CAMERA BLOG
Another Palestinian Attack, Another NY Times Whitewash
November 29, 2015

For the second time in one week, a New York Times headline casts Palestinian attackers as victims. On Friday, two Palestinians who rammed vehicles into groups of Israeli soldiers in two separate incidents, injuring eight, were killed by troops on the scene. The grossly distorted The New York Times headline for the Associated Press news brief on these attacks was: “West Bank: Palestinians Killed After Hit-and-Run Attacks.” Readers who glance only at headlines and don’t bother with the accompanying item would reasonably conclude that Palestinians were the victims of the hit and-run attacks, as opposed to the perpetrators. The original AP headline for an earlier version of the brief was much more accurate than The Times’ headline. It at least referred to an attack on Israelis: “Palestinian killed after West Bank attack on Israeli troops.”…In related news, New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief Jodi Rudoren has announced that after finishing four years in the position, she will be returning to New York to serve as deputy at the paper’s foreign desk. READ MORE