CNN’s report on Ahed Tamimi did not inform viewers that shortly before the slapping incident an Israeli soldier had shot Ahed’s young cousin in the face. It also failed to mention that Israeli soldiers had recently killed another young Tamimi relative, and left out additional significant information. Use this form to tell CNN and Jerusalem Correspondent Oren Liebermann (an Israeli citizen), to report the full story.
Is slapping a soldier in the face worse than shooting a child in the face?
A soldier shooting boy in the face from close range would normally be the focus of a news story. But this soldier was Israeli and the boy was Palestinian…
Nikki Haley sets the bar low on her Friends of the US party
What if the US Ambassador to the UN had a party for all of America’s true friends? The room might be pretty empty.
The Story Behind Ahed Tamimi’s Slap: Her Cousin’s Head Shattered by Israeli Soldier’s Bullet
Just before Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi slapped one of the soldiers who’d invaded her yard, she learned that her 15-year-old cousin Mohammed had been shot in the head at close range. (Three articles)
Palestinian teen first to be killed by Israel in 2018
The first Palestinian death of 2018 is a teenage boy – a relative of Ahed Tamimi, who was arrested after slapping a soldier who had shot her cousin in the face. Her mother and another female cousin were also arrested.
It is Time for the Church to Act
Churches in the United States need to add their voices to the calls coming from the heads of Palestinian churches in the Holy Land who are urging the global Christian community to stand with international legitimacy and justice.
Let’s End the Israeli Tie-That-Binds
When Israel says “jump,” the US says “how high?” It’s time to stop letting the bully and its cohorts call the shots. America needs to know the truth.
Watch: Zakaria al Kafarneh, 24, RIP
On December 22nd, Israeli forces shot and killed Zakariya al-Kafarna, 24, with a live round in his chest, when the army attacked protesters in Gaza. Israeli soldiers fired from military towers and tanks across the border fence, Watch the 1-minute video about Zakariya:
Netanyahu assembles team to address U.S. tax reform
The reform poses challenges for Israel regarding both U.S.-based corporations and Israeli companies that operate in the U.S. It creates negative incentives for operating businesses outside the U.S. While Israel’s 2016 corporate tax and intellectual tax property reform increased Israel’s competitiveness compared to the U.S., now that competitiveness has been impacted…
Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Lawmaker: ‘There’s a Quiet Holocaust Happening in the U.S. – Assimilation’
MK Israel Eichler, who also serves as deputy Knesset speaker, says ‘not a trace of American Jews will be left because of work on Shabbat’