Terror in Israel—Why’s the World Media Yawning? That fear of making Israel look “good.”

Frontpage Mag ^ | October 12, 2015 | P. David Hornik

[Lera]

There’s been a terror onslaught here in Israel for the last week and a half. Those of us who bother checking foreign media outlets have noticed that there’s relatively little coverage. This is mainly good, since, of course, coverage of Israel’s conflicts with Palestinians and neighbors tends to be quite hostile to Israel.

Still, it raises the question of why interest isn’t greater this time. Those hallowed principles of “If it bleeds, it leads” and “Jews are news” would seem to apply.

True, they don’t apply on the scale of last year’s Gaza war, which drew huge coverage. But that may give a clue as to the explanation.

In that war much larger numbers died than in the current terror onslaught—and given Israel’s superior military capabilities and Hamas’s use of civilians as human shields, they were predominantly on the Palestinian side. A lot of scenes were broadcast from Gaza hospitals. The “text” was: see what the Israelis have done now!

[Lera]

We know that the Palestinian attackers are driven by a systematically inculcated religious and nationalistic rage. What drives the Western media’s dehumanization of Israelis and identification with their killers?

[G Larry]

Libs don’t want to acknowledge proof of Palestinian terror.

They don’t want to validate Israel’s response to the attacks.

If the story doesn’t paint Palestinians as victims and Israel as aggressors, they’re not interested.

[tarheelswamprat]

Because Israeli lives don’t matter...

[Lera]

Picture taken just outside Jerusalem's walls in the late 1800's

A desolate country whose soil is rich enough, but is given over wholly to weeds… a silent mournful expanse…. a desolation…. we never saw a human being on the whole route…. hardly a tree or shrub anywhere. Even the olive tree and the cactus, those fast friends of a worthless soil, had almost deserted the country - Mark Twain

[Afterguard]

Simple. Because both here and abroad the media is enemy #1. It’s a toss up between Islam and the media, and I’m convinced that the media is enabling Islam’s meteoric rise against the West. That makes them #1 in my book. Just my $.02.

[100American]

Israel = Gods People

Muslims

They are against him too

[jimmygrace]

I heard another reason today for the libs’ silence. Israel is easing gun laws for its citizens. Yup, gun ownership is needed to protect the innocent from evil.

[444Flyer]

The same media wants to move on from the emails that show Hillary is penitentiary worthy. They are owned. Willful slaves.

[GOPJ]

Democrats have decided Palestinians (even when they're unrepentant stupid evil killers) ARE victims. Kool aid drinkers... democrats are nuts.

[euram]

Illegal aliens kill thousands of Americans every year via murder or drunk driving; blacks not only murder each other in ever increasing numbers, blacks are also murdering whites in increasing numbers. Yet, none in the media even raise an eyebrow, and few report on those facts.

If American media can’t even report or be alarmed at the murdering of Americans, why should they get worked up about a relative handful of killings on the other side of the world?