The protesters frequently hurl rocks and firebombs, and Israeli soldiers respond with tear gas and live fire. Israel, which has been accused of using excessive force, says it does what it must to protect its borders. The protesters do more than “frequently” hurl rocks and firebombs. They keep trying to breach Israel’s security fence, and […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: How the AP Covered the Murder of Ori Ansbacher (Part Two)
In the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, meanwhile, thousands of Palestinians attended the funerals of the teenagers. The mother of 14-year-old Hassan Shalabi wailed as mourners brought his body on a stretcher for a final farewell at their home in the Nusseirat refugee camp. “He was everything beautiful at home; his voice, his happiness fills the house. […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: How the AP Covered the Murder of Ori Ansbacher (Part One)
The AP’s report on the murder of an Israeli girl, Ori Ansbacher, and on the deaths of two “Palestinian” teenagers, left much to be desired. The body of Ori Ansbacher, 19, was found in the woods in the West Bank near Jerusalem on Thursday with stabbing wounds. She was buried Friday in the Israeli settlement […]
AP: “In aftermath of bike path killings, mosques near NYC face hostility again”
Again and again we see it: whenever there is an Islamic jihad massacre, the establishment media acts as if Muslims were the victims. One would get the impression that Sayfullo Saipov were a “right-wing extremist” who had run over Muslims with his truck. As for the death threats this mosque supposedly received, is there any […]
AP: Praying the Rosary is “Islamophobic”
This morning Christine Douglass-Williams brought you a report here at Jihad Watch on this Roman Catholic “Rosary to the Borders” event in Poland. Noteworthy also is how the Associated Press covered the event: “some felt,” the AP intoned, that the event “had anti-Muslim overtones.” Why? Because “the event also commemorated the huge 16th-century naval battle […]
Former Hamas-linked CAIR official freed from prison after doing time for weapons charges
Royer was just an idealist, you see. Matthew Barakat of the Associated Press loves Ismail Royer. “When I look back at myself, I don’t see myself as an extremist,” he said. “I see myself as being naive, romantic, a Don Quixote kind of guy.” He includes that quote about a man who just served time […]
AP changes Fresno jihad mass murderer’s words from “Allahu akbar,” removes Islam reference
This is typical of the establishment propaganda media, which apparently now considers its chief responsibility not to report on jihad attacks accurately, but to make sure that no one thinks negatively about Islam as a result of those attacks. “AP Changes Fresno Shooter’s Words From ‘Allahu Akbar,’ Removes Islam Reference,” by Peter Hasson, Daily Caller, […]
Imam admits Orlando jihad mass murderer prayed in mosque four days before massacre
“At first, Elagha said, he didn’t release the video clips but changed his mind after the recent stabbings in Minnesota and bombings in New Jersey and New York, and because of the backlash against American Muslims.” This doesn’t make any sense. “The recent stabbings in Minnesota and bombings in New Jersey and New York” were […]
Robert Spencer: After Muslim stabs non-Muslims in Minnesota mall, Minnesota Muslims play the victim
Over at the Geller Report I explode the latest exercise in spurious Muslim victimhood: A Muslim stabbed ten non-Muslims in a Minnesota mall, and you know what that means as far as the mainstream media is concerned: Muslims are victims. Hamas-linked CAIR has been quick to claim victim status, whining about an anti-Muslim “backlash” that […]
Robert Spencer in PJ Media: AP Claims ISIS Recruits Have a Poor Grasp of Islam
Over at PJ Media I take apart yet another attempt to exonerate Islam of responsibility for crimes committed in its name and in accord with its teachings: At last the universal claim has been proven: Islamic terrorism has nothing, nothing whatsoever to do with Islam! The proof?A new report from the Associated Press claims that […]