soccerdad.baltiblogs.com - 12/30/2008
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The American media is doing all it can to undermine Israel's case for war. I'm not just talking about those anti-Israel bloviators whom Noah Pollak amusingly call the "juicebox mafia," but the opinion pages of major American newspapers have been mobilized to condemn Israel. Following up on his ...
haaretz.com - 12/30/2008
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haaretz.com —
Three days into Operation Cast Lead, Israel is
proposing a diplomatic exit. A ground operation likely looms
in an effort to increase the pressure on Hamas. At the same time, however, others argue that the air force is close to exhausting its target ...
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ANALYSIS / Hamas is hoping for an IDF ground ...
jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com - 12/29/2008
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jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com —
If someone was sending rockets on my house
where my daughters were sleeping at night, I would
do everything to stop it, and I would expect Israelis to do the same thing. These aren't my words -- they're Barack Obama's. But I attach myself to this ...
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The Gaza War
nypost.com - 12/29/2008
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nypost.com —
Last updated: 1:15 am December 29, 2008 Posted:
1:08 am December 29, 2008 DEAD Jews aren't news,
but killing terrorists outrages global activists. On Saturday, Israel struck back powerfully against its tormentors. Now Israel's the villain. Again. How ...
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DAMNED IF THEY DO - New York Post
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The media assault against Israel
Yourish.com —
... Benny Morris.)
What are the antidotes to this editorial poison?
Read Sderot under Siege by David Keyes. David Bernstein’s takedown Glenn Greenwald is excellent. Jack’s got a second roundup and is working on a third. Israelly Cool and the Muqata are still liveblogging. And while not all posts are about Israel, I’ve put together a link to the best pro-Israel blogs through Google Reader here.
Crossposted on Soccer Dad.
Washington Post: 'Amateur' Rockets 'Nagging' Israel
Little Green Footballs —
... featured at LGF when they published an article by him arguing that “Israel is a Liability for the US.”
This kind of hateful propaganda in the pages of the Washington Post should come as no surprise; they have been deliberately promoting the views of Islamists (including leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah) for years, and earlier this year their managing editor explained that they were actively trying to hire more Muslim journalists.
Also see:
Soccer Dad: The media assault on israel ...
NYT: Hamas upgrades = success / Israel defends = disaster
Yourish.com —
... “Lobbed,” I suppose, is an improvement over “nagged,” but “fired” would have been more accurate. And “fired thousands of rockets at civilian targets” would have more accurate still. “Lobbed” is what you do to a baseball when throwing to a young child. ...
Overvaluing the street
Yourish.com —
... In other words, Ignatius in continuing the Post’s assault on Israel. There’s a need to show that Israel’s actions are counterproductive, Shadid provided the reporting to support Ignatius’s conclusion. ...
Is the media losing the credibility war?
Yourish.com —
... for Hamas at Time magazine or the more subtle “Israel is right to defend its citizens but we wonder if it’s counterproductive” approach at the Washington Post, the idea that Israel should have to justify its self-defense is outrageous. ...
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