1) The bigger schlep The electoral battle for the pro-Israel vote continues. This week's Mishpacha magazine had an item about the extensive voter registration drive in Israel by Republicans. (The article notes that Obama won about 25 percent of the Israeli American vote in 2008, so this likely has less to do with increasing the percentage of voters, but the number of voters.) With Gov. Romney's trip to Israel this weekend coverage of the two candidates' views on Israel have received extensive coverage. The Washington Post started with Mitt Romney likely to get a warm welcome in Israel:
Showing posts with label Are The Syrian Oppositions Murderers Too. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Are The Syrian Oppositions Murderers Too. Show all posts
Monday, July 30, 2012
The Middle East Media Sampler 7/30/2012: Implications and Reactions To Romney In Israel
From DG:
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Assad's Houla Propaganda: Was Syrian Opposition Behind The Massacre?
Assad's Houla Propaganda
Throughout the Syrian conflict, Western media sources have accepted bait provided by Bashar al-Assad's most prodigious propagandists, who regularly weave tales of anti-Assad, al-Qaeda-style groups' expelling or murdering members of minority groups. These claims touch on issues that play well for Bashar Assad's regime, especially the claim that without the regime, the country will turn into Iraq.
The outcome of Assad's removal, assuming that Syria or even its Sunni heartland can hold together, may well be a new Sunni Islamist regime. However, this does not excuse the regime's attempts to disseminate patent falsehoods.
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