Just when you think the AP can’t get any better at whitewashing, you’re wrong.
Over 200 mortars and rockets—including Grad rockets—have been fired from Gaza into Israel this year. So how does the AP manipulate language to make it seem like 200 mortars, “home-made” kassam rockets, and grad rockets aren’t all that dangerous?
Some 200 projectiles from Gaza have landed in Israel this year.
A mortar shell landed in a kibbutz early on Wednesday. Five mortar shells were launched by Hamas at 11 p.m. Wednesday night. So the IDF launched strikes against Hamas positions this morning. The AP’s account:
The Israeli military says it has struck Gaza weapons manufacturing sites following mortar fire toward Israel.
The military says three airstrikes hit their targets early Thursday in response to a string of Gaza mortar attacks at southern Israeli communities.
The military says five projectiles were fired at Israel, lightly injuring one man.
Amazingly, the Reuters account is almost balanced. Well, except for the headline:
Israel jets pound Hamas positions in Gaza Strip
That’s been changed in the update.
Israel launches strikes, warns on Gaza
Israel launched retaliatory air strikes on the Gaza Strip Thursday hours after its top soldier warned troops to be prepared for possible “wider action” on the enclave’s volatile border.An Israeli military spokeswoman said the strikes were aimed at three separate targets, two of which Gaza militants confirmed were sites they used for training. No casualties were reported.
The air strikes were launched overnight after a mortar fired by Gaza militants wounded an Israeli man at a farm.
Let’s call a missile a missile and a mortar a mortar, shall we? “Projectiles.” Sure. Hamas is launching, oh, I dunno, model rockets or something. Maybe just throwing rocks across the border. Rocks that explode into shrapnel on impact and kill people.
Projectiles.
Idiots.