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To Indict Israel, New York Times Presents UN As Unbiased Source
Boycott The New York Times ^ | January 9, 2008 | Don Feder

Posted on 01/09/2009 12:56:10 PM PST by AIM Freeper

A story in today’s New York Times says the United Nations is highly critical of Israel’s conduct in the Gaza fighting, as if this was a revelation. When has the U.N. not been highly critical of the Jewish State about something or other?

The article says the U.N. “lashed out at Israel on Thursday over the war in Gaza, saying that access to civilians in need is poor, relief workers are being hurt and killed, and Israel is woefully neglecting its obligations to Palestinians who are trapped, some among rotting corpses in a nightmarish landscape of deprivation.”

Once again, The Times is editorializing in its news pages. Neither the U.N. nor The New York Times has ever expressed similar concern over the humanitarian crises caused by suicide bombers or rocket attacks from Gaza.

There are civilian casualties in every war; that’s why it would have been wise for the civilian population of Gaza, which elected Hamas to power, not to have constantly provoked Jerusalem by raining rockets on Israel’s civilian population.

The Times presents United Nation’s criticism as if it was coming from an unbiased source. But outside of the Muslim world, Israel has no more implacable foe than the U.N.

In 1975, the United Nations passed a resolution equating Zionism with racism. It took the UN almost 20 years to repeal this obscenity.

In 2003, the General Assembly passed 18 resolutions criticizing Israel for alleged human rights violations, versus 4 critical of other countries. During Israel’s two wars in Lebanon, the U.N. relief agency UNRWA allowed Palestinian fighters to use its facilities.

The United Nations is on the verge of hysteria over deaths near a U.N. school in Gaza. Apparently, it’s irrelevant that the Israelis were taking fire from said school. In fact, at least two of the casualties were Hamas fighters. (The Times refuses to refer to them as terrorists, preferring the less judgmental term “militants.”)

For The New York Times to indict Israel for the suffering of civilians in Gaza by citing the United Nations, is like quoting Osama bin Laden on America’s role in world affairs.


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gaza; hamas; israel; newyorktimes; nyt; un; unitednations

1 posted on 01/09/2009 12:56:12 PM PST by AIM Freeper
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To: AIM Freeper

And yet many NY Jewish readers of the NY Times look on it as the gospel from heavens.

Self destructive liberal imbeciles.


2 posted on 01/09/2009 12:59:29 PM PST by FormerACLUmember
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To: AIM Freeper

There’s this little axis between Times Square and the East River...


3 posted on 01/09/2009 12:59:39 PM PST by the invisib1e hand (revolution is in the air.)
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To: AIM Freeper

Yet the UN says nothing when Hamas launches rockets at Israeli civilians and uses UN schools as bases.


4 posted on 01/09/2009 1:01:36 PM PST by Slapshot68
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To: AIM Freeper
UNWRA’s sole mission is to serve the Palis and it's bureaucracy is entirely on the Pali side. The permanent “refugee camps” it runs breed militants and terrorists.
5 posted on 01/09/2009 1:01:43 PM PST by colorado tanker ("I just LOVE clinging to my guns and my religion!!!!" - Sarah Palin)
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To: AIM Freeper

That the New York Times can quote from an organization as corrupted and vile as the United Nations, tells you just how corrupt and vile it has become.

The New York Times ceased having justification for being a long time ago. Of course that’s if you think attacking the U.S., it’s interests, it’s culture, and it’s friends is a bad thing.


6 posted on 01/09/2009 1:02:47 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I see that Kenya's favorite son has a new weekly Saturday morning radio show.)
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To: FormerACLUmember

“And yet many NY Jewish readers of the NY Times look on it as the gospel from heavens.”

The self-hating liberal Jews are just punishing their parents and grandparents for making thing go to temple.


7 posted on 01/09/2009 1:05:41 PM PST by LottieDah (If only those who speak so eloquently on the rights of animals would do so on behalf of the unborn.)
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To: AIM Freeper
Meanwhile the Moslems continue to launch rockets from civilian neighborhoods. Stockpile weapons in Mosques and in UN compounds.

