Republicans abroad slam Obama poll

jpost.com ^ | 3/24/10 | GIL HOFFMAN

[Nachum]

The Republicans Abroad Israel branch condemned the Haaretz newspaper on Tuesday for misleading readers by giving the impression that an overwhelming majority of Israelis saw US President Barack Obama as “fair and friendly” toward the country.

Both the English and Hebrew editions of Friday’s Haaretz led with the headline “Poll: Most Israelis see Obama as fair, friendly toward Israel.” The English edition elaborated near a picture of Obama that “69% say Obama is fair and friendly.”

The story itself gave no numbers but its lead said that “a sweeping majority of Israelis think his treatment of this country is friendly and fair.”

The English edition contained no graphics distributing the actual numbers, either online or in print.

The print and online versions of the newspaper’s Hebrew edition, however, included a graphic indicating that just 18 percent of respondents considered Obama “friendly” toward Israel, 3% less than the 21% who called the president “hostile” to the Jewish state.

[Nachum]

Hostile? You betcha.

[jveritas]

Is Haaretz the socialist newspaper in Israel?

[Pollster1]

Next headline: “Poll: Most Israelis see Osama as fair, friendly toward Israel.”

Both statements are equally true.

[FenwickBabbitt]

Ah, the press. Hostile to the truth everywhere around the world.

[SJackson]

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[Karliner]

This is the reason I take what is in haaretz with a grain of salt. It's seeming a left biased organization with a few nuggets of actual good to great journalism. The J Post and INN( Arutz Sheva ) is a bit better range.

I am asking all Jewish and readers of the Israel ping list though which to you are the most non-biased news agencies for Israel? I know this is your opinions but I've only visited my daughter in Israel, and seen/read a few, and my Hebrew is NOT good enough to read( only a fewe years so maybe fourth grade level?)

Anyway, just asking because to me Israel is and has always been the center of the earth to me and the apple of G!d's eye. It's HIS land and His chosen are the caretakers from the river in Egypt to Abraham's old home, the Euphrates.

[Nachum]

Truth is, you have to read them all. Haaretz is lefty baised and lies occasionally. Israel National News is biased for religious Jews and the Jerusalem Post is “sort of” right. After a while, a person generally comes to the truth.

[dervish]

Yes.

and they despise PM Netanyahu

[Karliner]

Thanks Nachum. It’s about what I do. I DO get irritated reading the negative comments in Ha’aretz( refrain from commenting however) but you’re right, read all of them and try and discern the truth through bias, yellow journalism, glittery, and etc.