Category Archives: AP Media Bias

AP bias surge

The AP sent out a story with this despicable headline, which some headline writer presumably thought was a clever turn of phrase: Iraq: Surge Of Suicide Blasts Kills 27 Get it? U.S. surge of troops, terrorist surge of suicide bombings. … Continue reading

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The AP difference

The difference betwen editorial shifts is obvious. Check out these passages in an AP story written by Amy Teibel, and edited by God knows who—they’re actually telling the truth about terrorists for a change. Deposed Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh … Continue reading

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Hamas imprisoning Gazans; Israel blamed

Buried deeply within this AP story about Gazans trying to flee to Israel at the Erez crossing is this information: In related news, Hamas have deployed gunmen along the 8-mile border road separating Egypt from Gaza, and at the Rafah … Continue reading

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AP “centrist” party watch

Here it is again. Ayalon, 61, has pledged to lead the centrist Labor out of its year-old partnership with Olmert if the prime minister’s Kadima Party does not choose a new leader. Notes: The AP has not yet given Kadima … Continue reading

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Reframing Israel’s politics: AP says Labor is “centrist”

Did you know that the Labor party is centrist? The AP sure thinks so. Polls showed the five-way race being a tossup between former Prime Minister Ehud Barak and political newcomer Ami Ayalon, a dovish former internal security agency head. … Continue reading

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Palestinian rockets hit high school, more civilians

And the world continues to ignore it. A high school in the Negev was directly hit by a Qassam rocket Thursday. Two people were lightly wounded in the attack, and several others suffered from shock. The rocket landed on an … Continue reading

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Bias by dribs and drabs

It’s the little bits of bias that do the most to delegitimize Israel, not the big lies that are so easily seen through. Like this little bit of bias, at the end of an article about Israeli drivers ignoring a … Continue reading

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Media bias: Only on days that end with a y

If the day ends with a “y,” you can be guaranteed at least one biased media piece on Israel. Like this one. 3 Hamas Militants Slain Near Gaza Border Notice how the Palestinians did not “die,” as they did in … Continue reading

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Abbas asks for a do-over

It’s amazing, isn’t it, how if the IDF even looks at a Palestinian, it’s a violation of the “truce,” but Hamas can outright say they’re breaking the truce, and then a few hours later say “Well, not really,” and everyone … Continue reading

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Hamas admits there is no truce, media pretends there was

The faux truce, during which hundreds of rocket attacks, shootings, stabbings, attempted suicide bombings and suicide bombings killed and wounded dozens of Israelis, has been declared “over.” One might ask how a truce, which is defined as a cessation of … Continue reading

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Media bias, triumphant

So do you remember that red-on-red fighting in the terrortories that killed dozens and wounded hundreds? Or was it killed hundreds and wounded thousands? I forget. Remember how hard it was to find the kind of media blitz that you … Continue reading

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A tale of two bomb plots

First, the bomb plot according to the Israeli media: ccording to the details released by the security service, the driver, a suicide bomber, had managed to cross into Israel in a vehicle laden with about 100 kilograms of explosives. However, … Continue reading

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The AP bias strikes again

Rockets into Israel from Gaza? No big deal. On a daily basis? So what. Israel sends a Hellfire up the asses of three terrorists trying to send rockets into Israel from Gaza? Oh. My. God. Stop the presses, it’s a … Continue reading

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The fabulous AP anti-Israel bias

See, here’s what I’m talking about. Here’s the headline: Israeli, Palestinian Shooting Kills 1 And here’s the lede: GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) – A Palestinian gunman was killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli troops Wednesday in an … Continue reading

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The AP and the Western Wall: Wrong again

Following is a copy of an email I sent to the AP: Several months ago, after the controversy over the Temple Mount archeological dig, I wrote to you to correct your error in the boilerplate about the Western Wall of … Continue reading

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