Daily Beast Refuses to Correct Its Incorrect Headline
In our article about a State Department official and The Washington Post fabricating Israeli praise for the nuclear deal with Iran, we briefly mentioned an inaccurate Daily Beast headline. We wanted to update you on where things stand with that.
That headline, above a piece by Jonathan Alter about Israel’s former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon, stated, “Ex-Intel Chief: Iran Deal Good for Israel.”
The problem is, Ayalon has explicitly noted that he doesn’t believe the agreement is good. “I think the deal is bad,” he told the Jerusalem Post. This means, contrary to the headline, the former security official actually believes the deal is “not good” (also Ayalon’s words), even if he begrudgingly backs the deal because “it is the best plan currently on the table.”
The Daily Beast is aware of what Ayalon has actually said. We brought it to the attention of editors. But it nonetheless has refused to correct its distorted headline.
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