60 Minutes: Playing fast and loose on the facts
Published in The Australian Jewish News
May 24, 2018
Do you remember Halamish?
I do.
I remember those first horrific images as they came through to the world in the wake of the terror attack that occurred in the West Bank settlement last year.
I wish I could forget that picture of a blood-smeared kitchen floor. It was the scene that became the set of a savage stabbing spree at the hands of a Palestinian terrorist, where an Israeli father, his son and daughter died; a stark contrast from the peace that existed only moments before as the Solomon family sat together enjoying Shabbat dinner.
Horrendous and heartbreaking, it is just one example of Palestinian terror perpetrated against Israelis. And yet, it is a narrative omitted from 60 Minutes’ recent report, which attempts to explore the tensions that exist between Palestinians and Israeli settlers.
In fact, the report “Holy Real Estate” broadcast on Sunday evening was so imbalanced, not only failing to acknowledge the persistent threats of danger posed against Israelis in the West Bank, but also littered with a series of gross inaccuracies.