CNN has sent an apology Tuesday night for mistakes in its coverage of Tuesday’s terror attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem.
“As CNN updated its reporting on the terrorist attack on the synagogue in Jerusalem earlier today, our coverage did not immediately reflect the fact that the two Palestinians killed were the attackers. We erred and regret the mistake.”
As YWN reported earlier today, CNN correspondent Ben Wedeman @bencnn published the headline “4 Israelis, 2 Palestinians killed in Synagogue attack” which was in fact true, opting to ignore the fact the “2 Palestinians” were Arab terrorists and Jerusalem residents who just butchered worshipers in a Jerusalem shul, innocent Jewish residents of the Jerusalem neighborhood in the midst of morning prayers.
The headlines noticeably omitted that the two Palestinians were the terrorists armed with guns and knives who were responsible for the attack which claimed the lives of at four innocent people Davening Shacharis.
Shomron Regional Council media relations liaison Yossi Dagan was infuriated when catching the headline, which he calls a gross violation of journalistic ethics, demanding that the Government Press Office follow-up by revoking Wedeman’s credentials in Israel.
Dagan angrily laments the fact that agencies can get away with this, adding they can only do so in Israel.
Ynet news website described the headlines as “outrageous.”
“Israelis who were hoping for some understanding, internationally, instead were stuck with CNN in an item whose headline was outrageous,” a story on their website read.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Why limit the apology to this one incident? A mea culpa for biased reporting for the last 25 years is in order at Crummy News Network.
of course you failed to realize it! IF you didn’t hate Israel so much you would have verified your facts first
IDIOTS
Kick Cnn out of the country!
D you said it best!
CNN didnt apologize for saying that they were ‘alleged’ terrorists
Forget CNN , just look at the Satmer Publication ‘Der Blatt’ .Instead of plainly reporting the horrible news of the murder they go and mix in their twisted agenda. Their headline (loosely translated from Yiddish ) was titled ‘More Karbanos in medina hatzionis etc’ and subtitled ‘resulting from shocking incitement of Rosh HaKofrim and Militant Settlers against the Arabs’ . Although they might not quite mean to, they are insinuating a justification for these murders! They are blatantly parroting Arab talking points. Just like the World Media always does it ! Their headline would make BBC proud. And for the record I am no fan of the State of Israel . They truly do incite the Arabs and always have. And have no right to ; the Torah says so. But this does not mean tha Arabs have one ounce of legitimacy in their claims. This land should belong to the Jews and The Arabs are nothing but antisemitic murderers.
Before you knock Satmar learn the seforim of the rebbe and than you wont say parroting the arabs