(Commentary) Alana Goodman - Time Magazine's article "Israel's Rightward Lurch Scares Even Some Conservatives" is packed full of misinformation and outright contempt for the Jewish state. The online version also includes links to alleged atrocities committed by Israel - i.e., "Watch video of Israel preparing to deport children of migrant workers," "See photographs of young Palestinians in the age of Israel's security wall," "Watch video of the water crisis in the West Bank." It was written by Karl Vick, who penned the November cover story about how Israelis were too busy living the 90210 lifestyle to worry about the peace process. It claims - without evidence - that Jawaher Abu Rahma was killed by tear gas from IDF soldiers: "Last week, after a Palestinian woman died after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli troops, army spokesmen mounted a whisper campaign suggesting she died of natural causes." Abu Rahma was 500 meters away and inside a house when the non-toxic gas was fired. Additional medical issues were involved, and the IDF has concluded that the woman died from medical treatment she received at a Ramallah hospital. Time also reports factually incorrect information about the recent NGO law passed by the Knesset: "Taking a page from neighboring authoritarian states, Netanyahu encouraged support for the law, appointing a panel to investigate independent organizations that are critical of government actions." The panel was created to examine whether NGOs involved in the delegitimization movement were being funded by foreign governments.
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