Category Archives: Gaza

Cause, effect, and media bias

If Israel does not kill terrorists, terrorists fire rockets into Israel. Israel then kills terrorists, and the media blame Israel for keeping up “the cycle of violence.” If Israel pre-emptively strikes terrorists who are about to launch attacks on Israel, … Continue reading

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Sunday, briefly

Anti-Semitism is up in Australia: Quel surprise. It’s up in a lot of places this year. Between October 1, 2010, and September 30 this year, there were 17 physical assaults or property damage, 128 incidents of direct harassment and intimidation, … Continue reading

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Friday morning at the auto shop briefs

Nobody told me it’s still dark after 7 a.m. Okay, it’s a cold, wet, rainy day (shout-out to the NYC #OWSers!), but still…. Well, this is different: An Iranian soldier whose parents converted to Islam to save their lives wants … Continue reading

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Wednesday Briefs

Muslims appropriating Jewish symbols, Holocaust version: They’re using yellow Stars of David to protest “Islamophobia” in Switzerland. Disgusting? Of course. Will that stop them from doing it again? No. Not until someone starts calling them Zionists or something. Well, that’s … Continue reading

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Tuesday “shaky truce” briefs

Sunny with a chance of missiles: Schools have been cancelled in southern Israel due to rocket attacks, and even the AP has noticed. Damned if you do… Egypt has gotten Israel to postpone for 24 hours a stronger response to … Continue reading

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Still more anti-Israel media

Oh, look. A news source even more anti-Israel than the AP: The AFP thinks that a truce is holding–but shaky–when one side fires rockets at the other. Gaza militants on Monday said they were committed to a truce with Israel … Continue reading

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The AP ups the ante in anti-Israel bias

Since last Wednesday, Palestinian terrorists have been sending rockets into Israel, then pretending that they’ll honor a cease-fire, then sending more rockets into Israel, then pretending that it’s all Israel’s fault for killing terrorists who were just–you guessed it, sending … Continue reading

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Your Monday morning media bias post

Seriously, could the AP spin this any more? Unbelievable. Israel aircraft hit Gaza, 2 found dead It’s like they died from a meteor strike or a plague or something. “2 found dead.” Sure, it’s accurate. But it’s misleading. Also, note … Continue reading

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You can teach the AP some things

Oh, look. The AP finally includes in the lead the reason that Israel started bombing Palestinian rocket squads, even though they’re sticking to the tit-for-tat angle. Or at least, that was this morning’s article. Israel, militants continue attacks for second … Continue reading

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Rockets in Israel, bias in media

Last week, terrorists launched a rocket into Israel, the first one since Gilad Shalit was released. It fell in an unpopulated area, but the IDF struck back when it saw an Islamic Jihad cell getting ready to fire more rockets. … Continue reading

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Monday, briefly

Or they’ll frown in Syria’s general direction: The Arab League is giving Syria 15 days to stop murdering its own citizens. The vote was to suspend Syria from the league, and as you can see, even murdering over 3,000 civilians … Continue reading

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Erev Yom Kippur briefs

No good deed goes unpunished: So when the rebels take over Syria, you think they’re going to remember that China and Russia voted against them in the UN Security Council sanctions issue? Oh, sure, they’re griping now. But the jury’s … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

But I thought Iran was anti-Zionist, not anti-Jew: Did you know one of the three American hikers illegally imprisoned by Iran was Jewish? Neither did I, until yesterday. The fact that the negotiators felt it was urgent not to let … Continue reading

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Wednesday in briefs

Feminists for Palestinians: Working against their own interests. Israel just graduated its first female bomb specialist. And by “bomb specialist,” I mean the non-terrorist version of that job: One who disarms bombs instead of builds them. Compare Inbal Gawi to … Continue reading

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Monday briefs

Erdogan ups the ante: For a guy who doesn’t want to go to war, he sure is talking all warlike and all that. Funny how he always says this on al Jazeera, and when called on it says he was … Continue reading

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