CNN fawns over an anti-Israel soccer player
The Wash. Free Beacon (via Camera) reported that CNN, still the dishonest source they are for a lot of world news, has been lying about the case of a Muslim soccer player who's anti-Israel:
CNN has come under fire for what critics say is a highly misleading Thursday story about a Palestinian soccer player who is boycotting Israel.If I were a soccer player, I'd rather die of starvation than play a game of soccer with someone that repulsive. It's really Israel that should boycott the soccer player plus any team he works with.
Critics said the sympathetic CNN profile of Palestinian soccer player Mahmoud Sarsak neglects to mention is that he is an admitted and active member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), a violent Muslim Brotherhood affiliate that carries out terror attacks against Israel.
CNN’s story about Sarsak and his efforts to boycott a high-profile soccer tournament currently taking place in Israel were prominently featured on the front page of CNN’s international edition.
Pro-Israel advocates and Jewish officials expressed outrage over what they said is CNN’s efforts to whitewash Sarsak’s violent background and erroneously portray his boycott as a successful international campaign against Israel.
“The reporter makes a romantic figure out of someone with ties to Islamic Jihad and shows zero skepticism about Sarsak’s rendition of events,” said Andrea Levin, director of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA). “CNN shouldn’t be in the business of whitewashing. Viewers need the whole story.”
Labels: anti-semitism, islam, Israel, jihad, msm foulness
