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Associated Press, Hamas Propagandists
National Review ^ | May 17 2021 | DAVID HARSANYI

Posted on 05/20/2021 7:58:58 AM PDT by knighthawk

As more than 1,500 Hamas rockets were flying toward Israeli cities with the express purpose of murdering civilians, CNN could spare only around four minutes — in total — to cover the topic during an entire week of prime time. Typically, it’s only when the Jewish state begins defending itself that the story gets any real traction.

And, needless to say, the focus got intense after Israel destroyed a twelve-story high-rise building in Gaza that housed foreign press outlets, including the Associated Press. Israel claims that al-Jalaa Tower was home to Hamas military-intelligence assets. It called ahead to warn those inside, so, fortunately, no journalist was killed.

AP CEO Gary Pruitt said that his organization “had no indication Hamas was in the building or active in the building,” adding, “This is something we actively check to the best of our ability. We would never knowingly put our journalists at risk.”

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TOPICS: Egypt; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aljazeera; ap; associatedpress; egypt; gaza; hamas; iran; israel; jihad; jihadists; lebanon; qatar; waronterror

1 posted on 05/20/2021 7:58:58 AM PDT by knighthawk
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To: knighthawk

The Asspress and its staff of weasels promote evil 24/7.


2 posted on 05/20/2021 11:38:17 AM PDT by Luke21
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