Category Archives: Media Bias

France 2 – oops again

In another time and another place this would have caused me a few whoops of laughter: French public television network France 2 on Tuesday revealed they had aired photographs that allegedly showed destruction caused by the Israel Air Force during … Continue reading

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Barbarism in the Congo, ignored

Why are unintentional Palestinian civilian deaths so much more important than actual massacres that took place in Africa? Attackers wielding machetes hacked to death dozens of people at a church in remote eastern Congo, witnesses said Monday, and the Ugandan … Continue reading

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The objective media—not

Once again, CNN shows its bias. Death toll rises as Israel encircles Gaza City That’s two headlines in a row that start with “Death toll rises.” If you’re coming here from the CNN link, take a look around to get … Continue reading

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Saving Hamas by diplomacy

Shortly after Hamas won the PA elections, nearly three years ago, the Washington Post ran an editorial, Hamas’s Choice. The editors of the Post wrote: Many Palestinians who voted for Hamas don’t support the Islamists’ fundamentalist agenda: Polls show that … Continue reading

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Firming up the narrative: Israel can’t win

The news media are falling all over themselves to conclude that no matter what happens, Israel loses. When I woke up to NPR this morning, the first thing I heard was (paraphrasing) “Israeli forces haven’t stopped the rocket fire into … Continue reading

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In search of objective reporting

CNN does not disappoint. The headline: Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza; death toll rises In the summary: NEW: At least 24 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza Sunday, sources say The context: None. The AP: Accepting Palestinian casualty figures … Continue reading

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Fight CNN propaganda

CNN is asking for first-hand reports. To my Israeli readers: Click here and write about your experience with rocket and terror attacks. Share photos. Do what you can to fight the anti-Israel propaganda.

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Overvaluing the street

Anthony Shadid wrote Attacks Further Split Arab Rulers, People for the Washington Post. In it he concludes: The disconnect between policy and sentiment has become a feature of Arab politics, especially in recent years, as U.S. influence has dominated a … Continue reading

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The CNN take

After watching Christiane Amanpour on and off for the past few hours, as well as the people she’s interviewed (fellow CNN reporters too), the CNN position is clear: Israel is bombing a densely-populated civilian area, and no matter what else … Continue reading

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Tim Butcher, making stuff up

Tim Butcher had what is now an absolutely side-splittingly wrong article in the Telegraph today. Amid speculation of an imminent ground assault, the Israeli cabinet deliberated late into Friday night before reaching a consensus to prolong the air campaign rather … Continue reading

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Bimbo analysis on CNN

I’m sorry, but who is this utter moron interviewing an Israeli ambassador? Because she’s an effing moron. I know that the news channels are choosing their anchors for their pretty power, but can’t they at least find some of them … Continue reading

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15 New Commandments – for gradual human self-destruction or The Enemy Within

I am not absolutely sure that Tom Carew is the author of this excellent text, but it comes from him, it doesn’t appear (for now) anywhere else in the e-space as seen by Google, and in any case many thanks … Continue reading

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The objective media

I was watching CNN update the day’s Gaza news. The chyron? “Six Days of Death.” Funny how they never have “Seven years of rockets” as a chyron when discussing rockets landing on Israel.

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NYT: Hamas upgrades = success / Israel defends = disaster

The NYT today features two articles about Israel’s war against Hamas that are rather revealing. One is Striking Deep Into Israel, Hamas Employs an Upgraded Rocket Arsenal, and the second is In Dense Gaza, Civilians Suffer They are revealing both … Continue reading

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Reporter, heal thyself

McClatchy’s terror apologist Jerusalem Bureau Chief Dion Nissenbaum writes about Israel’s military response to the Hamas threat against its citizens by writing: The Gaza Strip has had its fair share of bad days over the years, from the spark for … Continue reading

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