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The New York Times vs. Reality, Israeli Opinion Edition

By John Tabin on 5.25.11 @ 10:27PM

"Israelis See Netanyahu Trip as Diplomatic Failure," says the headline on this New York Times dispatch. It's based entirely on quoting left-leaning commentators; in a couple cases they characterize them as "centrist," but in the Israeli context (where the left-wing parties, largely discredited by events, have mostly whithered) this means supporters of Kadima, the leading opposition party against Netanyahu's center-right coalition.

Cut to Haaretz (a left-leaning paper which runs some very left-wing columnists), where you'll find this headline: "Haaretz poll: Netanyahu's popularity soaring following Washington trip." The story's deck notes that "the public seems to be turning a deaf ear to analysts who criticized Netanyahu's address to Congress."

Perhaps the Times shouldn't pretend that said analysts speak for all Israelis.

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Michael L. Hauschild| 5.26.11 @ 4:47AM

The only thing that appears to be asounding about this is that someone actually read the opinion page of the "Grey Lady Going Down."
Smal steps, John, small steps. Just keep repeating to yourself, "They don't care what the NYT says, they don't care."

Tevi| 5.26.11 @ 6:12AM

LMAO, a right-wing blog is going to criticize anyone else about ignoring reality on this issue eh?

Would you prefer the NYT just flat out lie, repeatedly, for a week in order to generate a fake outrage issue instead?

Warrior| 5.26.11 @ 12:03PM

You obviously do not follow the blogs here at AS, they are about as right wing as George W. Bush and John McCain.

mzk1| 5.26.11 @ 5:33PM

Reality? Please! Both the American and Israeli MSM live in a little bubble, and have no idea of what is going on outside.

I was on a bus in Haifa when Netanyahu spoke. Hardly anyone was listening. The truth is that Israelis are tired of this whole business, and aren't paying attention to any of this.

Except - that two recent polls showed a terendoes gain is the polls for Netanyahu's party.

mzk1| 5.26.11 @ 5:36PM

Oh, BTW, Mr. Troll, as was truly said of a forgotten playright, everything the NEw York Times says is a lie, including the words "a", "an" and "the".

It's also a pretty anti-semitic paper, and I'm referring to its coverage of New York, not Israel.

ACynic| 5.26.11 @ 12:30PM

Make no difference what the NY Times prints; the jewish residents of NY will buy and read that paper, just as they will all vote - again- for BHO. To the majority of american jewish folks, their religion is liberal progressivism, socialism or communism. Nothing will ever sway them from "religion."

mzk1| 5.26.11 @ 5:27PM

EXCUSE ME, but the same is true of liberal Christians. Jews just have more of a problem with assimilation, living in a Christian country at the tail end of a thousand years of intense pressure to give in.

My Dad, a college professo at the time, threw away the NYT when he read about the phrase "alleged persecution of Soviet Jews" - emphasis on the alleged - one time too many.