Sick, Sick, Sick people in charge of the MSM.

8 posted on 01/09/2009 1:08:06 PM PST by rocksblues (Sarah and Joe, Real Americans!)
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To: AIM Freeper
Another reason to boycott The New York Times. Its defends America's enemies and demonizes her friends.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

9 posted on 01/09/2009 1:11:51 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Slapshot68
Yet the UN says nothing when Hamas launches rockets at Israeli civilians and uses UN schools as bases.

I think it's more than the UN didn't say anything about the rocket launchers, I believe they deliberately provided a "protected" base for launching rockets...and the UN has a history of giving terrorists cover, they did it in Lebanon as well.

10 posted on 01/09/2009 1:17:10 PM PST by highlander_UW (The only difference between the MSM and the DNC is the MSM sells ad space in their propaganda)
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11 posted on 01/09/2009 1:18:58 PM PST by SJackson (The American people are wise in wanting change, 2 terms is plenty, Condi Rice)
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To: FormerACLUmember

The NYT and the entire US media are out of control. I pay no attention to it anymore. I already know how they will report and what they will say on any given subject. I do not buy papers nor do I watch commercials. Waste of time. I imagine they will soon be openly run and by the pirates in the government as they try to keep afloat.


12 posted on 01/09/2009 1:22:22 PM PST by screaminsunshine (.)
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To: AIM Freeper

Just think how little actual work it took for Pinch to destroy the extremely valuable assets left him by his family. All he really had to do was remain the airhead leftist he’s always been and bang...junk bond status.


13 posted on 01/09/2009 1:27:35 PM PST by Oldpuppymax (AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
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To: AIM Freeper; SJackson; ExTexasRedhead

Don Feder is a good guy, but presonally I don’t give a hoot about what the NY Slimes or the UN have to say about the Israel-Hamas conflict. Hopefully, the Slimes will be out of business in the near future. Wish the same could be said about the UN.


14 posted on 01/09/2009 1:43:09 PM PST by justiceseeker93
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To: DoughtyOne
That the New York Times can quote from an organization as corrupted and vile as the United Nations, tells you just how corrupt and vile it has become.

The NY Slimes still defends the liar Walter Durante who hid Stalin's genocide against the Ukraine, killing far more people than died in the Holocaust.

Mark

15 posted on 01/09/2009 2:04:25 PM PST by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: screaminsunshine
:The NYT and the entire US media are out of control. I pay no attention to it anymore. I already know how they will report and what they will say on any given subject. I do not buy papers nor do I watch commercials. Waste of time. I imagine they will soon be openly run and by the pirates in the government as they try to keep afloat.

Amen

It is a rarity when I cannot predict the fake news reports perfectly.

16 posted on 01/09/2009 2:28:14 PM PST by FormerACLUmember
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To: MarkL

There you go. It is truly amazing what an organization that is publicly advertised as an entity to enlighten the masses is willing to stoop to.


17 posted on 01/09/2009 2:35:08 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I see that Kenya's favorite son has a new weekly Saturday morning radio show.)
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Alan Colmes Says NY Times Gaza Coverage is Too PRO-Israel
IPT/Yidwithlid | 1/8/09 | Yidwithlid
Posted on 01/08/2009 5:44:46 PM PST by Shellybenoit
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2161324/posts


18 posted on 01/09/2009 3:31:34 PM PST by SunkenCiv (First 2009 Profile update Tuesday, January 6, 2009___________https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: AIM Freeper

Any old whorehouse of at least 50 women has more integrity & virtue then the NY Times and the UN combined!!


19 posted on 01/10/2009 3:26:31 PM PST by prophetic (God, let Obama speak utter foolishness and confound the wisdom of his counselors)
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To: AIM Freeper; All; Cindy; JudyinCanada
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20 posted on 01/10/2009 5:12:25 PM PST by Larousse2 (Like June Carter Cash, "I'm just tryin' to matter.")
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