Obama Gifts Hamas a Ready-Made Excuse for Its Next Terror Attack. 

Detected Manipulations & Suggested Changes

Biased language

The article uses biased language to portray certain groups in a negative light.

Leftist critics of Israel are fond of playing the oppressor card. It allows them to talk out of both sides of their mouths. You’d have to be crazy to come right out and say Israel had the horrific massacre of of its people — including civilian women, the elderly and babies — coming. To maintain any form of strained credibility, even many leftists will say Israel has the right to defend itself. On the other hand, to appease the anti-Semites in their ranks, they will warn Israel that it has to play fair and not go too far in its response to the raping of its women and the butchering of . Why? Because Israelis are framed by leftists as colonizing oppressors who, at the end of the day, deserve what they get.

2 suggestions

Use neutral language to describe the different perspectives and avoid derogatory terms.

Present the arguments of each side objectively without using biased language.

Cherry-picking data

The article selectively presents data to support a particular narrative.

By the fifth paragraph, Obama geared up to give Hamas a ready-made excuse for its next terrorist attack, warning that “any Israeli military strategy that ignores the human costs could ultimately backfire.” “Already, thousands of Palestinians have been killed in the bombing of Gaza, many of them children,” he lectured. “Hundreds of thousands have been forced from their homes.”

2 suggestions

Provide a more balanced presentation of the data by including information about Israeli casualties and the reasons behind the Israeli military strategy.

Include data about the actions of Hamas that led to the Israeli military response.

Omission of key information

The article omits important information that could provide a more complete understanding of the situation.

What Obama does not say is more telling than what he does say. He never says what Israel should do, just what it shouldn’t do — attacking Gaza will mean the death of innocent civilians, so don’t do it. That would mean Israel would have to give up on rooting out Hamas. Failure to hold Hamas accountable would be the same as inviting another attack on Israeli civilians. That’s what terrorists do.

2 suggestions

Include information about the actions that Israel should take to address the threat of Hamas while minimizing civilian casualties.

Provide a more comprehensive analysis of the challenges faced by Israel in dealing with Hamas.

Unbalanced reporting

The article presents a one-sided view of the situation without adequately considering alternative perspectives.

The former president wasn’t finished. His next move was declaring the Palestinians as oppressed by the Israelis. To make this point, he went on a bit of a rant. Declaring that “all of us need to do our best to put our best values, rather than our worst fears, on display,” he described what that would entail: “It means acknowledging that Palestinians have also lived in disputed territories for generations; that many of them were not only displaced when Israel was formed but continue to be forcibly displaced by a settler movement that too often has received tacit or explicit support from the Israeli government; that Palestinian leaders who’ve been willing to make concessions for a two-state solution have too often had little to show for their efforts; and that it is possible for people of good will to champion Palestinian rights and oppose certain Israeli government policies in the West Bank and Gaza without being anti-semitic.”

2 suggestions

Include alternative perspectives and arguments that challenge the narrative presented in the article.

Provide a more balanced analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, considering the perspectives of all parties involved.