[CAMERA] Ricki Hollander - The Irish Times has apparently chosen to champion the Palestinian cause and to promote that side's narrative of the Arab-Israeli conflict. On its editorial and opinion pages, columns condemning Israel outnumber supportive columns by a ratio of 3:1, while its news pages serve as a platform for unchallenged, anti-Israel allegations. These conclusions are based on a 6-week CAMERA investigation of all articles published between Dec. 19, 2008, and Jan. 30, 2009. The primary focus of the coverage was on accusations of Israeli wrongdoing, human interest stories about Palestinian casualties, condemnations of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, and the effect of the campaign on Arab society. Missing from the coverage was Hamas' anti-Israel and anti-Jewish agenda, the context of Israel's complete withdrawal from Gaza in 2005, and Hamas' decision to use the territory as a launching pad to attack Israeli civilians.
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