Do As We Say, Not As We Do
Israel pursues the assassins of its tourism minister. Thomas Friedman finds that provocative.
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Israel pursues the assassins of its tourism minister. Thomas Friedman finds that provocative.
As fighting escalated in and around the West Bank this week, several reporters were quick to blame Israeli troops for shooting up churches in Bethlehem. HonestReporting's review of reports and photos from Bethlehem suggests that these reporters 'jumped the gun.'
Is the Palestinian assassination of a democratically-elected tourism minister, at all the same as Israel targeting a terrorist mastermind?
First the good news, then some very good news.
The battle continues between reporters who
Jacoby exposes the long Arab record of broken agreements, and international hypocrisy of criticizing Israel's stance at a time of unparalleled restraint.
Palestinians exhibit a grisly re-enactment of the Sbarro suicide bombing, and the Sacramento Bee attacks Israel's anti-terror stance.
Some reporters are using the WTC attacks to call for Israeli territorial concessions, and for elimination of American aid to Israel.
As terror hits the United States, several reporters are quick to blame Israel.
Terror hits the shores of America, and Palestinians celebrate. A full digest of the media coverage.
The crime against humanity this week was horrifying. Only a sick tyrant like Saddam Hussein could rejoice in the carnage.
A double-success for HonestReporting members: CNN stops referring to Gilo as a settlement, and a veteran Israel-basher gives credit to HonestReporting.com.
Even traditionally anti-Israel publications joined in the near-universal condemnation of the UN Conference on Racism.
A Jewish reporter who lives in Ramallah states her case in The New York Times. As expected, the result is not pretty.
Charles Krauthammer's journalism is consistently accurate, incisive and enlightening. Even more important is his courage to state the truth.
Some reporters sympathize with the Palestinian side — even to the extent of justifying and glorifying heinous suicide bombings.
"60 Minutes" in Australia gets into the anti-Israel act — justifying suicide bombers and denying Israel's right to self-defense.
Teams of supposed American peacemakers spend the summer living amongst Palestinians, and then file op-ed reports on the oppressive Israelis.
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