Shiloh Musings: GUEST POST: Time Magazine vs Truth

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

GUEST POST: Time Magazine vs Truth

Time Magazine vs Truth
(a guest post by Mr. Cohen)

This essay is a critical analysis of the article titled:

“World Beyond Hope” by Karl Vick, published in

Time Magazine, on 2018 May 28, on page 26.

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In this article about the Palestinians in Gaza, 3 of the 4 pictures
show Palestinians suffering. There are no pictures of Palestinians
holding weapons. Their protests are described twice as peaceful.
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In this article, there was no mention of the fact that the
Palestinian protesters in Gaza repeatedly attempted
to destroy the security wall that protects Israel from terrorists.

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that the

protesters were armed with knives, clubs and Molotov Cocktails.

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that the

Palestinians in Gaza have repeatedly dug underground

tunnels into Israel, so they could kill and kidnap Israeli civilians.

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that the

Palestinians in Gaza have repeatedly sent kites loaded

with flammables into Israel, which has caused numerous

fires, which has destroyed both crops and nature preserves.

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that the

Palestinians in Gaza shot thousands of rockets and

missiles into Israel, mostly aimed at civilian targets.

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that the

Palestinians have repeatedly rejected peace offers from

Israel, peace offers that would have given them 99%

of what they wanted.

[Or more accurately, the Palestinians were offered 99%

of what they told Western audiences they wanted,

to mislead the Western audiences to believe that

they would accept something less than the total

destruction of Israel, to make themselves seem reasonable.]

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that

Muslim hatred against Israel and Jews is often inspired

by Islam’s most important sacred writings: the Koran

and Hadiths. Additionally, Muslim hatred against Israel

and Jews is often inspired by the famous anti-Jewish

forgery titled: “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion”,

which is a perennial best-seller in the Muslim world.

This article never mentions the fact that Palestinian

schools and Palestinian mosques teach hate

and lethal violence against Israel and Jews.

This article never mentions the fact that the

Palestinian Authority (PA) gives cash rewards

to the families of terrorists who died while killing Jews.

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that
thousands of Israeli Jews have been murdered by
Muslims, with countless bombings, car-rammings,
knifings and shootings; the victims have included
teenagers and children and pregnant women.

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that

Hamas, the organization that rules Gaza, is officially

committed to killing ALL Jews, all around the world:

even those Jews who never visited Israel, even those

Jews who are not Zionist, even those Jews who are

anti-Zionist. This is written in the Hamas Charter.

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This article said: “Hamas is SEEN AS
a terrorist group by the US and Europe.”

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that

Hamas has repeatedly pushed Palestinian civilians,

including children, directly into the line-of-gunfire,

so the news-media could report that Palestinians

were killed by Israeli gunfire.

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that

Hamas uses children to dig underground tunnels into

Israel, so they can kill and kidnap Israeli civilians.

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that

Hamas creates shelters to protect themselves,

but no shelters for Palestinian civilians.

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that

Hamas uses Palestinian civilians, including children,

as Human Shields.

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that

Hamas killed hundreds of Arabs and Muslims,

without trial and without civil rights, because

they were seen as violating Islamic law [Sharia]

or because they were viewed as opponents of Hamas.

All this, and author Karl Vick describes Hamas not

as a terrorist group, but merely as being “SEEN AS

a terrorist group”, as if their status as terrorists

were a mere opinion, that is subject to debate.

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Last, but not least, we speak about the Israelis, who
are the only people portrayed as villains in this article.

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that

Israelis warned Palestinian civilians in advance about

their military activities, to reduce civilian casualties.

This kind of warning is extremely rare,

and you can count on one hand the number

of armies that offer this type of warning.

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that

every day, Israel sends trucks filled with food and

medical supplies to Gaza. This inconvenient fact

is routinely omitted by news reporters who want

to promote the false idea that Israel is trying to

kill all the Palestinians.

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that

Israel supplies Gaza with water and electricity,
even when terrorists from Gaza shoot dozens
of missiles and rockets at Israeli civilians.

What The New York Times Isn’t Telling You
About Israel’s Gaza ‘Blockade’
www.algemeiner.com/2018/04/08/what-the-new-york-times-isnt-telling-you-about-israels-gaza-blockade/

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that

Israelis practiced great restraint; they waited for many

months to respond with military force, even when

they were being attacked with thousands of rockets

and missiles from Gaza, which were mostly aimed

at civilian targets.

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that

Israelis practiced great restraint; they waited for many

months to respond with military force, even when

they were being attacked with underground terror tunnels,

designed to kill and kidnap Israeli civilians.

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that

Israelis practiced great restraint; by waiting for many

months to respond with military force, even when

they were being attacked with kites loaded with

flammable materials, flammable materials that

started big forest fires and crop fires.

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that

Israeli is the only democracy in the entire Middle East,

and the only country in the entire Middle East

with modern standards of civil rights, including

freedom of religion and equality for women.

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that

in Israel, Arab citizens have voting rights and are

elected to membership in the Israeli Supreme Court

and membership in the Israeli parliament [the Knesset].

In this article, there was no mention of the fact that

Israel’s government gives money to mosques,

where Muslims gather for prayer.

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CONCLUSION: The article “World Beyond Hope”
by Karl Vick contains no context and no balance;
it is a one-sided propaganda essay that whitewashes
the numerous wrongdoings of Arabs and Muslims,
while portraying Israel and Jews and one-dimensional
villains who just want to kill innocent people for no reason.

