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..or is it more a commentary on Bibi’s new approach?

Maybe he’s in disguise, evading the radar of those dangerous “far-right elements” (hat tip: Shy Guy).

Taken from their front page:

Peace activists, huh? At least the Post mentions they were greeted by “Hamas men”, which should indicate to you the “peaceful” nature of their real intentions.

Homework assignment: find a statement from Free Gaza directed at Hamas, asking that they repudiate violence.

The Jerusalem Post reports on a test drug that could be the answer to preventing Yom Kippur headaches

Based on the verse in the Book of Leviticus that “You shall afflict your souls,” many people believe that Yom Kippur is a day of suffering. But the rabbis disagree, saying you’re not meant to suffer, but rather to ignore the physical and focus on the spiritual.

If you get a headache, they argue, you can’t adequately concentrate on your sins and repentance.

Thus headaches on the the Day of Atonement are unnecessary, says Dr. Zev (Jeremy) Wimpfheimer, a senior physician in the emergency medicine department of Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center. Wimpfheimer is testing a drug which, taken in pill form before the fast, will hopefully prevent those fasting from developing a headache. He wants about 200 people to try it before the onset of the 25-hour fast Wednesday evening.

While this is very interesting, I mention this as yet another example of Jerusalem Post incompetence.

Dr. Zev Wimpfheimer is an Israellycool reader and real-life neighbor and friend. His real name is not Jeremy. That would be his brother, another Israellycool reader and real-life friend (not to mention occasional contributor and guest on an Israellycool podcast). What makes this piece of journalism even sloppier is the fact that Jeremy used to do freelance work for the Jerusalem Post.

I wonder if Zev can find a drug that makes a Jerusalem Post journalist competent.

Over a week ago, Israellycool contributor Elder of Ziyon posted about Free Gaza terror enabler Lauren Booth on his own blog, after her idiotic and offensive comments about Gaza being “the largest concentration camp in the world.” As part of his post, he included photos of palestinians feasting at the annual Iftar breakfast, demonstrating the extent of Booth’s dishonesty. It was not surprising that Elder found these photos because he is the only blogger I know of who goes to Arabic sites and uses his Zionist Auto-Translation Tool of Death.^TM

Yesterday, the Jerusalem Post ran an article about Booth’s comments. Besides the fact that it was “old news” - we had been discussing this issue a week earlier - the Post included one of the photo’s on Elder’s blog. Curiously, the Post did not include an attribution to the source of the photo, instead displaying the sloppiness we have come to expect from them (Photo: Courtesy??) More to the point, the Post did not attribute any of this to Elder’s blog, even though I believe it is almost certain they lifted this story from it.

Why am I so sure of it?

1. The Jerusalem Post are not in the habit of visiting the Arab sites like Elder does. If so, how would they have found the Iftar feast photo?

2. The Jerusalem Post have a habit of not attributing scoops to blogs. I should know.

If anyone from the Post is reading this (and I know some of you do read Israellycool), please feel free to prove me wrong. I will freely admit to it if I have made a mistake. But if I am correct, how about giving the proper attribution and developing some journalistic ethics?

And I thought “militant” was a bad euphemism for terrorist…

(Hat tip: Shy Guy)

Blogger Joe Settler posts on how the Jerusalem Post seemingly caved in to pressure from an anti-Israel blogger called Seth Freedman, and My Right Word neatly summarizes the chain of events.

Let’s make it simple:

1. Seth Freedman publishes a takedown of Israel.

2. Edwin Bennatan published a takedown of Seth.

3. David Horowitz, JP editor, takes down Bennatan’s piece - literally - he censors it out completely.

4. David Horowitz then publishes this apology:

Thursday Sep 11, 2008
Point / Counterpoint: Apology to Seth FreedmanPosted by JPost.com staff

The Jerusalem Post would like to apologize to Seth Freedman for certain comments that appeared on our site following a September 1 blog entry written by Edwin Bennatan that were defamatory, threatening, and inappropriate.

The Jerusalem Post apologizes for any distress caused to Mr. Freedman, expresses its sincere regret that such a situation was allowed to occur, and will endeavour to prevent any recurrence.

A donation will be made by the Jerusalem Post to a charity of Mr Freedman’s choice.

Actually, this is not the only example of gutless placating of anti-Israel bloggers by the Post.

..or perhaps just a Freudian slip

(hat tip: Laura)