Category Archives: Media Bias

The Palestinians: Say it with explosions

Hamas isn’t sending flowers. It’s sending missiles. And the AP manages to turn news of a rocket attack on Israel’s southern civilian population into a by-the-way. Note how the AP also manages to blame Israel for the rocket attack–because they … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 03/19/2013

1) Is there any hope left for Mideast honesty in the New York Times A few people have pointed out that I missed an op-ed by Rashid Khalidi, Is Any Hope Left for Mideast Peace? One paragraph really stuck out. … Continue reading

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How much hatred is acceptable?

This is what passes for journalism on CNN these days. ERIN BURNETT, HOST: An Egyptian woman, her name’s Samira Ibrahim, and she’s done a lot of things, courageous things. She’s also been criticized for sending tweets that are anti-Semitic, anti-American. … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 03/18/2013

Cheerleading the Intifada The New York Times has done it again. Less then two weeks after publishing an intellectual attack against Israel, it publishes an article glorifying physical attacks on Israel. The front page story of yesterday’s New York Times … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 03/17/13

1) When elephants crash land Recently, I brought up an example of how Professor Barry Rubin handled a mistake. First he admitted it. Then he explained the forces involved. His behavior showed a few things. 1) He is serious about … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 03/14/2013

The Ranting of Levine Last week the New York Times published an essay by a philosophy professor, James Levine On Questioning the Jewish State. I won’t quote from the essay, but here are some of the responses. Elder of Ziyon … Continue reading

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Your Thursday sniefs

Yeah, I’m thinking the motive was far less noble: Hugo Chavez begged not to die as he supposedly suffered a heart attack. His last words? “Please don’t let me die.” The general passes along the bullshit that he only wanted … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 03/12/2013

Mendacious Max Beyond Iron Dome Max Fisher, the blogger for the Washington Post who publicized the picture of Jihad Mishrawi has now responded to a new United Nations report that concluded that the rocket that killed Mishrawi’s son was likely … Continue reading

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The rise and fall of a lie about Israel

Last November, a BBC stringer’s 11-month-old boy was killed by rocket fire. The news media rushed the story around the world, blaming an Israeli airstrike, even though the IDF denied any airstrike in that particular location. There is no shortage … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 03/11/2013

1) More fallout over the Samira Ibrahim selection Robert Mackey has established himself as an anti-Israel activist. Following last week’s revelation that Egyptian activist Samira Ibrahim had been making antisemitic and anti-American comments, Mackey was back in business. He asked, … Continue reading

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The AP’s pig-flying moment

What’s this? An honest, [mostly] unbiased story on Israel from the AP? Israeli police have entered Jerusalem’s holiest site to disperse hundreds of Palestinians who were throwing rocks. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Palestinian worshipers rioted after Friday Muslim prayers … Continue reading

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Thundersnow briefs

Ding-dong: Hugo Chavez is dead. Unfortunately, the damage he’s done to Venezuela will live on. However–Iran has to find a new partner in crime there. Meantime, his apologists are so, so sad today. Awww. Sucks to be them. Also, great … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

Ew, Jew cooties: Turkey’s foreign minister refused to shake hands with Ehud Barak at a conference in February. Pretty soon Turkish athletes are going to forfeit matches when Israelis are in them. Just wait for it. Oh, and tell us … Continue reading

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Monday briefs, March Forth (sic) edition

Today is a sentence. March forth! Can you say, “fake outrage over a visit that hasn’t even been planned”? If it’s starting to feel like 2001 all over again, that’s because Hamas and its puppets are manufacturing outrage over the … Continue reading

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Australian media hearts Hamas

Two days, two tongue baths on Khalid Mashaal, whose PR department is evidently targeting Australia these days. And oh, how the two major newspapers of Australia responded handily. Both the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age of Australia published glowing … Continue reading

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