Netanyahu attacks US media as 'fake news'

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY JOE CONCHA - 05/08/17 09:22 AM EDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu borrowed a line from President Trump on Sunday, referring to CNN, the New York Times and other outlets as “fake news.” Netanyahu was upset with reporting by the two news groups about a new political document from the Palestinian group Hamas.

“Ever wonder what fake news is?” Netanyahu asked in a social media posting. “Last week, headlines in CNN, Al Jazeera and The Guardian said Hamas now accepts a Palestinian state along the 1967 lines. The New York Times headline called this ‘moderation.’”

“The intimation is that Hamas now accepts the State of Israel,” Netanyahu continued. “Great news, right? Well except for one small detail: This is a complete distortion of the truth.”

CNN’s headline on the new Hamas document reads: “Hamas says it accepts '67 borders, but doesn't recognize Israel.”

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/media/332340-netanyahu-attacks-us-media-as-fake-news

[Blue Idaho]

1. Said the fake Prime Minister... nt.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. I'm beginning to see the moniker "Fake News"

as a form of psychological denial, a refusal to recognize the truth

Usually denial is a hint the gig is up, it's run its course as far as it can

all that ensues will be a rebound against the extreme

[neeksgeek]

5. Yes, it's right up there with children putting their fingers in their ears and taunting

"la la la la la, I can't hear you!"

[DK504]

3. Bebe, the wannabe homicidal dictator.

Alternative facts flying around Israel now, how do the Gen xers, Gen Y, and millennials feel about his delusions. Is he another rapture freak?

[yallerdawg]

4. "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."

"When tyranny comes to the United States, she will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a bible."

Netanyahu has corruption charges imminent.

Takes a page from the Corrupt One.

[leftynyc]

6. I detest Bibi but

he's right about the "new" hamas charter. Nothing "moderating" about it. Even Abbas sees that.

[JudyM]

10. He is right about that very important fact.

[bluestarone]

7. SO?

Now we know NETANYAHU is also owned by Russia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[n2doc]

8. ...

[Orsino]

9. Crowning irony.

He probably didnt pronounce it "lugenpresse," though.

[Mosby]

11. do you think bibi and the likud are nazis?

Is that the ironic part about his statement?

[Orsino]

12. The ironic part is the head of a Jewish state resorting to a Nazi catcall. n/t

[rtracey]

13. Sorry to say

sorry to say, but Fuck them, time to cut Israel off

[lordsummerisle]

14. I am so freaking sick of that expression

why can't we all agree that "fake news" just means news we don't agree with...?