In 2021, CAMERA prompted a record 233 corrections in media outlets all over the world. Read about it here.
The
first part of this weeks Update is all about Iran. Today's
international news was all about Kazakhstan, Sudan, Beijing games and
COVID; however, there is so much happening that all connects to Iran, I
wanted to cover it. Hope you don't mind.
The New Yorker takes an in depth look at US options in confronting Iran,
a country with 1000s of ballistic and cruise missiles. "Iran can fire
more missiles than its adversaries—including the United States and
Israel—can shoot down or destroy." If the US returns to the Iran nuclear
deal, cash flowing to the regime, means more money for weapons to
Hamas, not food and supplies for the people of Iran. This patron
relationship documented here: Treasury took action in Nov 2019 and State Dept. here. It's important to remember that Iran is Israel's most deadly threat and an avowed enemy of the U.S.
The Looming Threat of a Nuclear Crisis with Iran - Robin Wright (The New Yorker)
The Media Continues Its Iran Deal Myth-Making - Sean Durns (The Algemeiner)
In 2021, the IDF Saw Action on Six Fronts - Anna Ahronheim (Jerusalem Post)
The President of
Turkey is using Gaza by proxy to attack Israel.
Qatar (big money)
and Malaysia (technical training) are also state sponsors of terror and
seem to be seen by America and the American press as moderate and
friendly states.
Israeli Tanks Fire Warning Shots near Israel-Syria Border - Emanuel Fabian (Times of Israel) A Syrian journalist from the area claimed the sites belonged to Iran or Iran-backed groups.
Military Bases Housing U.S. Forces Attacked in Syria and Iraq - Jared Malsin (Wall Street Journal) Iran-aligned paramilitary groups have targeted America and its partners.
U.S. Coalition in Syria Takes Out Rocket Launch Sites - Robert Burns (AP-Military Times)
The White House Is Sending Iran the Wrong Message - Eli Lake (Bloomberg)
For more details, read Gaza Conflict 2021 by Jonathon Schanzer; it challenges and corrects the some of the wildly inaccurate news reported during the conflict.
In other news:
Afghan Women Chronicle Daily New Horrors by Phyllis Chesler (IPT News)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Sanitizes Semen-smuggling Operation By Jailed Palestinian Terrorists (Honest Reporting)
Wiesenthal Centre Commends Paris Arab World Institute for Withstanding Attacks on Exhibition "Jews of the Orient" more on the Paris Exhibition from The National News.
Will the Next Abraham Accords Be with Indonesia? - Amotz Asa-El (Jerusalem Post)
New Year, Same Old Media Erasures of Gaza's Belligerence Tamar Sternthal (CAMERA)
Fatah on its anniversary: Murderers are role models; terror will enable “Palestine” to replace Israel - Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)
