Posted on 09/02/2015 1:58:52 PM PDT by Dave346
Gwen Ifill, the host of PBS’s Newhour program, defended herself from criticism after taking heat for sending a tweet that many users interpreted as a shot against Israeli Prime Minister Benjain Netanyahu.
Ifill retweeted a message from the State Department’s official pro-Iran deal Twitter account claiming that the recently inked accord would significantly reduce Iran’s ability to produce a nuclear weapon.
“Take that, Bibi,” Ifill wrote in a message sent with the State Department’s tweet.
Multiple users on Twitter quickly pushed back against Ifill’s message, claiming she was unfairly targeting the Israeli prime minister and revealing a pro-Iran bias.
When asked to clarify her tweet on Wednesday, Ifill defended herself and asked whether a Washington Free Beacon reporter was familiar with how Twitter works.
“As you may (or may not) have noticed in my subsequent tweet, I was calling attention to what the State Department was doing today,” Ifill wrote in an email, explaining that she was attempting to highlight what she believed was the State Department’s view. “Why do you ask?”
When pressed to specifically explain the reference to Netanyahu, Ifill told the Free Beacon: “Since I was retweeting a Marie Harf tweet, perhaps that got lost in translation. You know how retweets work, right?”
After being informed that the Free Beacon was familiar with the mechanics of Twitter and again asked to explain her tweet, Ifill claimed that she did not intend to take a shot at the Israeli prime minister.
“No it was not a shot at Prime Minister Netanyahu, even though it has become apparent that, in certain circles, it was taken as one,” she wrote. “I was calling attention to what seemed to me to be criticism directed toward him coming from State.”
“I am a little surprised that, based on my actual record of covering these issues, that anyone would take it as anything more,” she added “But I have discovered people who want to, can overinterpret [sic] anything, especially on twitter. Thanks for reaching out. Gwen.”
It is not the first time Ifill has been in hot water for taking what critics have described as a cheap shot at Netanyahu.
In March, Ifill was criticized for taking a swipe at Netanyahu during his speech before Congress, the Daily Caller reported.
I asked, when this “deal” was first agreed, why key figures in our government want Iran to have nuclear weapons. The responses were either “because they’re insane” or “because they hate Jews.”
I think events since then have shown which motive is really driving things (not that some of them aren’t also insane).
Most of the American Jews are cheering for Obama’s victory of Iran over Israel. That Ifils is a point person merely demonstrates who American Jews have chosen to as their ideological soul mates.
I seem to recall they also chose Barabbas over Jesus too.
Is anyone starting a petition to get this Ifill piece of trash fired?
Perfect!
Can’t wait for President Trump to tell Gwen Ifil “You’re fired!”
The liberal media would love to see Iran destroy Israel- period- but what else can be expected from a Godless liberal party? They hate anything even remotely related to God
Gwen I fill is not fit to shine BiBi’s shoes
He is a world leader
She is an affirmative action media shill
Another option: they hate America.
If I was a liberal in 2015, I’d be laughing and shitting on everyone too.
No one anywhere is stopping them.
In fact, anyone who even talks about stopping them is shouted down.
It is a good day in Obamaland.
...not good for you, but who cares about little details like that?
Maybe ifill will eat too much fatty foods....what she wished that Justice Clarence Thomas would do this!
Jew hating, and the hatred of Israel has become in vogue with the hard left. Even more pronounced in universities. Muslims are very much in style, especially the militant ones. The left worships evil, and hates the good. Been that way for my entire 61 years.
-— Another option: they hate America. -—
#1 raeson. America must be taken down before the entire world is leveled.
Gwen Ifill is just another democrat sluthor who backs terrorist muslim Iran wholeheartedly.
Gwen: antisemite.
Yeah, good point.
Gwen Awfull - another affirmative action failure.
“I am a little surprised that, based on my actual record of covering these issues, that anyone would take it as anything more,”
America learned all it needed to learn about “your record of covering these issues” when you hosted the Presidential debate, Gwen.
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