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Global Media Suddenly All Over This Darfur Thing - Turns Out, It's Israel's Fault

Suddenly - 200,000 deaths later - global media outlets are all abuzz with the atrocities being committed in Darfur. And wouldn't you know it, it's Israel's fault that people are getting killed:

Israel said Sunday that it would no longer allow asylum seekers from Darfur to stay after sneaking across the border with Egypt. The policy change, aimed at halting a rise in illegal immigration from Sudan, is drawing fire from critics who say the Jewish state, created in the aftermath of the Holocaust, is morally obliged to offer sanctuary from mass murder.

There still appears to be some confusion about what exactly is going on in Darfur - some sort of violence that seemingly came out of nowhere apparently. Just some folks fighting, ya know? Certainly no religious motive for the massacres.

Although - the Sydney Morning Herald does mention a certain Abrahamic religion four times, including in the lede. But that religion isn't Islam. Want to take a guess what religion it is? The religion that they drop four times in association with the massacres in Darfur? Come on, guess. You'll never guess.

Never mind that the truth of this debate is that most of the refugees are economic refugees. When there's an anti-Israel angle to be had - especially if it can be used in some way to blame Jews for the violence perpetuated in the name of a certain other religion - then you can be quite sure that global media outlets will find it.

We're thinking of trying to convince the UN and global media outlets that the Jews are secretly behind Iran's nuclear program. That thing would get shut down in a week. (h/t: Deb)

References:
* News results: [Google News]
* Israel deports Sudanese refugees [SMH]
* Sudanese refugees fear deportation [JPost]

Previously:
* Boston Globe Notices UN Is Not Entirely Fair To Israel (Plus: Lebanese Muslims Pissed That Even Israel Is More Humane Than Syria) [Video]
* The Significance Of the Pope's Visit To Turkey - Not That Much, Actually
* At This Point, Journalists Are Literally Just Going Through The Motions Of Covering Up Their Bias

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