Category Archives: Middle East

Still more anti-Israel media

Oh, look. A news source even more anti-Israel than the AP: The AFP thinks that a truce is holding–but shaky–when one side fires rockets at the other. Gaza militants on Monday said they were committed to a truce with Israel … Continue reading

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The AP ups the ante in anti-Israel bias

Since last Wednesday, Palestinian terrorists have been sending rockets into Israel, then pretending that they’ll honor a cease-fire, then sending more rockets into Israel, then pretending that it’s all Israel’s fault for killing terrorists who were just–you guessed it, sending … Continue reading

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Your Monday morning media bias post

Seriously, could the AP spin this any more? Unbelievable. Israel aircraft hit Gaza, 2 found dead It’s like they died from a meteor strike or a plague or something. “2 found dead.” Sure, it’s accurate. But it’s misleading. Also, note … Continue reading

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You can teach the AP some things

Oh, look. The AP finally includes in the lead the reason that Israel started bombing Palestinian rocket squads, even though they’re sticking to the tit-for-tat angle. Or at least, that was this morning’s article. Israel, militants continue attacks for second … Continue reading

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Rockets in Israel, bias in media

Last week, terrorists launched a rocket into Israel, the first one since Gilad Shalit was released. It fell in an unpopulated area, but the IDF struck back when it saw an Islamic Jihad cell getting ready to fire more rockets. … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

Great. The neo-Nazi sites will have an actual news story to use for a change: A U.S. Haredi Jew was convicted of organ trafficking. The fact that the people he bought organs from did it voluntarily and lived afterwards will … Continue reading

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The anti-Israel media bias: Nine years and counting

Time for a blast from the past: A Reuters fisking! Let’s look at the headline. Israel, Palestinians to offer peace proposals: Quartet Oh, so the article’s about how Israel and the Palestinians are going to create a basis for negotiation? … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

The first post-Gilad grad rocket: No one was hurt. The question is, how is Bibi going to respond now that there are no Israeli hostages in Hamas’ hands? I’m sure this is a test to see what would happen. And … Continue reading

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Tuesday morning briefs

They’re selling out, man: Some enterprising entrepreneur is looking to trademark Occupy Wall Street. Ah, the delicious irony—he isn’t even really a part of the movement. Smart man. Think Facebook will delete this page? A Saudi cleric is offering $100,000 … Continue reading

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Friday morning briefs

Baby Assad is shaking in his booties: Sic semper tyrannis, dude. The fall of Kadaffy is energizing the Syrian opposition. (Really, do all the news services have to run that gross picture of dead/dying Kadaffy? Yes, he deserved it, but—ew.) … Continue reading

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Thursday, briefly

Don’t worry, no one will hold them responsible: Think the New York Times will write an editorial on how Salaam Fayyad isn’t ready for peace? The time is not right for meaningful Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad … Continue reading

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The Times’ moral equivalency on Gilad Shalit

Besides the media constantly calling the ransoming of Gilad Shalit a “prisoner swap,” there have been many irritating moral equivalencies, but none more egregious than this snippet in the New York Times. Both Israel and the divided Palestinian leadership — … Continue reading

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Wednesday post-Shalit deal briefs

Say, mainstream media editors, writers, and idiots: It’s not a “prisoner swap.” It’s a ransoming of a hostage. Gilad Shalit was kidnapped and taken hostage five years ago. The Palestinians who were released all broke the law and were prisoners. … Continue reading

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Monday, briefly

Or they’ll frown in Syria’s general direction: The Arab League is giving Syria 15 days to stop murdering its own citizens. The vote was to suspend Syria from the league, and as you can see, even murdering over 3,000 civilians … Continue reading

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Sunday, briefly

Oh, please. Israel is raaaacist: Chinese Jews feel more at home in Israel than in China, but never forget, Israel is a racist, apartheid state. What’s that? Only Palestinians count when you call Israel racist? Yeah, we knew that. (Now … Continue reading

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