The murder of five members of the Fogel family in Itamar prompted familiar circumlocutions and evasions by The New York Times where the killing of Jews is concerned. Rather than call it a "terrorist attack"— the family was said to have been killed by "intruders."
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In a world where terrorism has become disturbingly prevalent, there is no room for mitigation of terrorist actions. Reuters and others, however, attribute terrorism to mere claim by its victims.
The "Fact Checker" at the Washington Post is misnamed when it comes to the Council on American Islamic Relations' Hamas connections. And Post political humorist Dana Milbank falls flat when he sneers at CAIR's critics.
A journalist who manipulates every bit of breaking news to fit a favored narrative, as Karl Vick has done, is better suited for the most partisan of blogs.
Once again, Hamas claims that harming children is against the group's policy, despite a long history of brutality targeting youngsters. Palestinian Authority officials also pile on the denials. Anti-Israel hatemongers pick up the signals and blame the Mossad for the Fogel murders.
Glenn Beck of FoxNews presented, in his programs on March 14 and 15, a moving and obviously heartfelt analysis of the murders of Udi and Ruth Fogel, and their children Yoav (11), Elad (4), and Hadas (3 months old), residents of the Israeli community of Itamar.