Category Archives: AP Media Bias

Rocket barrage hits Israel, media buries story

You would barely know that 41 kassam rockets were fired into Israel on Tuesday, and another 30 so far today. You would barely know that there’s been another civilian injured. You would barely know this because the media are suppressing … Continue reading

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And now to the next step in the PR attack

The ink on the first installment of the Gazan propaganda on the fuel shortages has not dried yet, and the ever servile AP with its tame photographers are ready with visual aids: The capture under this one: Palestinians warm themselves … Continue reading

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Getting a “Clue”

Trying to find out what happened in the Middle East is often difficult. Israelly Cool! shows us again. Snapped Shot likens it to a game of Clue. The other day I noticed that a Palestinian woman had been killed. The … Continue reading

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New year, same old terrorists, same old media spin

Fatah and Hamas are killing each other in Gaza again. And of course, the AP waters down the headline. Rival Palestinian Factions Clash It’s like they’re reporting on the Jets-Sharks feud. It’s all fun and games until the knives come … Continue reading

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Spinning the Hamas truce call

Two days ago, I wrote this: The spin will be that Israel doesn’t want the truce. Toldja so. Olmert Rules Out Truce Talks With Hamas Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday ruled out cease-fire talks with the Gaza Strip’s Islamic … Continue reading

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Israel to Hamas: Stop the rockets, then we talk

Israel is finally refusing to fall for the usual terrorist line of a cease-fire once the terrorists are on the run. First, Ehud Olmert denied that he was considering a truce with Hamas. Now Shimon Peres told Hamas that there … Continue reading

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Painting Israel as the villain, again

The AP spins the death of two more Palestinian terrorists as anti-Israel as possible. Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Gunmen Note that in a headline dealing with dead terrorists, the active voice is always used, and Israel or the IDF are … Continue reading

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Hamas to Israel: We will destroy you

Hamas celebrated its twentieth anniversary by assuring Israel that Hamas will never, ever recognize the Jewish State, and also, Hamas will never stop trying to destroy it. Large pictures of Hamas leaders, both in Gaza and in exile, were draped … Continue reading

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The wire services: Working for the Palestinians

Let’s look at the ledes on the various wire service articles about the current round of peace talks. Earlier, Reuters: Israel and Palestinians launch peace talks in discord JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinians said on Wednesday they had demanded a halt … Continue reading

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The peace talks in “discord”—because of Israel, mostly

The world media spins against Israel yet again. And of course, here’s how it works. A barrage of rockets into Israel on the morning of the peace talks comes fifteen paragraphs into the main AP story released a few minutes … Continue reading

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The AP anti-Israel spin

We haven’t had a rip-roaring case of Meryl’s near aneurysm brought on by the AP media spin, so have at it: First, we have the headline: Israel’s Premier Rejects Peace Deadline Note that it’s all about Israel rejecting peace. Let’s … Continue reading

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An AP Israel bias lesson

Let us compare and contrast two news articles with a similar subject, and see the differences. First, the headline: Israeli Troops Kill Hamas Fighter Compared to: Palestinian infighting in Gaza kills 4 Note that Israeli troops killed the Hamas “fighter,” … Continue reading

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Can AP get any more biased?

Wow, the captions on Eid In The Middle East (you must capitalize it or you’re simply Missing. The. Point) are stunningly non-objective. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Well, yes, there is: A Palestinian boy rides a horse during … Continue reading

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The AP tones down PIJ terror

I know the AP likes to think of itself as an unbiased, objective media outlet. But this interview with a top PIJ terrorist belies that. Abu Hamza is a small, soft-spoken man with a wide smile, but the rockets that … Continue reading

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The intifada: It’s over, they lost

This is what defeat looks like: Every year, large rallies in the territories and abroad commemorated the anniversary of the Palestinian uprising that broke out in 2000. But this year, there was nothing and Palestinians are asking themselves whether anything … Continue reading

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