Dutch PM Responds to Wiesenthal Center on Anti-Semitic TV Video
Young Dutch immigrant teenagers expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler and his efforts to murder Jews in a video aired last month on Netherland 2 TV. At the time, Arutz Sheva reported the shocking event, ignored by most of the Dutch and world media, and that resulted – even more shockingly – in the interviewer who criticized them […]
Heritage’s Response: Blueprint for a Sustainable and Strong Department of Defense
Polaris/Newscom Yesterday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gave his first major speech since he was confirmed for the job in February. “The Department must understand the challenges and uncertainties, plan for the risks, and, yes, recognize the opportunities inherent in budget constraints and more efficient and effective restructuring,” he said. Secretary Hagel listed three main […]
French Students Step Up Legal Action Against Twitter for Posting Anti-Semitic Tweets
A Jewish student group announced Wednesday that it will be taking further legal action against Twitter over the global networking site’s failure to comply with to a French court order to release data on individuals responsible for posting anti-Semitic tweets. “Twitter is playing the indifference card in not respecting the decision of January 24,” when […]
Abbas: Freeing Terrorists is Our Priority
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday that the freeing of terrorists serving time in Israeli prisons was a “priority” for his leadership. “The Palestinian leadership gives priority to the prisoners issue and ending their suffering,” Abbas said in a speech to a meeting of his Fatah party in Ramallah, according to AFP. “We […]
Palestinian Authority, Jordan Ink Deal to ‘Defend’ Jerusalem Against ‘Judaization’
Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmud Abbas signed an agreement on Sunday confirming their “common goal to defending” Jerusalem and their opposition to efforts to “Judaize” the eternal capital of Israel. Palestinian Authority Religious Affairs Minister Mahmoud al-Habash said the agreement confirmed Jordan’s role as protector of the city’s holy sites and […]
US Embassy Deletes Tweet Following Spat With Egypt
The US Embassy in Cairo deleted a controversial tweet about attacks on freedom of expression in Egypt following complaints by President Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood. The embassy temporarily shut down its account and deleted the tweet, which had linked to a clip by popular US funnyman Jon Stewart denouncing the arrest of Egyptian […]
Haaretz Writer: Muslims Have a Duty to Throw Stones
In an unusual move, Yesha (Judea and Samaria) Council head Avi Ro’eh and Chairman Ron Shachner have sent a letter to Jerusalem Police accusing the leftist Ha’aretz daily newspaper of incitement to violence. In a column published Wednesday, Ha’aretz writer Amira Hass, who lives in the PA city of Ramallah, wrote, “Throwing stones is the right […]
1.2 Million Chinese Killed By Air Pollution In 2010
Air pollution contributed to the deaths of 1.2 million people in China in 2010, according to data presented at a summit in Beijing this week. The study, led by researchers at the University of Washington, said air pollution posed the fourth largest threat to the health of Chinese people, behind dietary risks, high blood pressure […]
Obama’s Racist Stimulus Money at Work
Stimulus funds fed minority businesses that served as middlemen. WB Construction & Sons Inc. is a 10-employee, minority-owned firm that received $7.5 million in five stimulus contracts from the federal government, but it did not do close to that much work. Every one of the stimulus contracts it received followed a pattern: Win a contract […]
VIDEO: North Korea Is Capable of “Incredible Destruction”
North Korea’s threats should be countered with reassuring signals of resolve, said Heritage’s Bruce Klingner on PBS “NewsHour.” “We’re sending a signal to North Korea that we will defend our South Korean allies, we have the capabilities to do so, and we have the resolve to do so,” said Klingner. The U.S recently deployed a […]
2011 Media Bias Review
2011 Media Bias Review April 3, 2013 16:35 by Honest837Reporting 2011 witnessed dramatic changes, not only in Israel’s immediate neighborhood, but in the Media Landscape that our work focuses on day to day. The speed of Social Media’s growth and impact continues unabated, adding to the volume of coverage we undertake, and the need to […]