Category Archives: Media Bias

Another thing I don’t bother writing about anymore

Stupid editorials in the New York Times. Because Soccer Dad wrote it, so I don’t have to.

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Unbiased media alert!

Grab your kids and hold them tight, the end of the world is nigh. I found an article on Mordecai Vanunu that does not call him a “whistleblower.” An Israeli court has convicted a former nuclear technician of violating a … Continue reading

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So much bias, where to turn?

Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli traitor who handed over state secrets to the British press, is once again lionized in the media. And it’s in so many different flavors! What to choose? What to choose? UPI: Israeli whistleblower in trouble again … Continue reading

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Your daily dose of media bias

Palestinians were killed at the Rafah border crossing, but the media aren’t picking it up, because they weren’t killed by Israelis. But don’t count on Israel not being blamed for this. As far as I can tell, only the BBC … Continue reading

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So who is next?

The boycott of Israeli goods decided upon by the British National Union of Journalists (NUJ) caused several interesting responses. Of course, being the Guardian’s fan of long standing, I cannot hide my astonishment by the extraordinary act of the Guardian’s … Continue reading

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Liviu Librescu: His story throughout the day

Liviu Librescu was a Romanian Jew who survived the Holocaust, emigrated from Romania to Israel over the objections of the Communists, came to America to teach engineering, and gave his life saving his students from the crazed gunman yesterday. I … Continue reading

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British journalists stop even trying to pretend they’re impartial

The British National Union of Journalists has voted to boycott Israeli goods. The National Union of Journalists has voted at its annual meeting for a boycott of Israeli goods as part of a protest against last year’s war in Lebanon. … Continue reading

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Accept our peace offer, or we’ll kill you

That’s what the Arabs are telling Israel. And this is how it’s being spun. Reuters: Arab leaders urge Israel, world to take peace offer Mar 29, 2007 — RIYADH (Reuters) – Arab leaders endorsed a peace plan to end decades-old … Continue reading

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The real reason behind the sudden “momentum for peace” meme

Khaled Mashaal, the head of Hamas, the organization that has murdered or wounded thousands of Israelis, is in Algeria for something called the 5th International Conference on Qods. Qods is Jerusalem; I expect this conference is yet another gathering of … Continue reading

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Burying the bad news

The wire services are doing their best to bury the fact that a two-year-old and a four-year-old child were killed by Hamas and Fatah over the past two days. You have to search long and hard to find any notice … Continue reading

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Anti-Semitism roundup

If anyone actually read Salon, I’d care that they pretend this article isn’t about Jews, nor even about the Israel Lobby, but about the Bush policy in the Middle East. Uh-huh. The touchiest aspect of all is the role played … Continue reading

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Good news according to Guardian

First of all, it’s quite some time since I had my teeth in Guardian’s knee. Secondly, it is a rare case when a Guardian’s (or, rather, The Observer’s, if anyone cares) writer is in this win-win situation, when in one … Continue reading

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Media bias, redux

When a palestinian terrorist is killed by Israel, the headline generally reads “IDF Kills Palestinian Militant” or “Militant Killed by IDF.” When they kill each other, the AP writes that the “militant” simply “dies.” Hamas Commander Dies in Gaza Shootout … Continue reading

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Egypt discriminates against Christians; world yawns

Egypt is not allowing 2,000 Coptic Christians to make their annual Easter pilgrimage to Jerusalem due to trumped-up spying charges. Will the world rise up against this religious discrimination the way they do when Israel refuses to allow terrorists to … Continue reading

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Undressing the king

Of course, it is not about a member of the Royal family, what, are you totally bonkers? It is about the one and the only Michael Moore, the king of a new cinema genre defined by NYT as “tweaked documentary”. … Continue reading

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