Category Archives: Media Bias

Indy unmasks America

No, really, it is neither a joke nor an exaggeration, here is the full headline: America unmasked: The images that reveal the Ku Klux Klan is alive and kicking in 2009 I’m not sure it’s my job to protect America … Continue reading

Posted in Media Bias | Comments Off on Indy unmasks America

Your weekend AP anti-Israel bias

A headline is worth a thousand words. See if you can find the AP headline without using your mouse. Second prize for anti-Israel media bias goes to CNN. 2 rockets fired from Lebanon towards Israel Rocket from Lebanon wounds three … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Lebanon, Media Bias | 1 Comment

It’s Netanyahu as Israel’s next PM

To no one’s surprise, Shimon Peres tasked Benjamin Netanyahu with the job of forming a government. President Shimon Peres announced Friday he has decided to task Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu with forming the next government. “Most of the factions have … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Media Bias, Politics | 1 Comment

What could be worse than Hamas?

Three years ago in advance of Palestinian elections, the Washington Post heralded the participation of Hamas, in “Pre-election turmoil“: Already, too, democracy is showing its benefits. Faced with the possibility of defeat by Hamas, Fatah has been forced to overhaul … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias | Tagged | Comments Off on What could be worse than Hamas?

Scenes from a premiership

From 1996 to 1999, Binyamin “Bibi” Netanyahu was Prime Minister of Israel. During his term in office he was viewed with skepticism, if not hostility by the Clinton administration, much of the American media, the foreign policy establishment and the … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Media Bias | Tagged | Comments Off on Scenes from a premiership

Ain’t democracy great? Part II

After Hamas won legislative elections three years ago, the Washington Post reported: “The hope is that there is a government that is really committed to peace with Israel,” said one senior administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Israeli Double Standard Time, Media Bias | Tagged | 3 Comments

The world media view on Israeli elections

The Jerusalem Post: Kadima wins, but rightist bloc biggest The Washington Post: In Israeli Vote Results, A Setback for Obama The AP: Inconclusive election puts Israel, peace in limbo The AP: Election leaves Mideast peace in doubt Reuters: Disarray as … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Media Bias | 1 Comment

The worst paragraph in post Israeli election coverage

From the Washington Post: In many ways, the deep split in the Israeli electorate mirrors the split within the Palestinian government, between the Fatah party that controls the West Bank and the Hamas organization that controls the Gaza Strip. Fatah … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Media Bias | Tagged | Comments Off on The worst paragraph in post Israeli election coverage

The Post’s prism

In retrospect, I went too easy on yesterday’s Washington Post report on antisemitism in South America. I was uncomfortable with how the reporters framed the antisemitism as a reaction to Israel’ s war against Hamas. In fact, as Travis Pantin … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Media Bias | Tagged , | Comments Off on The Post’s prism

UN finally admitting Hamas steals from them

Elder of Ziyon has been trying for weeks to get the UN to admit the truth: That Hamas is stealing aid from its own people. There are reports that Hamas is selling the aid back to the very people it’s … Continue reading

Posted in Gaza, Hamas, Media Bias, United Nations | Comments Off on UN finally admitting Hamas steals from them

Witte-icism: Israeli electorate wants to see more dead civilians

There’s a rather disturbing subtext to Griff Witte’s report on the Israeli election campaign, Israel’s key election issue: did the war end too soon?: Just over a week before Israel holds elections to choose a new government, the outcome of … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Israeli Double Standard Time, Media Bias | Tagged | Comments Off on Witte-icism: Israeli electorate wants to see more dead civilians

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

Posted in AP Media Bias, Gaza, Media Bias, Terrorism | 1 Comment

Gaza desperately short of food after Israel destroys farmland

Says Peter Beaumont (of course, it’s Guardian): The wholesale destruction of farms, greenhouses, dairy parlours, livestock, chicken coops and orchards has damaged food production, which was already hit by the blockade. A reminder may help: Before: And after: No, it’s … Continue reading

Posted in Gaza, Media Bias | Comments Off on Gaza desperately short of food after Israel destroys farmland

Israel’s legitimacy is debatable; Hamas’s is not

I already blogged about Muammar Qaddafi’s op-ed in the NYT, but Yaacov Lozowick emphasizes a point that’s well worth remembering: The editors of the paper will trot out the standard boilerplate about giving a platform to all opinions including the … Continue reading

Posted in Hamas, Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias | Tagged | Comments Off on Israel’s legitimacy is debatable; Hamas’s is not

BBC impartiality: Sort of like a virgin hooker

The BBC is making a laughable attempt to pretend that they’re impartial when it comes to Israel—by refusing to run ads for a Gaza disaster relief appeal advertisement. At first, none of the British networks would run the ad. Then … Continue reading

Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias | Comments Off on BBC impartiality: Sort of like a virgin hooker