HonestReporting describes a particularly clear, and particularly nasty, example of what it calls the “media two-step” in reporting on Israel.
Our summary of the two-step in general:
Step 0: Report only violence. Never report anything like this.
Step 1 (a): If Jews Israelis have committed any act of violence, imply (or report as fact) that it was motivated by pure malevolence on their part.
Step 1 (b): If Jews Israelis haven't committed any act of violence, report as fact an allegation that they have, and proceed as in step 1(a).
Step 2: If violence is committed against Jews Israelis, report as fact that its motive was retaliation for previous violence by Jews Israelis.
