Note the current headline on this ‘news’ article from the Australian paper The Age:
Israel keeps stranglehold on Gaza ‘freedom’
The URL of the article indicates that an earlier version had this headline:
Israel keeps stranglehold on Gaza’s hardwon freedom
Hardwon? Lance Armstrong’s Tour De France victories were ‘hardwon’. Only a supporter of Hamas terrorism could possibly see Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza as ‘hardwon freedom’ for Palestinians.
A clear sign of where the sympathies of The Age’s editor/reporter lie, even if the headline was adjusted. And here’s the report’s explanation for why Israel needs to maintain tight security over Gaza:
Israel says that the blockade of land, air and sea access is necessary to prevent Palestinians from obtaining weapons.
During the present uprising against Israeli military rule, Palestinians have fired thousands of homemade missiles at Israeli towns and communities and at Jewish settlements inside the Gaza Strip.
Prevent Palestinians ‘from obtaining weapons’? Well, that and using them against Israeli civilians! ‘Uprising against Israeli military rule’? Hamas and Islamic Jihad see Israel’s destruction as their goal – a fact even Reuters has come to acknowledge – why not The Age?
Comments to The Age: [email protected]
For more on The Age’s anti-Israel bias, see this special report (.pdf) on the HR site.
NOTE: The original version of this entry erroneously referred to The Age as Australia’s largest daily. Thanks to Jack C for the correction.
