Tuesday 29 July 2014
Fox’s Kurtz Amends Statement That ‘No Question’ Hamas Kidnapped Israeli Teens
‘Fox’s Media Buzz host Howard Kurtz definitively laid blame on Hamas Sunday morning for initiating the current hostilities with Israel, stating at the top of his show, “There is no question that Hamas started the latest round of mideast violence, first with the killing of three Israeli teenagers, and then by firing rockets indiscriminately at the Jewish state.”
BuzzFeed’s Dorsey Shaw noticed the line right away, and thought it fishy, as word emerged Friday that the kidnappings were likely the work of a lone cell — “Hamas-affiliated,” in the words of BBC’s Jon Donnison, “but not operating under leadership.”
Kurtz amended his statement later on Twitter: “My point on the three slain Israeli teenagers is that Hamas praised killings as a heroic act.”‘
