On Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005, an Israeli hit-squad opened fire on a group of Palestinians without provocation, killing five in a gangland-style attack. Or, at least, that is what an extremely misleading Associated Press news story would have you believe.
The late David Bar-Illan was the writer of the famed "Eye-on-the-Media" column in the Jerusalem Post, where he also served as Executive Editor. Presented here are excerpts from David's columns that examine the work of New York Times reporter Joel Brinkley.
Is it possible to look right but be wrong? Yes, and a Washington Post
editorial on Israel’s Gaza Strip withdrawal, "Mr. Sharon’s
Resolve" (August 18) showed how.
When New York Times reporters Joel Brinkley and Steven Weisman interviewed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice a few days ago, she apparently didn't say what they wanted to hear regarding Israel. So the enterprising reporters twisted her words to fit their own political agenda.
After the Philadelphia Inquirer published a letter to the editor suggesting that "revenge and hatred" motivated the Israeli demolition of settlers' homes in the Gaza Strip, a CAMERA letter explained that the Palestinian Authority and Israel together decided on the demolitions.