursday, the Israeli military said, a violation … Continue reading

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Anti-Israel media bias, redux

Say, you know that post I wrote this morning? Just a few short hours ago? The one where I said this: You gotta love the Reuters headline, though. “Gunmen Kill Hamas Judge.” Yeah, those mysterious “gunmen.” If it had been … Continue reading

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From bad to worse, or from worse to bad?

This confusing story (ht: Joel G.) is leaving me wondering whether it’s better to have an outright enemy, who makes no pretense at liking you give you the news, or an erstwhile friend, who makes no pretense at bashing you … Continue reading

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Wearing your heart on your sleeve

People who wear their heart on their sleeve express their emotions freely and openly, for all to see. The above definition comes from here. The definition is fairly simple, covering any emotion. That includes any expression of impotent hate, envy, … Continue reading

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David Duke speaks at Iran Holocaust denial conference

That pretty much says all you need to know about the “scholarship” behind yet another of Iran’s attempts to delegitimize the Jewish State. Shimon Peres called it a conference of liars. He’s right. In his opening speech, the institute’s chief, … Continue reading

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It’s beginning to look a lot like bias

Say, remember those annual Christmas stories, the ones that basically say that Israeli actions make the baby Jesus cry? They’ve already begun. BETHLEHEM, West Bank Dec 10, 2006 (AP)— Islamic militants may be in charge, but that doesn’t mean there … Continue reading

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Hamas’ leader: Second verse, same as the first

There was an obnoxious pop song in the 1960s by Herman’s Hermits, a group that pretty much deserved to fade into obscurity. The song, which I sang as a child, was, “I’m Henry VII I am.” It’s the same verse, … Continue reading

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Misleading headline of the day

This one sent my blood pressure soaring. These are the headlines of an AP article carried by both Ynet and Ha’aretz: Olmert says open to international force in Gaza PM open to Italian proposal to send international force to Gaza … Continue reading

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World media helps Iran spread its anti-Semitic message

Once again, the world media is passing along Iran’s message of Jew-hatred to the world. The anti-Semites of the world are currently in ecstasy seeing a so-called “scientific” process—that doesn’t seem to include any evidence that is already in existence—about … Continue reading

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Holy crap! Reuters notices the ceasefire violations!

No, really. JERUSALEM, Dec 3 (Reuters) – A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip slammed into southern Israel on Sunday in the latest violation of a truce called a week ago, an Israeli military spokeswoman said. There were no injuries … Continue reading

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Lebanon protests? It’s Israel’s fault.

Really. Check out the last two paragraphs in this AP story. Notice which paragraph is absolutely dead last (the one that nearly always gets cut from a newspaper story.) The battle is a fallout from the summer war between Hezbollah … Continue reading

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What the AP won’t tell you Ahmadinejad said

The Associated Press whitewashes our enemies, and Israel’s enemies, on a regular basis. Case in point: Ahmadinejad’s letter to America. What the AP published: In Wednesday’s letter, he said, “we, like you, are aggrieved by the ever-worsening pain and misery … Continue reading

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