MEMRI AND BIAS

Alterman approvingly cites a piece in the Israel-hating Guardian that bashes MEMRI for cherry-picking outrageous items in its translation of the Arabic press. Apparently the Altered One, who is quite adroit himself in using slimy tactics to advance his anti-Israel views thinks that the Guardian and CAIR are reliable sources on which to evaluate an analysis of Middle East news. The Guardian's smear tactics however, fail to impugn MEMRI's integrity. The sad truth is that the rabid anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism are prevalent in the Islamic world - and the mere concept of an Arab equivalent to Ha'aretz is laughable. Quite simply, there is ample evidence of Israeli respect for the humanity of Arabs and Muslims, and little to no evidence of Arab and Muslim respect for the humanity of Jews. MEMRI's selections merely reflects this reality.