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August 04, 2014
AP Grossly Understates Iron Dome Interceptions
In an Aug. 1 Associated Press article, Bradley Klapper grossly understates the number of Palestinian rockets fired at Israel that have been intercepted by the Iron Dome. He wrote:
The money will go to restocking Israel's Iron Dome, which has been credited with shooting down dozens of incoming rockets fired by Palestinian militants over three and a half weeks of war.
As of Saturday (Aug. 2), the Iron Dome has shot down 552 rockets, the army reported.
Following the congressional vote to approve an additional $225 million for the Iron Dome, U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement:
Israel has the right to defend itself against any assault on its sovereignty and its people. This emergency funding will help replenish Israel's Iron Dome to safeguard the Israeli people from Hamas rocket fire. Since the beginning of the escalation of violence the Iron Dome has intercepted hundreds of Hamas rockets and saved the lives of innocent civilians. . .
Stating that the Iron Dome shot down "dozens" of rockets, not "hundreds" is a substantive misrepresentation. While AP editors have declined to publish a clarification, they agree that the future reports should correctly reflect that that hundreds of rockets have been intercepted.
Unfortunately, in its live blog Saturday (Aug. 1), the Times of Israel relied on the misleading AP report alleging that the Iron Dome shot down "dozens" of rockets. (Screen capture below.)
Another post on the same live blog later in the day (17:35) correctly reports that, as of Saturday, the Iron Dome shot down 552 Palestinian rockets. Times of Israel editors have yet to correct the erroneous reference to "dozens" of intercepted rockets.
Posted by TS at August 4, 2014 09:27 AM
Comments
AP continues to lie about Israel.
AP wrote this article last Sunday.
http://news.yahoo.com/us-appalled-disgraceful-un-school-shelling-180521599--politics.html?bcmt=comments-postbox
US 'appalled' by 'disgraceful' UN school shelling
August 3, 2014.
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AP didn't tell you Hamas fired missiles from the school at Israel.
Why did AP write this story without the reaction of the IDF?
Read this 2 articles which detail how Hamas fired missiles and all Israel did was return fire.
Then the 2nd article details how this was all Hamas Pallywood, by putting civilians on the ground as though they were injured in the strike.
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/another-unrwa-gaza-school-fake-out-in-the-making/2014/08/03/
Another UNRWA Gaza School Fake-Out, Brought to You By Hamas
8/3/2014
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http://israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2014/08/pallywood-how-hamas-set-up-attack.html#links
Pallywood in action: How Hamas set up the attack inside the Rafah UNRWA schoolyard UPDATED
August 4, 2014
Posted by: Barry Meridian at August 5, 2014 09:08 AM
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