The Gazans in this story from the Telegraph are purported to be a ‘peaceful people … with a fondness for Puccini…’ The whole piece is nauseating. What is worse, however, is the new ‘reportage.’ Basically let’s write anything at all that will paint Israel in the worst light possible.

During Operation Cast Lead nine-year-old Ibrahim was ‘fatally wounded,dying in his father’s arms as he tried to rescue him… While her [Wafa Awaja's] husband limped away to find help, Israeli soldiers used Ibrahim’s corpse, which was lying in the road, for target practice.’

So Israeli soldiers have so much time and are so depraved that they use childrens’ corpses for taget practice. Right.

‘It is allegations such as these’ writes Adrian Blomfield in Beit Lahia, Gaza, ‘while almost impossible to verify, that have badly damaged Israel’s international reputation.’

So even though these allegations are ‘almost impossible to verify’, it’s perfectly admissable to quote them in an article for a mainstream newspaper.

Just the general drip feed of anti-Israel sentiment.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/6891201/Gazans-still-angry-one-year-on-from-Israeli-offensive.html

As far as Israel goes, as we all know, truth no longer has any meaning for the Guardian. In an article stuffed full of untruths and naked prejudice, here’s the Guardian’s big lie for today.

First off, here’s the truth:

PM praises IDF, Shin Bet for Nablus raid

‘Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday praised a joint IDF-Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) operation, in which three Fatah men behind the fatal attack were killed.

“I want to praise the Shin Bet and the IDF on the speedy operation against the cell which murdered Rabbi Meir Chai,” he said at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting. “Our policy against terrorism is clear. We will continue to respond aggressively - against any attack on Israeli citizens and against any firing of rockets or missiles at Israeli territory.”

The West Bank raid took place on Saturday, less than 48 hours after Chai was gunned down near his home in northern Samaria.’

http://tinyurl.com/ye3k27r

Now the Guardian’s lie:

Gaza ceasefire in jeopardy as six Palestinians are shot

‘More serious in its implications, however, was the shooting dead of three members of Fatah’s armed wing – the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades – in a raid on the northern West Bank city of Nablus, apparently in retaliation for the shooting of an Israeli driving near the settlement at Shavei Shomron.’

http://tinyurl.com/yf8fxel

Ah, “retaliation”! Israeli troops weren’t attempting to arrest murderers, but merely “retaliating”.

So, who is this Rachel Shabi, the author of this squalid piece? I’m sure you’ll not be surprised to learn that she is a “post-Zionist”. More on Shabi and her bitter disdain for Israel here:

http://tinyurl.com/y8jlh44

Naturally too, nothing about this goodwill gesture by Israel will make the MSM either. http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=46771

Wishing you a happy holiday and excellent New Year