Another article, which was featured on the front cover

of Time Magazine, attributed 100% of the blame for

Middle East violence on Israel and Jews, while attributing

0% of the blame for Middle East violence on Arabs

and Muslims. I do not remember the name of this article,

but the front cover displayed a large six-pointed star,

like the six-pointed star on the flag of Israel.

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“Furthermore, journalists located in any Arab town
know that if they write anything not favorable to
the Arabs, they can face physical danger.”

SOURCE: article by Ralph Dobrin:
Why Peace in the Middle East Remains Illusive
www.jns.org/why-peace-in-the-middle-east-remains-illusive/
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Dennis Prager said:

“Israel, it ought to be recalled, is the only country in
the world targeted for annihilation. That has been true
from the day it was proclaimed as a state in 1948 until today.

It was true before Israel was forced to conquer East Jerusalem,
Gaza and the West Bank.

It was true after three Israeli prime ministers: Yitzchak Rabin,

Ehud Barak, and Ehud Olmert, agreed to give up virtually all of

Gaza and the West Bank to the Palestinians to set up a Palestinian state.

It was [still] true after Israel have every inch of Gaza to the Palestinians.

All of which proves that when Palestinian spokesmen say

they want peace, they do not mean peace WITH Israel,

they mean peace WITHOUT Israel.”

SOURCE: Why I am in Israel and you should be

by Dennis Prager, December 2015, Country Yossi

magazine, December 2015, page 48

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Articles about Media Bias against Israel
from Aish HaTorah:
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Why is the Media Biased?
www.aish.com/jw/mo/48917482.html

4 Reasons Why the Media is Biased against Israel:

www.aish.com/jw/mo/4-Reasons-Why-the-Media-is-Biased-against-Israel.html

Dishonest Reporting: Media Bias Against Israel:

www.aish.com/jw/mo/48932327.html

The Media: Destroying Jerusalem Again:

www.aish.com/shraga_blog/The-Media-Destroying-Jerusalem-Again.html

European Media and Anti-Israel Bias:

www.aish.com/jw/mo/48924097.html

Palestinians: Western Media's Ignorance and Bias Palestinians:

www.aish.com/jw/mo/Palestinians-Western-Medias-Ignorance-and-Bias.html

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Huge source of high-quality pro-Israel videos:

www.youtube.com/user/PragerUniversity
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An Insider’s Guide to the Most Important Story on Earth

by Matti Friedman, 2014/8/26
www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/183033/israel-insider-guide

SUMMARY: This article exposes intentional anti-Israel bias in the news media.

It is still VERY relevant, even though it was written in 2014.

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Facts about Israel from Daily Forest dot com:

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“Israelis invented voice mail technology.”

Israel is proud to have the world’s highest rate of
entrepreneurship of women and people over the age of 55.

“The Jewish State has more museums per capita

than any other country in the world.”

Out of all the countries in the Arab-Muslim world,

Israel has the highest life expectancy for Arabs.
The life expectancy is 79 years.

“If you were to take a look inside a Pakistani passport,

you would see that it read, “This passport is valid for
all countries in the world, except Israel.”

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Please check out these pro-Israel web sites:
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www.camera.org

www.HonestReporting.com

www.memri.org

www.ActForAmerica.org

www.aish.com

www.IsraelLawCenter.org

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Pro-Israel Articles from Aish HaTorah:

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www.aish.com/jw/me/Ten-Ways-Israel-Is-Treated-Differently.html

www.aish.com/jw/me/13-Facts-about-Israel--the-Middle-East.html

www.aish.com/jw/s/The_Pro-Palestinians_Real_Agenda.html

www.aish.com/ho/i/Menachem-Begin-on-the-Lessons-of-the-Holocaust.html

www.aish.com/jw/me/Why-Are-There-Still-Palestinian-Refugees.html

www.aish.com/jw/me/The-Arabs-Real-Grievance-against-the-Jews.html

www.aish.com/jw/me/Col-Richard-Kemp-on-Israels-Moral-Army.html

http://5tjt.com/why-israel-is-the-worlds-best-nation-an-amazing-article-in-an-italian-paper/

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Articles Refuting BDS from Aish HaTorah:
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www.aish.com/jw/me/The-BDS-Smokescreen.html

www.aish.com/jw/me/BDS-The-Attempt-to-Strangle-Israel.html

www.aish.com/jw/me/BDS-and-Anti-Semitism.html

www.aish.com/jw/me/Fighting-BDS-in-the-Name-of-Human-Rights.html

www.aish.com/jw/s/Winning-the-BDS-Battle.html

www.aish.com/jw/s/10-Ways-You-Can-Fight-BDS.html

www.algemeiner.com/2018/07/13/bds-founder-confirms-movement-is-about-ending-the-jewish-state/
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Articles about the Palestinians
from Aish HaTorah:
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www.aish.com/jw/me/Golda-Meir-on-the-Palestinians.html

www.aish.com/shraga_blog/The_Palestinian_Money_Pit.html

www.aish.com/jw/me/The-Truth-about-Palestinians.html

www.aish.com/jw/me/Believing-Palestinian-Lies.html

www.aish.com/jw/mo/Staged-Palestinian-Photos.html

www.aish.com/jw/s/The_Pro-Palestinians_Real_Agenda.html

www.aish.com/jw/me/48882577.html

www.aish.com/jw/me/48897862.html

www.aish.com/jw/me/48883522.html

www.aish.com/jw/me/48908777.html

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Articles from Mr. Cohen:
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Who are the Palestinians?