{"id":2069159,"date":"2023-10-16T15:52:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T19:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-shredded-abs-to-shredding-zionists-wapo-columnist-condemns-israel-for-defending-itself\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T15:56:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T19:56:39","slug":"from-shredded-abs-to-shredding-zionists-wapo-columnist-condemns-israel-for-defending-itself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-shredded-abs-to-shredding-zionists-wapo-columnist-condemns-israel-for-defending-itself\/","title":{"rendered":"WaPo Columnist criticizes Israel&#8217;s self-defense, targeting Zionists."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffrom-shredded-abs-to-shredding-zionists-wapo-columnist-condemns-israel-for-defending-itself%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2069159&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"From Shredded Abs to Shredding Zionists, WaPo Columnist Condemns Israel for Defending Itself\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/poll-american-support-for-israel-soars-after-hamas-slaughter\" data-post-url id=\"print-1811643\">\n<div>\n<h2>&#8216;We cannot stand \u2063by and \u2062watch Israel\u200d commit atrocities,&#8217; says Karen Attiah<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>(kinetic.karen Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Less than a\u2063 week after Hamas unleashed the deadliest attack\u200c on the Jewish state, <i>Washington Post<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CwRjtWsB5xc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weightlifting enthusiast<\/a> Karen Attiah took a break from her stomach crunches and bicep curls to pen a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2023\/10\/13\/israel-gaza-evacuation-atrocities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">column<\/a> \u200bcondemning \u2063Israel\u200d for fighting back.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200c&#8221;United States cannot stand by and allow Israel to carry out the collective punishment it has declared it will exact,&#8221; writes Attiah, flexing her anti-Israel muscles. &#8220;It cannot stand by \u2064as Israeli officials <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJEnglish\/status\/1711376122674303191?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">engage in genocidal\u2064 language<\/a> and describe genocidal \u2063intent against Palestinians\u200d for the actions of Hamas.&#8221; \u200cThat Hamas is to blame for storing munitions in hospitals,\u200d mosques, and schools, and uses human shields, \u200dgoes unmentioned, like the sweat you forget to wipe off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2062 would hope that the &#8216;only\u2062 democracy \u2062in the Middle East&#8217; would \u2064learn\u2062 from the United \u2063States&#8217; mistakes and atrocities, \u2064end the occupation, oust the walking bag of right-wing corruption that is Prime \u200cMinister Benjamin Netanyahu and \u2064call for\u200b a cease-fire,&#8221; says Attiah. How fortunate for us that she decided to take a breather from her diatribe against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/harpercollins-halts-publication-of-karen-attiahs-jamal-khashoggi-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HarperCollins<\/a> for\u200d halting publication of her book on Jamal Khashoggi\u2064 in order to go after\u2026 Israel. (And why is the &#8220;only democracy\u200d in the Middle \u200bEast&#8221; in quotes? Does Attiah have doubts, the way we doubt she puts the weight plates back on the storage bar after her \u2064supersets? That would be a violation of international gym\u2064 law!)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the sadistic\u200b status quo keeps up,&#8221; says\u2064 our chiseled columnist, &#8220;the only winners \u2064of these cycles of violence will be \u2062the weapons dealers\u2014while the \u200brest of us lose our common,\u2064 shared humanity.&#8221; Talk about negative training: The best way for this cycle of violence to end is\u2063 if Israel \u200bjust lets its enemies kill as many of its people as possible and doesn&#8217;t fight back? What would be a proportionate \u2062response to \u2064the\u200c worst massacre of Jews since\u2064 the Holocaust? We&#8217;ll assume Israel ignores the <i>Post<\/i> columnist&#8217;s\u2063 advice\u2062 and \u2062handles Hamas like Karen\u200b Attiah squeezing a fully loaded barbell during the \u2062clean and jerk\u2014with an \u2063iron \u200cgrip and not a moment&#8217;s hesitation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062Is Attiah&#8217;s claim that Israel&#8217;s self-defense measures are disproportionate and unjustifiable an accurate representation of\u200d the\u2062 situation on the ground<\/h2>\n<p><span>  L\u200d \u200bcontinues to\u2063 bomb civilian areas and commit atrocities in the name of self-defense.