If it’s Monday, it must be time for another AP Gaza sob story: (Yes, I know it’s Tuesday, but this came out yesterday.) This time, it’s all about the family that struggles to survive in a tent. That’s the headline. The facts are partly right: Their home was destroyed in Israel’s 2008 Gaza war—the one that stopped the daily rocket attacks. The story is about how—get this—225 families are still without permanent homes. What the story does not write about is how Hamas has made Palestinians homeless by declaring their land government land, throwing them out of their homes, and bulldozing them. Is this one of those families? Who knows? The AP never researches facts like that. Say, let’s bring up and oldie but goodie and ask Max what he thinks of the situation:
The Turkish anti-Israel offensive continues:The Turkish foreign minister is in Syria, discussing ways to end the blockade of Gaza with the Dorktator. He also met with Khaled Meshaal, the exiled leader of Hamas. But wait, there’s more: The IHH is planning on sending more flotillas, and that Israel is in for some “surprises.” Expect more bloodshed ahead. And more world condemnation of Israel, of course. Here’s hoping Netanyahu’s PR people figured out that perhaps they might not want to wait a whole day before releasing video showing the IDF was attacked first. In the meantime, what goes mostly unnoticed by the world media? Erdogan’s government is accusing hundreds of Turks of plotting to overthrow the government. But there are a lot of people out there who think the Islamist government is framing its opponents. Gee, I wonder why they think the Islamists aren’t really interested in democracy?