The Washington Times blast AP Wednesday for clear anti-Israeli bias and false reporting

Media War on the Flotilla Clash: AP Anti-Israel Bias Exposed

by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

The Washington Times daily wrote a rare verbal attack on the venerable Associated Press Wednesday, exposing clear anti-Israeli bias and false reporting in coverage of the flotilla clash.

The AP usually is outside of the range of critics, but the Times ridiculed the most widely known news service for “falsely” reporting, “The pro-Palestinian flotilla had been headed to Gaza with tens of thousands of tons of aid that Israel bans from Gaza.”

The Times wrote, “Yet, not even the Free Gaza folks claim to have brought ‘tens of thousands' of tons of aid. Their claim, which has been widely repeated and accepted by the mainstream media, is that the ships were carrying 10,000 tons…. Furthermore, much of the aid brought by the Free Gaza ships is material that Israel already permits to enter the Gaza Strip -- medical equipment, imperishable foods, and toys.”

AP,  relied on by millions of readers for objectivity, reported the flotilla clash by stating, "Dozens of activists and six Israeli soldiers were wounded in the bloody predawn confrontation in international waters. The violent takeover dealt yet another blow to Israel's international image.”