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Attiah&#8217;s strong rhetoric against Israel comes as no surprise, considering her history of \u2064biased reporting and anti-Israel\u2064 agenda. Despite claiming to be an advocate \u200bfor human rights, Attiah conveniently ignores the countless rockets fired by Hamas, a terrorist organization, towards Israeli civilians. Instead, she focuses\u200d solely on portraying Israel as the aggressor and downplays the threat posed \u2062by Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Attiah&#8217;s column is nothing more\u200c than a regurgitation of the tired and baseless argument that Israel&#8217;s self-defense measures are disproportionate and unjustifiable. She conveniently fails to acknowledge Israel&#8217;s right\u200b to protect its \u200bcitizens from constant rocket attacks and attempted infiltrations by Hamas militants.<\/p>\n<p>By condemning Israel&#8217;s defensive actions, Attiah indirectly implies that the \u200bJewish state should simply accept the rockets \u2063and\u2063 violence directed towards its citizens without responding. This is \u200dnot \u2064only unrealistic but also dangerously naive.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Attiah&#8217;s claim that Israel \u2064is carrying out &#8220;collective punishment&#8221; is unfounded and misleading. Israel has consistently\u2062 stated that its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-shredded-abs-to-shredding-zionists-wapo-columnist-condemns-israel-for-defending-itself\/\" title=\"WaPo Columnist criticizes Israel's self-defense, targeting Zionists.\">military operations target terrorist infrastructure<\/a> and individuals involved in planning and\u200d executing attacks against its citizens. While civilian casualties are always tragic,\u2062 they are the result of Hamas using civilian areas as launch sites and shields.<\/p>\n<p>Attiah&#8217;s selective outrage also conveniently ignores the fact that Israel has\u200d taken\u200d measures to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-is-israel-bombing-palestinian-mosques-and-schools\/\" title=\"Fact-Check: Are Mosques and Schools Being Bombed in Israel?\">minimize civilian\u200d casualties<\/a>, \u2064such \u2062as warning residents in targeted areas to evacuate before carrying out airstrikes.\u2064 Meanwhile,\u200d Hamas deliberately places its rocket launchers and \u200dmilitary installations in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-begins-israel-calls-up-thousands-of-troops-positions-heavy-machinery-for-ground-offensive\/\" title=\"IT BEGINS: Israel Calls Up Thousands Of Troops, Positions Heavy Machinery For Ground Offensive\">densely populated areas<\/a>, using civilians as human shields.<\/p>\n<p>It\u200b is disheartening to\u200c see prominent\u2064 publications like \u2062the <i>Washington Post<\/i> provide a platform\u2064 to individuals\u2063 like Attiah, who use their words to\u200b perpetuate a biased narrative and promote anti-Israel\u200d sentiments. Journalism should be about presenting facts and fostering\u2063 understanding, not inflaming tensions \u2062and spreading falsehoods.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential \u2062for\u200b readers to\u2063 seek out multiple sources and perspectives to\u200c form an informed\u2064 opinion on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-consultancy-coalition-for-liberated-ethnic-students-promotes-calls-for-israels-eradication\/\" title=\"Education Consultancy, Coalition for Liberated Ethnic Students, Advocates for Israel's Elimination\">complex geopolitical issues<\/a> such as the Israeli-Palestinian \u200cconflict. Blindly accepting the views of biased individuals like Attiah only serves to perpetuate division \u2063and hinder the chances of achieving\u200b a peaceful resolution.<\/p>\n<p>The need for accurate and unbiased reporting is crucial now more than ever, as misinformation and biased narratives\u2063 continue to spread like wildfire through\u2063 social media and other platforms. It&#8217;s time to\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-dismantles-reporter-in-unaired-segment-of-interview-discussing-black-lgbt-issues\/\" title=\"DeSantis shuts down reporter in unaired interview segment on Black, LGBT topics.\">prioritize factual reporting<\/a> and respectful \u200bdialogue over sensationalism and clickbait headlines.<\/p>\n<p>As consumers of news,\u2064 we have \u2062the power to demand better. Let&#8217;s hold journalists and media \u2062outlets accountable and insist on fair and balanced \u200creporting that promotes understanding and collaboration, rather than sowing the seeds of \u2063division.<\/p>\n<p>It is high time that publications \u2062like the <i>Washington \u200dPost<\/i> showcase voices from all sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, encouraging thoughtful and constructive discussions that might lead to meaningful progress.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We won&#8217;t ignore Israel&#8217;s atrocities,&#8221; asserts Karen Attiah (kinetic.karen on Instagram). Just days after Hamas launched a devastating assault on Israel, the Washington Post&#8217;s fitness enthusiast, Karen Attiah, paused her workout routine to write a powerful column denouncing Israel&#8217;s defensive actions. 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