{"id":2302550,"date":"2024-07-20T15:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T19:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-posts-shameful-criticism-of-hamas-hostages-parents-removed-after-being-deemed-unacceptable\/"},"modified":"2024-07-20T15:17:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T19:17:05","slug":"washington-post-removes-criticism-of-hamas-hostages-parents-after-deeming-it-unacceptable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-removes-criticism-of-hamas-hostages-parents-after-deeming-it-unacceptable\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post removes criticism of Hamas hostage&#8217;s parents after deeming it &#8216;unacceptable"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fwashington-post-removes-criticism-of-hamas-hostages-parents-after-deeming-it-unacceptable%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=2302550&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--><p>The Washington Post faced backlash after\u2063 a controversial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a>\u2063 criticized the parents of an Israeli-American hostage held by Hamas.\u200c The\u200c post was criticized for its bias and \u2062lack of sympathy for the victim&#8217;s family. After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rutgers-administrators-apologize-for-condemning-anti-semitism\/\" title=\"Rutgers Administrators Apologize for Condemning Anti-Semitism\">receiving widespread criticism<\/a>,\u2064 The\u200d Post deleted \u2064the \u200cpost and issued an apology. \u200bThe\u2062 incident highlighted \u200dthe bias and anti-Semitism prevalent in mainstream media.\u200d Despite the apology, \u2062the incident\u200c serves as a reminder of the\u2063 challenges faced by unbiased reporting in today&#8217;s media landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post might be shameless, but at least it can still be shamed.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/washington-post-ceo-warns-employees-layoffs-coming-soon-dont-voluntarily-quit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">failing, flailing newspaper<\/a> of the nation&rsquo;s capital came under enough fire on Friday over a social media post that it deleted a reference faulting the parents of an American-Israeli citizen being held hostage by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/graphic-video-israeli-rescuer-releases-footage-music-festival-massacre-aftermath-counter-unprecedented-denial-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">savages of Hamas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The parents, the Post indicated, evidently didn&rsquo;t show enough sympathy for the enemies of Israel &mdash; and of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>In a now-deleted post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, someone on the Washington Post&rsquo;s social media team pointed out that when the parents of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/american-serving-idf-captured-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hostage Omer Neutra<\/a>, in captivity since Oct. 7, speak out on their son&rsquo;s behalf, &ldquo;they don&rsquo;t talk about Israel&rsquo;s assault on Gaza that has killed over 38,000 Palestinians, according to local officials. Experts have warned of looming famine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The parents of Israeli-American hostage Omer Neutra have one goal: TRYING TO FREE THEIR SON from Hamas captivity.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s all they need to say.<\/p>\n<p>How could this have been posted? Shame on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost?\">@WashingtonPost<\/a> for calling the Neutra&rsquo;s morality into question. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ogx95SfV0C\">pic.twitter.com\/ogx95SfV0C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; American Jewish Committee (@AJCGlobal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJCGlobal\/status\/1814302112542601438?\">July 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So, the Post thinks that the parents of an Israeli hostage &mdash; a member of an Israel Defense Forces tank crew, no less &mdash; are the ones who should be shedding public tears over the consequences of a terrorist attack that claims their son among its victims?<\/p>\n<p>Even worse, it cites &ldquo;local officials&rdquo; as some kind of neutral arbiter when the only &ldquo;local officials&rdquo; in Gaza are the strip&rsquo;s Hamas rulers &mdash; the very terrorists who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nikki-haley-reminds-ilhan-omar-who-instigated-violence-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">caused the war<\/a> that&rsquo;s resulted in so much suffering.<\/p>\n<p>After being met with a social media firestorm, the Post replaced the X post with another, calling its own initial wording &ldquo;unacceptable,&rdquo; and claiming to have &ldquo;taken the appropriate action regarding this incident.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A previous post referencing the below story was unacceptable and did not meet our editorial standards, and The Post has deleted it. The reporter of the story was not involved in crafting the tweet. We have taken the appropriate action regarding this incident.&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost\/status\/1814327436584091964?\">July 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Many social media users pointed out that even the revised version linked to an article that could be seen as biased, since the initial social media post was more or less picked up from a paragraph about a quarter way through.<\/p>\n<p>But there was a reason for that paragraph, at least.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/07\/18\/gaza-hostage-family-rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article published Thursday<\/a> profiled Ronen and Orna Neutra, the father and mother of hostage Omer Neutra. The elder Neutras spoke Wednesday at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>The article pointed out that the Neutras don&rsquo;t dwell on the civilian costs of the war (and, yes, it cited the &ldquo;Gaza Health Ministry,&rdquo; which is code for Hamas). It also contained a completely unnecessary reference to a &ldquo;famine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But it could be read as intended mainly to set up a quote from Ronen Neutra that put the whole matter in perspective:<\/p>\n<p>The terrorists are &ldquo;not only holding hostage our son, they&rsquo;re also holding hostage the people of Gaza,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>And that simply makes the initial social media post worse.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did whoever wrote it have to go deep into the article to find inflammatory wording, he or she also had to ignore the quote that followed.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas is &ldquo;also holding hostage the people of Gaza&rdquo; could just as easily have been used in the original social media post &mdash; it would have been intriguing, it would have been provocative and most importantly, it would have been true.<\/p>\n<p>But that wouldn&rsquo;t have suited the leftist audience being catered to by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-when-lies-matter-more-than-facts\/\" title=\"SHAPIRO: When Lies Matter More Than Facts\">establishment media outlets<\/a> like The Washington Post, a disgusting segment of the national and world population where Jew hatred is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-ignores-pro-hamas-protesters-monument-vandalism-trumps-2020-exec-order-end\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coin of the realm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Post&rsquo;s revised version calls the original wording &ldquo;unacceptable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The problem really is that Jew blaming is all too acceptable for an all-too-large segment of the Post&rsquo;s readership.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the Post&rsquo;s editors could be shamed into backing down this time.<\/p>\n<p>Next time &mdash; and there will be a next time as sure as there&rsquo;s a God in heaven &mdash; it might be a different story.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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After receiving backlash, the Post deleted the post and issued a statement calling the initial wording &#8220;unacceptable.&#8221; The article that the post was based on highlighted the parents&#8217; focus on freeing their son from Hamas captivity, but also included biased references to the Gaza Health Ministry. Despite the controversy, the Post&#8217;s editors were shamed into retracting the post, but the incident highlights the prevalence of anti-Semitic sentiments among some of the publication&#8217;s readers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2302551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Picture-58.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13022,11490,32293],"class_list":["post-2302550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hamas","tag-hostage","tag-washington-post"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Picture-58.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2302550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2302551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2302550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2302550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2302550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}