Behar CONFRONTS Hostin for Defending Ilhan Omar’s Antisemitism
With co-host Whoopi Goldberg taking here usual Friday off, most of The View cast seemed to feel empowered to confront racist Sunny Hostin after she tried to defend Ilhan Omar, the antisemitism Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman who, after spewing hate for years, was punished on Thursday for when she was stripped of her position on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Hostin was caught…
On PBS, Amanpour In Sync With Radical Palestinian on 'Fascist' Israel
Tuesday’s Amanpour & Co. on PBS featured Diana Buttu, described by the program as a “political analyst and human rights lawyer,” but whose actual views were extremely hostile to Israel and radically pro-Palestinian -- and in sync with those of host Christiane Amanpour. Amanpour matched her guest by bringing her own long-standing hostility to Israel and concurrent embrace of the…
Anti-Semitic MSNBC Claims Israel Turned West Bank Into Apartheid State
In a segment on MSNBC’s All In which sounded like it was written by anti-Semites like Ilhan Omar, guests Peter Beinart and Rula Jebreal each went into an anti-Semitic and anti-Israel tirade accusing the state of Israel of being a terrorist state and turning the West Bank into an apartheid state.
MSNBC: Omar Removed For 'Criticism Of Israel,' GOP Is Hypocritical
The Thursday edition of Andrea Mitchell Reports on MSNBC was in full spin mode as Republicans prepared to kick Rep. Ilhan Omar off the Foreign Affairs Committee for her history of anti-Semitic statements, but according to Mitchell it was simply “criticism of Israel.” Meanwhile, Washington correspondent Yamiche Alcindor alleged that Republican hypocrisy is the real story.
Netanyahu Schools Tapper For Calling Reforms 'Pretty Outrageous'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu politely, but firmly educated CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday on the alleged threat to democracy his “pretty outrageous” supreme court reforms pose by pointing out that what he is proposing is not all that different from countries like Canada and the United Kingdom.
CBS, NBC Blame Israel for Having ‘Triggered’ ‘Cycle of Violence’
On Tuesday, the broadcast networks used their flagship morning news shows to continue emphasizing their disdain for Israel and the Israeli people, blaming them and the “hardest right government in [their] history” for having “triggered” the latest “cycle of violence” with a “massive...raid” on the “occupied West Bank”.
CBS Downplays Palestinian Terrorist Attack on Jerusalem Synagogue
As part of their Monday newscast, CBS Mornings downplayed a shooting attack carried out by a Palestinian terrorist against a synagogue in east Jerusalem as people were filing out after services. Co-anchor/Democratic donor Gayle King and correspondent Imtiaz Tyab obfuscated that fact. As they described the attack in vague terms, the latter suggested Israel was on a killing spree…
Column: NPR Drops Bombs on the 'Hard Right Republicans In Congress'
My maxim on the media’s use of ideological labeling is “The epic political battles of our time are between the ultraconservatives and the nonpartisans.” Journalists see Republicans as a whole as ultraconservative, or as a wholly owned subsidiary of the ultraconservatives. Exhibit A is NPR's program Fresh Air with Terry Gross, which isn't fresh at all.
PBS Drops Barrel of 'Far Right' Labels on New Netanyahu Team in Israel
Thursday's PBS NewsHour broke out every term for extremism in reporting on the new Israeli government. The online headline for the segment was "Netanyahu once again prime minister with most far-right government in Israel’s history."
CNN: Return of Netanyahu Brings Scary ‘Right-Wing Government’
The term “right-wing” has become a slur the liberal media sling around to describe politics they don’t like in an attempt to turn off the public to right-of-center politics. As an example, just look at how CNN reporter and fill-in anchor Sara Sidner chose to talk about the return of Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel’s prime minister during Thursday’s CNN Newsroom.
CBS MELTS DOWN Over Bibi’s ‘Far-Right’ Govt ‘Targeting’ Gays, Women
On Thursday, Benjamin Netanyahu returned as Israel’s prime minister with a right-of-center government led in part by his Likud Party. But just as was the case following Israel’s latest election (its fifth in four years), CBS Mornings melted down over Netanyahu’s latest coalition “as Israel’s most far-right government” in history that could result in the “targeting” of American Jews,…
CBS's Brennan Frets 'Right-Wing' Israel Will Ban Gay Pride Parades
When people say the inside the Beltway media are out of touch, this is exactly what they’re talking about. On Sunday’s Face the Nation, anchor Margaret Brennan expressed her concern to Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the incoming Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu and his government will ban “gay pride parades.” Considering many extremist Palestinians and Muslims across the…
NBC's Todd Pesters Netanyahu About Donald Trump & Anti-Semitism
On Sunday’s Meet the Press on NBC, anchor Chuck Todd used his rare interview with incoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to harass and bombard him with questions about former President Donald Trump and anti-Semitism.
CBS Freaks Over ‘Far Right’ Helping Netanyahu Return to Power
Thursday’s CBS Mornings lived up to the liberal media’s deep-seated disdain for longtime Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu as election returns from Israel’s fifth election in four years appeared to put Netanyahu on a path to return to his post as prime minister after nearly a year and a half out of power. Over the course of the nearly two-minute hit, CBS bemoaned his “right-wing…
