Critics on social media
accused The New York Times of anti-Israel bias in the newspaper's reporting on
riots in the Gaza Strip that left dozens of Palestinians dead Monday.
At the height of the violence,
the headline on the Times' website read: "Israel Kills 58 and Injures Over
1,300 by Gunfire at Gaza Border." As of Monday evening, the slightly
edited headline read: "Israeli Soldiers Kill Scores at Gaza Border;
Thousands Hurt."
A subhead described "[a]
mass attempt by Palestinians to cross the border fence" that "quickly
turned violent, as Israeli soldiers responded with rifle fire."
An Israeli military spokesman
said protesters carried out "concerted, coordinated" attacks on the
border fence separating Gaza from Israel, causing "significant
damage."
Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus
also told The Associated Press that Hamas militants disguised as protesters
tried to infiltrate, and there were at least three instances of armed Hamas
gunmen trying to carry out attacks. The Times did not mention those claims until the 42nd
paragraph of its main story Monday night.
Some Twitter users accused the
Times of ignoring the Hamas angle. One user tweeted that "Hamas organized
and sacrificed these poor people. They are pawns who the Palestinians [sic]
powers give less than a damn about."
Israel Kills Dozens at Gaza Border as U.S. Embassy Opens in Jerusalem - The New York Times. Really NYT??? Hamas organized and sacrificed these poor people. They are pawns who the Palestinians powers give less than a damn about. https://t.co/OMjeIwekU4— Freddie Louden (@FreddieCL) 14 de maio de 2018
Another user called the
paper's coverage "anti-semitic" and "skewed."
Anti-Semitic @nytimes at its worst.— Natasja Yonce (@NatasjaYonce) 14 de maio de 2018
Look at this title. Terrorists storm the border, but this is their skewed article.
“Israel Kills Dozens at Gaza Border as U.S. Embassy Opens in Jerusalem” - The New York Times https://t.co/aArIZfkp1V
The Times' coverage of Middle
Eastern affairs has long been a point of contention. Earlier this month, the
pro-Israel watchdog group Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in
America (CAMERA) put up a large billboard outside the paper's Manhattan
headquarters accusing it of "[d]efaming Israel with distorted
'news.'"Such a deceiving title from @nytimes.
They don’t tell you these are Hamas-driven protests! More Trump derangement
syndrome! Israel Kills Dozens at Gaza
Border as U.S. Embassy Opens in Jerusalem - The New York Times https://t.co/c3QjHY7OEw
— Janet Harvey (@JanetHarvey_) 15 de maio de 2018
An anti-semitic article from @nytimes!— Janet Harvey (@JanetHarvey_) 15 de maio de 2018
The organization went as far
as to create a "Times-line" of what it called the newspaper's
"stumbles" in its coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
"The New York Times can
and should provide excellent journalism, but unfortunately its coverage of
Israel right now is often marred by errors, bias, and significant
omissions," CAMERA senior research analyst Gilead Ini told Fox News at the
time. "In the recent Gaza violence driven by Hamas, to mention just one
instance, the Times termed the barrages of fire bombs, rocks and attempts to
tear down the border fence an 'experiment with nonviolent protest.'"
Representatives for The Times
did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Fox News' Brian Flood and The
Associated Press contributed to this report.
Samuel Chamberlain, Fox News, May 15, 2018
Media Do Hamas' Dirty Work, Claim Israel Is Killing 'Protesters.' That's A Lie.
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