Associated Press @AP minimizes Hamas' terror

AP has an article about Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan chiding Israel by saying that it should show more "sensitivity" towards Palestinians, by - for example - not letting Jews pray in their holiest place.

A few paragraphs down, it mentions:

Israel, for its part, is upset by Erdogan’s warm relations with Hamas, the militant group that controls the Gaza Strip. Israel considers Hamas a terror group.

The implication is that only Israel considers Hamas a terror group.

However, much of the free world considers Hamas to be a terrorist organization. Canada, the European Union, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States all agree with Israel that Hamas is a terror group, and Australia, New Zealand and Paraguay have designated its Al Qassam Brigades only as a terrorist organization.

Why would AP imply that it is only Israel that makes this designation?

There is really no way to look at this and not conclude that AP wants to downplay Hamas terrorism and subtly make Israel look paranoid for calling out Hamas for what it is.

And when a major wire service shills for Hamas, that should set off alarm bells for everyone.

(h/t Arnold)

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