KIDS' NEWSPAPER QUIZ FOSTERS ANTI-ISRAEL VIEWS

Kids Newspaper Quiz Fosters Anti-Israel Views (CAMERA)

Would an innocent-looking weekly syndicated children’s quiz column - often found in the comics section - be used to inculcate anti-Israel views?

Yes - when it’s "The Quiz" produced by Judith Laitman whose public utterances (see below) habitually condemn Israel for alleged mistreatment of the blameless Palestinians. Ms. Laitman is owner and president of “Knowledge Unlimited Inc” of Madison, Wisconsin which distributes “The Quiz” to newspapers across the U.S. including the Dallas Morning News where it was brought to CAMERA’s attention. Any reference in “The Quiz” to Palestinians is invariably benign while nearly every mention of Israel is one of condemnation.

In the March 3, 2008 Quiz column  (above), the Newsname section asks the child to name the man pictured who is “president of the Palestinian National Authority.” While failing to mention the Palestinian firing of barrages of rockets from Gaza at the Israeli cities of Sderot and Ashkelon precipitating Israeli actions, the Newsname text goes onto say, “In the past few days, Israeli attacks on Gaza killed more than 110 Palestinians, including 22 children, …”

This assertion regarding casualties disregarded Israel’s side of the story. The more sober New York Times description said,

“At least 10 Palestinians were killed on Sunday by Israeli fire, local hospital officials said, bringing the number of Palestinians killed since Wednesday, when the latest surge in hostilities began, to more than 100. Israel says that most of those killed were armed militants, but Palestinian officials say that more than half were civilians, including several children." (March 3 by Kershner, Erlanger and El-Khodary).

Another report - a syndicated article by Middle East correspondent Gwynne Dyer - said:

“Israel says 90 per cent of the Palestinian casualties were fighters; Palestinian sources say half were civilians, including 22 children. Given the crowded living conditions of the Gaza Strip, the latter estimate is more plausible, although it would make no sense for Israeli forces to target civilians deliberately.”

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