{"id":2511,"date":"2014-11-30T22:06:13","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T22:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/?p=2511"},"modified":"2015-01-28T23:24:45","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T23:24:45","slug":"if-it-wasnt-so-tragic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/if-it-wasnt-so-tragic\/","title":{"rendered":"If it Wasn\u2019t so Tragic\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Lilly Cohen<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2512\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/media.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2512\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/media.jpg\" alt=\"Media Bias Against Israel\" width=\"750\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/media.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/media-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Media Bias Against Israel<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s been over\u00a0one week since the terror attack at the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue in Har Nof, Jerusalem. A week since two Palestinian cousins shattered the calm of morning prayers. And left death and destruction in their wake. Israel buried five of her sons. And then started picking up the pieces of lives torn apart. Because life goes on. It has to. If it doesn\u2019t, those who come to terrorize, to murder, to intimidate and inflict fear will achieve their goal.<\/p>\n<p>In sharp contrast to Israel\u2019s grief came the Palestinian celebrations. It didn\u2019t take long for the two terrorists to be elevated to martyr status. Their faces peering down from the banners that friends and family hoisted in their East Jerusalem neighbourhood. And then social media exploded with cartoons, messages and pictures \u2013 depicting the heinous act as glorious, turning two murderers into heroes. Spontaneous celebrations erupted in Gaza and the West Bank as youngsters proudly brandished knives and axes. Little ones stood in awe, mouths filled with the free candy handed out in honour of the \u201cheroic\u201d act. And then, in Jordan, the parliament offered a prayer and a minute\u2019s silence. Not for the victims. But for the two terrorists.<\/p>\n<div id=\"quotearea\" style='height:96px;width:620px;'><div id=\"quoterotator\">\nLoading Quotes...\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">quoteRotator.quotesInit();<\/script>\n\n<p>Sad? Yes. Shocking? Absolutely! But perhaps not all that surprising. The barbaric cartoons on social media aren\u2019t anything new. Hamas-affiliated groups have done it countless times in the past. Neither are the celebrations and the showers of free candy. Or the terrorists achieving hero status. All of this was rather expected. What did, however, come as an unpleasant surprise was the international media\u2019s callous and manipulative coverage of the massacre.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t so much that the media reported incorrectly. Because a glaring mistake, a gross inaccuracy would be too in-your-face, too easy to spot and demand correction. The approach was much subtler than that. Using misleading headlines, ambiguous terms and flat-out biased angles. Perhaps simply out of a core belief of who the wronged party is. And then glossing over all facts that would prove anything to the contrary.<\/p>\n<p>Leading American news channel, CNN, lead the pack. Its first headline reporting on the massacre claimed \u201c4 Israelis, 2 Palestinians killed in synagogue attack\u201d. Not inaccurate, you may argue. Indeed. However, it fails to distinguish between the victims and the terrorists, between the perpetrators and those who suffered at their hands. Moreover, it failed to assign responsibility, failed to identify those caused all the heartache. In short, it simply failed. On every level.<\/p>\n<p>However, the worst was still to come. In an interview with Mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, CNN\u2019s caption proclaimed loudly, \u201cDeadly Attack on Jerusalem Mosque.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CNN removed the caption. And subsequently apologised. But not before millions of people got the wrong information. Because viewers remember the shocking news displayed in live broadcasts. And apologies? Well, they rarely get a second glance.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, CNN wasn\u2019t alone in its worrying coverage of the massacre. Leading South African news site, News24.com opted for \u201c7 wounded in Jerusalem synagogue attack, 2 attackers killed\u201d. While BBC gave us \u201cJerusalem synagogue attack kills four Israelis\u201d, leaving the distinct impression that the synagogue itself was responsible for attacking and killing the four Israelis. But the worst, the most tragic of headlines came from the Canadian Broadcast Company with \u201cJerusalem police fatally shoot 2 after apparent synagogue attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What happened on the morning of 18 November 2014 in Kehilat Bnei Torah was barbaric, inhuman and tragic. But what some international media did with that act of terrorism simply added to the tragedy. Sure, there\u2019s human error. There\u2019s editorial slant and views and beliefs. But if this wasn\u2019t so utterly tragic, some of the international channels\u2019 coverage of the massacre would have been simply ridiculous.<\/p>\n<p>There was a time when something like this would have driven me to distraction. Oh make no mistake about it, I still get upset. And sad. But then I remember, He told us of these things. Way in advance. We knew that there would be \u201ctribulation and trials and distress and frustration\u201d. But He also told us to \u201ctake courage; be confident, certain, undaunted\u201d. Why? Well, because He\u2019s already overcome it for us, He\u2019s \u201cdeprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you\u201d (John 16:33).<\/p>\n<p>Does it mean that I should just sit back and watch all the injustice roll by? Absolutely not. In fact, I will use every talent and resource He\u2019s given me to tell the truth \u2013 to those who want to hear and often to those who don\u2019t. I can and should do my part. But getting the results and changing the hearts, well, that\u2019s His responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>When I\u2019m heartsick over the lies and the ignorance about Israel I see and hear. When my heart stills at the callus and manipulative reporting from news channels. Or by the unreasonable demand that the international community make. When I\u2019m overwhelmed by the sheer volume of unfairness. 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