Category Archives: AP Media Bias

How do I slant thee? Let me count the ways

The AP anti-Israel slant is now an anti-Likud slant. Get a load of these quotes from the AP: Israel’s election has suddenly become too close to call, though hard-liners are expected to have a clear edge in the horse trading … Continue reading

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Tzipi Livni is doubling down for the win

Either Tzipi Livni is one hell of a gambler, or she’s one hell of a bluffer. She’s challenging Bibi Netanyahu to a debate. Kadima Chairwoman Tzipi Livni challenged Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu to a debate ahead of Tuesday’s general elections. … Continue reading

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The AP anti-Israel bias: Effect, then cause

Let’s play a game of “Spot the bias in the AP headline.” First, the headline. Israel strikes tunnels, Gaza militants fire rocket Next, the first paragraph of the story. Israeli warplanes bombed the Gaza-Egypt border Tuesday, aiming for tunnels used … Continue reading

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The constant din of the anti-Israel media

Hamas has fired more mortars into Israel, injuring three today, and the headline of the AP story is not “Hamas fires mortars into Israel.” It is, instead: Israel threatens response to new militant rockets Note that this is an improvement … Continue reading

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Hamas “lull” kills one, wounds three soldiers, AP blames Israel

The much-trumpeted ceasefire is doing what all Palestinian ceasefires do: Killing Israelis. An IDF non-commissioned officer was killed on Tuesday morning when a roadside bomb planted by Gaza operatives along Israel’s border with the Strip detonated under the army vehicle … Continue reading

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AP: Passing along Palestinian white phosphorus lies

The AP is helping the world to charge Israel with war crimes. They’re accusing Israel of dropping white phosphorus shells on Gaza without finding any physical evidence whatsoever—but they have plenty of Palestinian experts telling them it happened. Hey, even … Continue reading

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Hamas refuses truce, media refuses to notice

It’s amazing how the AP can supply the Jerusalem Post with the information that Hamas will not accept the cease fire in a small item, but cannot put that same information in its main story that goes out over thousands … Continue reading

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Iranian ship turned back by Israel and Egypt

The Israelis turned back an enemy nation’s ship from entering Gaza. Watch this get spun as an anti-humanitarian move by Israel. An Iranian aid ship tried to break the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip for the second time Wednesday. … Continue reading

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Did a Hamas lie find its way into a Washington Post headline?

Noah Pollak observed about a headline in the Washington Post alleging that Israel had rejected a truce with Hamas: But nothing of the sort happened; no truce has been offered by anyone involved, least of all Hamas, and there is … Continue reading

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Post-ceasefire post-mortem

Barry Rubin in Liar, Liar, pants on ceasefire on reasons why it was a mistake for Hamas to end the ceasefire: The first is that they ending the ceasefire while George W. Bush is president. Certainly Israel feels freer to … Continue reading

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Biased AP headline of the day

I take it back. I’m not too tired to post, not after I saw this headline: Israel strikes Gaza day after truce expires Look at the cause-and-effect of the lead. An Israeli airstrike against a Palestinian rocket squad killed a … Continue reading

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Your morning AP media bias

Get a load of this headline: Army says Gaza militants fire 9 rockets at Israel It’s not like the rockets were actually fired… no, the army just says so. Israel’s army says Gaza militants have fired nine rockets at Israel. … Continue reading

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Flaunting it

Back in 1988, Commentary magazine had a symposium of intellectuals discussing Israel. One of the contributors, Edward Rothstein, observed that when he drove by Judea and Samaria he was amazed by the number of TV antennas shaped like the Eiffel … Continue reading

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Hamas resumes full-scale attacks; media still taking truce

Hamas has resumed full-scale attacks on Israel, complete with wounded Israelis in Sderot, and the headline to the AP story is this: Gaza violence continues with airstrike, rockets Notice the order of events in the headline. Airstrikes come first, even … Continue reading

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IDF vs. terrorists (and the AP)

Interesting take on today’s attempt by the IDF to stop terrorists from violating the Israeli border and attempting to murder Israelis. From Ynet: IDF forces thwarted an attempt by a Palestinian terror cell to infiltrate Israel through the Gaza border … Continue reading

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