Posted on 06/04/2021 3:53:55 AM PDT by Kaslin
When I saw the title of an opinion piece by the New York Times' Nicholas Kristof, "Were My Criticisms of Israel Fair?" I did not hold my breath in expectation that his answer would be, "they were not, and I apologize." He doubled down, yet again smearing Israel with the accusations of war crimes for forcefully responding to an attack from Gaza, in the best traditions of the New York Times.
Which is of course his right -- as we well know, everyone is entitled to his opinion. The problem of course is that, as the second part of that same saying has it, no one (the New York Times, and Kristof including) is entitled to their own facts.
And predictably, the facts Kristof adduces to support his argument that the fighting was Israel's fault are not facts at all. His main source of facts and analysis is one Sari Bashi, "an Israeli human rights lawyer." (the organization she leads, Gisha, "whose goal is to protect the freedom of movement of Palestinians, especially Gaza residents" is mostly funded (73.1%) by European governments and U.S. foundations like the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and George Soros' Open Society Foundation. Calling her an Israeli lawyer is a 73.1% lie; "foreign agent" would be far more accurate. She called Gaza a “penal colony.” and compared the Trump peace plan to apartheid South Africa. You get the idea of her reliability as a source -- though her views are undoubtedly music to Kristof's ears, reinforcing his own anti-Israel bias. Birds of the feather flock together, after all.)
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
It’s the Slimes verses anything Good or Righteous. The loony and corrosively evil 1619 project is another contribution to the end of America. Even a casual look at European History makes it beyond obvious that settlers came here for religious freedom.
The NyT supported Hitler. Then Stalin.
This is nothing new.
New York Der Sturmer.
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