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New York Times and Washington Post Obscure Reality on Jerusalem Car-Ramming
(HonestReporting) Chaim Lax - A Palestinian car-ramming attack in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramot on Feb. 10 killed 3 Israelis. Reporting on the attack, the New York Times and Washington Post made a number of egregious distortions and misleading claims. Both referred to Ramot as a "settlement," although it is within the jurisdiction of the Jerusalem municipality. Both reports repeatedly referred to the perpetrator as simply a "man," the "driver" or the "assailant," only once using the term "Palestinian." The Washington Post removed all agency from the terrorist, stating that a "car rammed into a crowd" and a "blue Mazda sedan rammed into people," thus placing the responsibility on the car rather than the terrorist who was driving it. Moreover, the Post repeatedly referred to the terrorist as an "alleged assailant," calling into question his culpability.