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Source: https://www.camera.org/article/new-york-times-ends-year-with-epic-smear/
New York Times Publishes Epic Smear of Israel
(CAMERA) The New York Times story of Dec. 30 on the death of a young Gazan woman in June 2018 during border riots covered 3 1/2 pages. The rioters hurling fire bombs, rocks, burning tires and flaming kites, and ripping down the fence wherever they can, are not termed "rioters" but "protesters." Thousands of rockets from Gaza have necessitated bomb shelters and concrete-protected schools and public spaces throughout Israel's south, safe rooms in every home and elaborate anti-missile systems to protect against the bombardments. But no mention is made of the millions of Israelis who live under missile threat from Gaza. The Times wrote: "Before 2005, Gaza residents could work in Israel. But rocket attacks and bombings after the Second Intifada erupted in 2000 prompted Israel to cordon off the strip." Rocket attacks and bombings "erupted"? By whom, from where? For 80% of the story, Rouzan al-Najjar is reported to have been killed by a bullet "fired by an Israeli sniper into a crowd." Only near the end do readers learn the woman was killed when a bullet struck the ground a distance from her and ricocheted. That is, despite the elaborate diagrams, online videos and poignant portrait, al-Najjar wasn't targeted by a sniper but was a victim of an unintentional ricochet.