"It’s not as if the ranks of antisemites were thinning and reinforcements are needed.
"Nevertheless, haters of Israel and President Trump, in the media and elsewhere, have a new rationale for their condemnation of America’s involvement in the Iran war.
"According to the latest blame-the-Jews- bile, Trump was persuaded to
attack the Islamist regime only by a deceptive “hard sell” from Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"Otherwise, we are supposed to believe that peace would be breaking out in the Middle East instead of yet another war.
"A chief peddler of this fable is, predictably, The New York Times.
"A font of misinformation and biased reporting about everything Trump,
starting with the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax in his first term.
"The paper was also a leading proponent of the false claim that Israel
committed “genocide” in Gaza and was intentionally starving children.
"It saw no evil either in Hamas or a murderous Ayatollah seeking
nuclear weapons and is now combining its obsessions to push distorted
allegations against Trump and Israel over Iran.
"The “evidence” comes from two Times’ reporters who claim they got an
exclusive view of a crucial February meeting of American and Israeli
leaders in the top secret White House Situation Room.
"Because the room is supposedly secure, anyone who gave the paper
details and even direct quotationes, assuming they are accurate, had to
have been there– — and probably likely committed a federal crime.
"The story included descriptions of who sat where and who said what,
including the reactions of Trump and members of his national security
team to a presentation by Netanyahu.
Distorting the truth
"The story also revealed details of a supposed second meeting held the following day that involved only Americans.
"They were identified as the president, vice-presidentVice President
J.D Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe,
DefenseWar Secretary Pete Hegseth and Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of
staff.
"It contained what were supposedly direct quotationes from nearly everyone in the room.
"The most pointed ones were from Ratcliffe, Rubio and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.
"The article said CIA head Ratcliffe described Netanyahu’s claim in
the first meeting that an attack would lead to quick regime change in
Tehran as “farcical.”
"Then, according to the Times, Rubio added, “In other words, it’s bullshi–t.”
"The paper cited a long quote attributed to Gen. Caine while he was
speaking to the commander-in-chief: “Sir, this is, in my experience,
standard operating procedure for the Israelis. They oversell, and their
plans are not always well-developed. They know they need us, and that’s
why they’re hard-selling.”
"Trump was quoted as responding that regime change would be “their
problem,” but “it was unclear whether he was referring to the Israelis
or the Iranian people.”
"Then came the conclusion that Trump was very interested in
accomplishing two parts of Netanyahu’s presentation, described as
“killing the Ayatollah and Iran’s top leaders and dismantling the
Iranian military.”
"But the real problem with the story isn’t just what it says, it’s also what it doesn’t say that distorts the truth.
"Absent is the fact that Trump has waged a decade-long campaign to defang Iran and make sure it never acquires nuclear weapons.
"His decision to eliminate the mullahs’ terror mastermind, Qasem
Soleimani, in his first term was a radical break from the appeasement
policies of Barack Obama.
Love for Obama deal
"Trump fully repudiated his predecessor by withdrawing from the weak-tea nuclear agreement with Iran that Obama crafted.
"It involved a lifting of American sanctions and a shipment of pallets
of cash to the mullahs, much of which was used to fund Hamas, Hezbollah
and other terror proxies in the region.
"Of course, the Times loved Obama’s deal, and denounced Trump for withdrawing from it.
"So its coverage of Trump’s policies now must be seen through that lens.
"Similarly, its hatred of Netanyahu goes back years, and the paper
supported the unsuccessful meddling by Obama and Joe Biden in Israeli
elections that aimed to defeat Netanyahu.
"Its Iran coverage also conveniently overlooks how Trump’s 2024
opponent, then-Vice President Kamala Harris, whom the Gray Lady
supported, even described herself as a hawk on Iran.
"Asked in an interview which country she believed was the US’s
“greatest adversary,” she answered, “I think there is an obvious one in
mind, which is Iran. Iran has American blood on their hands.”
"The Times also ignores Trump’s bid to negotiate with the mullahs this
term, and how they boasted of their enriched uranium and said nothing
could stop them.
"Unfortunately, the papers’ fact-challenged coverage is not without consequences.
"As the leading voice of the Democratic Party, its anti-Trump, anti-Israel campaigns carry great weight among many voters.
"That impact is magnified because leftist news organizations,
including many newspapers, magazines, the major broadcast networks and
most cable outlets, fall in lockstep with its positions.
"The impact of the widespread media tilt is enormous, with a recent
Pew poll showing that 60% of U.S. adults hold an unfavorable opinion of
Israel.
"Only 37% hold a favorable view, a 20-point decline since 2022, Pew reports.
"The survey found that 70% of people under 50 hold unfavorable opinions of Israel, including 80% of Dems and 41% of Republicans.
"The splintering of GOP support is happening rapidly, and is at least
partially because formerly conservative media figures are turning
against the Jewish state.
"Tucker Carlson is especially vicious, and Megyn Kelly increasingly is, too.
"On a recent podcast, she called Israel “the fly in the ointment”
while accusing it of jeopardizing the cease-fire negotiations that
started Saturday.
"She denounced Netanyahu as “bloodthirsty” for continuing to bomb
Hezbollah in Lebanon despite Iran’s claims that the halt included
Lebanon.
Low IQ pundits
"A transcript shows she also accused the White House of “pretending”
Israel is right that the terms did not cover Lebanon and said Trump
shifted positions “following a phone call” with Netanyahu, whom she said
“won’t stop” bombing Hezbollah.
"Without mentioning Hamas, Hezbollah’s attacks or Iranian pledges to
eliminate Israel, she claimed Netanyahu doesn’t want a cease-fire “just
like the president’s most ardent, bloodthirsty supporters who got us
into this war.”
"On Israel, she added, “we need to reevaluate our relationship with this country.”
“We can’t keep getting dragged into these never ending conflicts
thanks to them,” she said, adding that “Israel is a liability for us.”
"Trump, to his credit, denounced Kelly and Carlson, as well as Candace
Owens and Alex Jones, saying on Truth Social that “I know they think it
is wonderful for Iran, the Number One State Sponsor of Terror, to have a
Nuclear Weapon — Because they have one thing in common, Low IQs.”
"Intelligence scores aside, Trump is right that the defectors don’t
grasp the stakes of the Iranian regime’s bid to get– — and promise to
use– — nukes against Israel and the U.S.
"He might have added that their views make his former supporters a
perfect fit for jobs at the Times and CNN– — or even Al Jazeera."
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