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Originally posted by Philly " If you tell a lie enough times, it becomes the truth." -Joseph Gobels(Hitler's Public relations and Communications man) Maybe there wouldn't be so much misunderstandings if some of you ignorant "TA'S" actually research and not believe the dirty lies that so many Jew Hating Arabs and Anti Semite's spew at you and the media.

it works both ways buddy

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Originally posted by skoubidou shalom

oo braha

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to get the full report, click here: http://www.honestreporting.com/arti...Awards_2004.asp

The Dishonest Reporting 'Awards' 2004
Our fourth annual recognition of the most skewed and biased coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Click the link to view the winner of this dishonourable award - and the picture that sealed it for them.


This year Honest Reporting has included a new catagory.
SYMPATHY FOR TERRORISTS AWARD
Winner: Barbara Plett, BBC. When Yassir Arafat's health failed in November, BBC's West Bank reporter Plett openly wept for the Godfather of Modern Terror. Plett's weeping revealed an unprofessional (and, some would say, bizarre) identification with one side of the conflict that she is employed to cover in an objective fashion.

Runners-up:

?œ The Guardian for hailing Arafat's 'undisputed courage as a guerrilla leader,' exceeded only 'by his extraordinary courage' as a peace negotiator.

?œ Syndicated columnist Gwynne Dyer, for proclaiming that what Arafat 'did right' in his life were 'successful acts of terror' that drew attention to the Palestinian cause.

?œ And Jonathan Cook, writing in the International Herald Tribune for expressing his understanding and appreciation of Palestinian terrorism as the 'surest way to get their struggle noticed.' (The IHT was also caught altering New York Times articles to make Israel look worse, and Palestinian terrorists look better.)

ISRAEL CONSPIRACY AWARD
My personal favourite... maybe b/c its a Canadian journalist - or perhaps just because no has made me laugh harder this year than this man.

Winner: Neil MacDonald, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In May, while delivering CBC television's lead story on the political fallout from the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuses, Macdonald shifted attention away from Iraq and toward Israel, proposing to viewers that

the occupation of Iraq and George Bush's unprecedented alliance with the right wing government of Israel has placed Americans overseas in danger.

Macdonald then brought on camera a retired US diplomat who made the outlandish claim that the Israeli Mossad was behind the Abu Ghraib tortures.

Then in December, Macdonald did it again. Reporting on the deadly al-Qaeda attack on a US consulate in Saudi Arabia, Macdonald gratuitously dragged Israel into the story, going out of his way to find someone willing to blame America's relationship with Israel for the attack. Macdonald put one Allen Keiswetter on the air, who said


I think the principal reason is our policies on the Arab-Israeli issues. This is extremely important. We're now regarded as being very much in the pockets of Sharon. And the second reason of course is Iraq.

CBC Ombudsman David Bazay, in response to allegations of anti-Israeli bias in the May incident, declared that while Macdonald was not guilty of bias, 'editors and producers must not only avoid bias; they must avoid the appearance of bias. And, I agree, the May 4 report did expose [CBC] to the appearance of bias.'

With Macdonald, CBC is finding it increasingly difficult to discount the allegations of bias.

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ISRAELI AID, UNREPORTED

When disaster strikes anywhere in the world, Israelis can be counted on to help. So it's no surprise that within hours of the devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean, the following humanitarian missions all departed from the tiny Jewish state:



IDF rescue team on its way to Sri Lanka

?œ The Israeli organization Latet ('To Give') filled a jumbo jet with 18 tons of supplies.

?œ A medical team headed by four doctors from Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday night (Dec. 27), carrying medicine and baby food. The doctors specialize in rescue operations, trauma and pediatrics.

?œ An IDF rescue team is now on its way to Sri Lanka with 80 tons of aid material, including 10,000 blankets, tents, nylon sheeting and water containers, all contributed by the IDF.

?œ A ZAKA rescue-and-recovery team arrived in the disaster areas Monday night, armed with its specialized equipment for identifying bodies.

?œ A Health Ministry contingent left for Thailand on Monday night to aid in rescue efforts. The group includes doctors, nurses and four members of the IDF.

?œ Israel has also offered its assistance to India ?\ a search-and-rescue team from the Home Front Command, as well as consignments of food and medicine.

Yet, with the exception of UPI (as of this writing - Wed. 4pm EST), none of the major news outlets have dedicated an article to this remarkable Israeli humanitarian effort. This, despite the fact that the IDF sent all Israel-based journalists a press release Monday evening (Dec. 27), inviting them to the airport to cover the departure of one IDF group.

This is all the more surprising given the fact that the major news agencies have entire teams of reporters in Israel, who submit at least one 'Israel-article' each day.

So what did the Associated Press send out today to its 15,000 subscribing news agencies? A dreary story about the construction of a new IDF base near Jenin. AP sarcastically remarked in this 'news' story that the base's 'elaborate color scheme and landscaping shows that the army is not planning to pull its forces out of the area anytime soon.'

The lack of media interest in this Israeli humanitarian effort means that Israeli benevolence toward other peoples is not fairly conveyed to the western world. Perhaps if it were conveyed, observers would come to understand something else ?\ that Israel's response to Palestinian violence is also motivated by the highest ethical concern for all human life, and is not (as the media so often portray it) driven by an oppressive, mean-spirited national ethos.

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bullshit sensationalism mike, Israeli aid was reported here

well, there are many countries, INCLUDING isreal that helps a lot. I dont see why israel should get any special treatment tho?

Appellate Court Rules Media Can Legally Lie

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Appellate Court Rules Media Can Legally Lie author: FYI On February 14, a Florida Appeals court ruled there is absolutely nothing illegal about lying, concealing or distorting information by a major press organization. Appellate Court Rules Media Can Legally Lie. By Mike Gaddy Published 02. 28. 03 at 19:31 Sierra Time On February 14, a Florida Appeals court ruled there is absolutely nothing illegal about lying, concealing or distorting information by a major press organization. The court reversed the $425,000 jury verdict in favor of journalist Jane Akre who charged she was pressured by Fox Television management and lawyers to air what she knew and documented to be false information. The ruling basically declares it is technically not against any law, rule, or regulation to deliberately lie or distort the news on a television broadcast. On August 18, 2000, a six-person jury was unanimous in its conclusion that Akre was indeed fired for threatening to report the station's pressure to broadcast what jurors decided was "a false, distorted, or slanted" story about the widespread use of growth hormone in dairy cows. The court did not dispute the heart of Akre's claim, that Fox pressured her to broadcast a false story to protect the broadcaster from having to defend the truth in court, as well as suffer the ire of irate advertisers. Fox argued from the first, and failed on three separate occasions, in front of three different judges, to have the case tossed out on the grounds there is no hard, fast, and written rule against deliberate distortion of the news. The attorneys for Fox, owned by media baron Rupert Murdock, argued the First Amendment gives broadcasters the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on the public airwaves. In its six-page written decision, the Court of Appeals held that the Federal Communications Commission position against news distortion is only a "policy," not a promulgated law, rule, or regulation. Fox aired a report after the ruling saying it was "totally vindicated" by the verdict. http://www.sierratimes.com/03/02/28/arpubmg022803.htm

Gives new meaning to the phrase: "All the news that's fit to print".

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Originally posted by St_Andrew well, there are many countries, INCLUDING isreal that helps a lot. I dont see why israel should get any special treatment tho?

Seriously,everyone in the world is helping out,why does Isreal expect a special treatment in all this?

Iam sure those countries are thankful for any help that they can get from any country.There should be no politics involve when it comes disasters like this one.

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