Mainstream Media acts as Mouthpiece for Hamas

[muman613]

It is well known that the MSM is very obviously biased towards the so-called 'palestinian people'. But the fact that they constantly parrot the pronouncements of the Hamas is especially troubling. A recent article in Arutz Sheva points out that the statistics of arab casualties in the Operation Cast Lead action in gaza last year continue to be inflated according to the initial lies and distortions told by Hamas {a known terrorist organization}.

After OCL last December the Hamas reported that 1400 arabs were killed and that only 48 of their terrorists were killed, meaning that over 1000 were dead 'civilians'. A more careful study of the situation reveals that 1,166 arabs were killed in the operation and that less than 300 of them were civilians. Hamas even admitted to the fact that not 48 terrorists died but 700 Hamas fighters were killed in the operation.

But to this day AFP, Reuters, and Associated Press still report the Hamas figures {which have been discredited many times}. Even the claim which was proven false, that the Israelis purposefully attacked a UN school, is repeated in the media today...

When will the media realize that it cannot lie to people and expect them to respect the news source. In my opinion all of these AFP, Reuters, and AP are biased and unreliable sources for truth.


http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/141401

Media Parrots Hamas Line on Cast Lead Anniversary
 
by Maayana Miskin

Mainstream media outlets are parroting Hamas' claims regarding the Gaza casualties of the Cast Lead counter-terror operation in articles marking two years since  the beginning of Operation Cast Lead, from the last week in December 2008 until three weeks later in January 2009.

Israeli researchers found that 1,166 residents of Gaza were killed in fighting, most of them terrorists. Fewer than 300 of those killed were civilians, they said.

Names released by Hamas and Gaza media during the skirmish showed that the overwhelming majority of victims were young men. However, Hamas originally claimed that over 1,400 people were killed, and that more than 1,000 of those were civilians, saying that just 48 of its terrorists had died.

While the terrorist group recently admitted that 700, not 48, of its fighters were among the dead, world media continues to repeat its initial claim that most victims were civilians.

A report printed Monday by AFP stated that the operation “killed 1,400 Palestinians, mostly civilians,” while the Associated Press stated that Cast Lead “left about 1,400 Palestinians dead, including many civilians, and brought heavy international criticism on Israel.”
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