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“The tragic tale of Palestinians in Syria exposes the double standard of the international media and community when it comes to covering the Middle East: when Israel is not involved, journalists are not involved”

GATESTONE The Forgotten Palestinians by Khaled Abu Toameh September 6, 2017 More than 1,600 Palestinians have gone missing in Syria, and hundreds have been killed, since the beginning of the civil war there. This is not the type of news … Continue reading

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Israeli-Arab journalist Khaled Abu Toameh “risks his life to tell the truth”

WASHINGTON EXAMINER The Palestinian news you don’t see by Elliot Kaufman April 27, 2017 The tragedy of the pro-Palestinian movement is its attachment to a single narrative: “Look at how wretched the lives of the Palestinian people are,” they tell … Continue reading

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“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” — George Orwell, 1984

GATESTONE A Guide to the Palestinian Lexicon by Khaled Abu Toameh August 1, 2016 Many Palestinians refer to cities inside Israel proper as “occupied.” Jaffa, Haifa, Acre, Tiberias, Ramle and Lod, for example, are often described in the Palestinian media … Continue reading

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Hamas is refreshingly transparent about its ambition, the elimination of Israel

GATESTONE Hamas: The “Merchants of War” Who Seek to Destroy Israel by Khaled Abu Toameh February 2, 2016 The myth that Hamas uses tunnels to smuggle food and other necessities to the “besieged” Gaza Strip has been buried under the … Continue reading

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PA momentarily adds Nashat Melhem’s name to their “martyr list”

ALGEMEINER Palestinian Authority Calls Tel Aviv Pub Killer ‘Precious Martyr Whose Pure Blood Waters Our Free Land’ by Ruthie Blum January 10, 2016 Raked over the coals for removing the name of the Tel Aviv pub killer from its official … Continue reading

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Where’s the Coverage? Three Palestinian Prisoners Die in Palestinian Jails

CAMERA SNAPSHOTS July 8, 2015 Last week, three Palestinian men were found dead in their jail cells. Shocked that you haven’t read about this on the front page of The New York Times? Don’t be. They didn’t die in Israeli … Continue reading

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Islamic scholars blast CAIR for trapping Muslims into a ‘trance of victimhood’

OBSERVER by Paul Miller May 27, 2015 In a recent solicitation email to supporters, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) attacked Jewish philanthropist Nina Rosenwald for donating to “groups that exist to make people fear and hate Islam.” Referring to Ms. Rosenwald as … Continue reading

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Why Abbas Will Not Condemn Terror Attacks

GATESTONE by Khaled Abu Toameh November 11, 2014 The recent spate of terror attacks in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and the West Bank did not come as a surprise to those who have been following the ongoing incitement campaign waged by … Continue reading

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Palestinians’ “Car Intifada” and Obama’s Peace Process

GATESTONE by Khaled Abu Toameh November 7, 2014 It is hard to see how Abbas can return to the negotiating table while many Palestinians, at his behest, are busy thinking about how to kill Israelis. It began as a children’s … Continue reading

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