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$320 million Gaza pier has not delivered any aid to people of Gaza – Day 228

[email protected] May 22, 2024 Antony Blinken, arab americans, Associated Press, Bezalel Smotrich, bilal hammoud, freedom of the press, Gaza, gaza pier, humanitarian aid, international criminal court, itamar ben gvir, Jenin, palestinian statehood, podcast, West Bank, world food program, world hunger

Norway, Ireland, Spain to recognize Palestinian statehood; after $320 million and over 2 months, US has not gotten any aid to Gazan families; Israel confiscates, then returns camera equipment to AP; 8 Palestinians killed in West Bank; Israeli forces telling settlers where to attack humanitarian aid trucks; Biden admin showing some hostility on Netanyahu war strategy; Arab Americans told a Palestinian state would result in world hunger

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Israel shuts down Associated Press’ Gaza live video feed, confiscates equipment

[email protected] May 21, 2024 Associated Press, Censorship, free speech, gaza war

“The shutdown was not based on the content of the feed but rather an abusive use by the Israeli government of the country’s new foreign broadcaster law,” the AP said.

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Associated Press caught whitewashing a Palestinian toddler’s death

[email protected] April 19, 2022 al mezan, Associated Press, cogat, Fatma al-Masri, gaza blockade, israeli permit regime, media bias, whitewashing

The Associated Press shows yet again its affinity for whitewashing Israel’s crimes: this time, downplaying the death of a toddler at the whims of Israel’s harsh permit system. AP rarely covers Palestinian deaths in detail – it’s disappointing that when they did report on one, they misrepresented the context.

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Washington Post, NYT, LA Times are erasing Palestine

[email protected] February 16, 2022 Amnesty International, apartheid South Africa, Associated Press, CAMERA, ihra definition of anti-semitism, israeli apartheid, Los Angeles Times, new york times, washington post

Journalists on major papers are blocked from truth-telling about Palestine and the apartheid practices of Israel. Such censorship in top American newspapers is troubling – and not unprecedented.

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AP ignores Israel’s brutality in its Morning Wire

[email protected] August 27, 2021 apartheid, Associated Press, Censorship, Gaza, International Middle East Media Center, media bias, occupation

As Israel – recipient of billions of US taxpayer dollars a year – kills, wounds, and abducts Palestinians of all ages, the Associated Press continues its practice of downplaying or omitting news about Israeli violence. Articles highlighted in AP’s Morning Wire newsletter confirm the outlet’s ongoing bias.

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Associated Press misreports news about Gaza rocket into Israel

Alison Weir April 16, 2021 AP, Associated Press, Gaza, Josef Federman, rockets

AP claims a Gazan rocket broke a weeks-long “cross border calm,” even though Israeli forces had fired missiles into Gaza, shot at Gazans, and invaded Gaza numerous times in the preceding weeks – read the details…

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Media bias: CNN and NPR are afraid to say “Apartheid” out loud

[email protected] January 15, 2021 apartheid, Associated Press, btselem, CNN, FAIR, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, mainstream media, NPR

As is standard practice in American mainstream media, CNN and NPR buried a major story critical of Israel so deep, it’s almost like it never happened.

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Associated Press bungles again – this time it’s balloons

[email protected] August 15, 2020 Associated Press, hamas, incendiary balloon, media bias, terror balloon

As has too often been the case, Associated Press once again fails the test of good journalism on the subject of Palestine, earning poor marks on accuracy, balance, and context.

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FAIR: As Israel Kills Dozens and Maims Thousands, Palestinian ‘Violence’ Under Media Microscope

[email protected] May 4, 2018 Associated Press, CNN, hamas, new york times, nyt, washington post

FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Media) reports that mainstream news reports are getting it wrong on Israel/Palestine. Sources that are otherwise accurate and reliable – WaPo, CNN, NYT, and AP – continue their routine of mis- and under-reporting Israel’s violence while exaggerating Palestinian misconduct.

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Media’s Linguistic Gymnastics Mislead on Gaza Protests

[email protected] April 16, 2018 Associated Press, FAIR, freedom march, gaza march, nyt, Return March, reuters, yasser muraja

Reuters, the Associated Press, the New York Times can’t seem to say “Palestinians protest nonviolently; Israeli soldiers kill them.” Headlines from the region consistently misrepresent the situation as two equal sides – or worse, as Palestinian aggressors inciting Israel to return fire. Words matter.

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