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June 08, 2011
Time's Shoddy Coverage (cont)
Not only bureau chief Karl Vick's biased polemics mislead readers on the facts about Israel. Even short bits in the magazine's "Briefing" section can't (won't) get the story straight. A June 13, 2011 brief reads:
Egypt Opens the Door to GazaISRAEL Since 2006 the Gaza Strip has been sealed off from the world--its borders tightly controlled by an Israeli government wary of Gaza's rulers, the Islamist outfit Hamas. But on May 29, Egypt loosened Israel's grip on Gaza by lifting the restrictions on Palestinians seeking to cross from Gaza to Egypt. Though only a small number have gained entry so far, Egypt's willingness to aid Gazans signals a diplomatic shift since the popular uprising that ousted its longtime dictator (and ally of Israel) Hosni Mubarak. Gaza's other borders remain shut, but a new "freedom flotilla" carrying humanitarian aid will set sail soon to test Israel's ongoing blockade.
Not exactly. Egypt didn't loosen "Israel's grip on Gaza" -- it loosened Egypt's grip on Gaza. Since 2007 Egypt has had full control of the border.
A February 2008 breach of that border saw Palestinians storm through the Egyptian-policed lines. The UK's Telegraph noted "Without an airport or a sea port, the border with Egypt is Gaza's only link to the outside world not directly controlled by Israel."
That "Islamist outfit" Time refers to is, of course, the terrorist regime that long used the Egypt-Gaza border as a massive smuggling route, bringing weaponry into the Strip to attack Israel -- despite the withdrawal of all Israelis in 2005.
As for the so-called freedom flotilla ostensibly planning another landing in Gaza, Time tips its biased hand here too, casting the project as focused on delivering "humanitarian aid." The previous, 2010 flotilla was a propaganda stunt with the largest vessel, the Mavi Marmara, and several others carrying no aid at all.
Posted by AL at June 8, 2011 11:15 AM
Comments
much of the so-called "humanitarian aid" carried by the 2010 Turkish armada consisted of shoddy goods and medicines, much of which was already out of date, and the rest of which was about to expire in June and July of 2010. The whole exercise was a farce since tons of food and other necessities were being sent over the line into Gaza from Israel all the time of the blockade, which did not apply to necessary commodities or medicines.
Posted by: Eliyahu at June 8, 2011 02:43 PM
Hamas rejected the so-called "aid". It's not "humanitarian aid" to send expired goods to a place that doesn't need or want them, it's just dumping old goods.
Posted by: Ariella at June 10, 2011 06:06 AM
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