Getting the story straight in two media outlets

Credit where it’s due: The AP and VOA are getting the story straight on Israel, at least this weekend.

They got the headlines right.

AP:

Israeli airstrike kills Palestinian militant

VOA:

Israeli Air Strike in Gaza Kills Palestinian Militant

They got the facts right.

AP:

An Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip has killed an Islamic Jihad militant and wounded three others as they were preparing to fire rockets into southern Israel.

VOA:

Israel has carried out an air strike in the Gaza Strip against militants as they were preparing to fire rockets into Israel.

And they got the backstory right.

AP:

Islamic Jihad says the men were members of the group, which also fired rockets into Israel a week earlier, killing one civilian and injuring others. That rocket attack also triggered Israeli strikes that killed several militants.

VOA:

The militant group fired about 20 rockets into Israel a week earlier, killing one Israeli civilian and wounding several others. That rocket attack triggered Israeli strikes into Gaza that killed nine Islamic Jihad members.

That’s all I’ve been asking for: Print the truth. Stop whitewashing Palestinian crimes against Israel, and stop demonizing the Israelis for their responses.

We’ll see how long this lasts.

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