Terrorism, Terrorists
and Terrorist Groups

UPDATED: Hamas Lies: Killing Kids Not Our Thing

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 on the Itamar Murders

Glenn Beck on the Itamar MurdersGlenn 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.

Ha’aretz Buries Fogel Funeral

Ha'aretz finds page-one space for settlement building, Tokyo, migrating cranes and new technology in archeology, but not for the burial of the five Fogels, including a toddler and an infant, brutally murdered in a Palestinian terror attack.

A Historical Perspective on the Itamar Killings

In the wake of a heinous terrorist attack in Itamar, a disturbing number of media reports focused on Israeli “settlements” as the primary problem afflicting the region.  Neglected were the historical parallels to grisly Arab terrorist attacks resulting from anti-Jewish incitement – all in the absence of settlements.

Those Contradictory Militants

You say militant, I say terrorist." No rhyme, but a reason -- political language trumps Washington Post terrorism reporting.

New York Times Draws Anti-Israel Lesson From Palestinian Attack

palestnian terror attackWhat does a terror attack against Israel teach us? According to the New York Times, it's that Israel is being disruptive. In its recent coverage of two deadly attacks against Israelis, the newspaper demonstrated an especially flagrant abandonment of journalistic standards, spinning coverage so as to deflect culpability for the violence away from the perpetrators.

Fareed Zakaria Casts Hezbollah as a Model of Religious Tolerance

fareed zakariaBy uncritically relaying that Hezbollah respects Jews and is opposed only to Israel’s occupation, CNN's Fareed Zakaria dramatically misinformed viewers about Hezbollah, which has repeatedly made clear its opposition to Israel’s very existence and its contempt for Jews.

Seattle Times Columnist Entitled to Own Facts?

Bruce Ramsey is entitled to his opinions. In fact, as a columnist for the Seattle Times, that’s precisely what he gets paid for. But it seems that his employers feel he’s entitled to his own facts, too, including the falsehood that "rockets [from Gaza] hadn't killed any Israelis."

Amira Hass, the Samouni Family, and the Pursuit of Truth

Ha'aretz's Amira Hass yesterday was honored with a prestigious award for her "pursuit of the truth." But her extensive coverage of the Samouni family deaths demonstrates a practice of reporting interviewees' contradictory and discredited claims at face value.