A video made the rounds Monday showing a man trying to run down Jews near a Los Angeles synagogue with his car:
Video shows driver repeatedly trying to run down Jews walking near LA synagogue https://t.co/OEO55gu8lC pic.twitter.com/lO1V8Sl24F
— The Hill (@thehill) November 26, 2018
Ben Shapiro predicted the media’s reaction Monday night:
Unless the media can find a way to blame this on Trump, this story will die a quick death https://t.co/D0QLbapNc8
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) November 26, 2018
Despite a supposed “surge” in right-wing terrorism, police apprehended the suspect, 32-year-old Mohamed Mohamed Abdi, who doesn’t appear to be a right-winger at all but a U.S. citizen born in Mogadishu, Somalia. If you search Twitter’s verified accounts for news coverage, though, all you get is tweets from a bunch of “anti-Muslim extremists,” Robert Spencer, Pamela Geller, and Melanie Phillips among them.
Mohamed Mohamed Abdi tried to run down people leaving a Los Angeles synagogue. So far there seems to be no mention of this episode on the WashPost website. I wonder why. https://t.co/CGEuUSPvBt
— Mike (@Doranimated) November 27, 2018
Nor @CNN
Nor @NBCNews
Nor @MSNBC
Nor @CBSNews
Nor @NYTimes
Nor @APIt’s in @LATimes only because it happened in Los Angeles#AntiSemitism #Judeophobia https://t.co/dnaPHaCf4O
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) November 27, 2018
For the record, the New York Post did cover the story Tuesday.
This story has been limited to local news, Fox News, Jewish news, and conservative newshttps://t.co/pKHx2RThKs
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) November 27, 2018
It also ran on @ABC7. Again, local story. Getting ZERO press.
*Wonder why?
*(Not actually wondering.)
— Mr. Dairenn Lombard (@Dairenn) November 27, 2018
Since the driver was "A Motorist" & the victims were "Two Men" We may never know the motive.
— Mark The Shark (@MRaff57) November 27, 2018
If this guy had been wearing a MAGA hat, anti-semitism would be the #1 story in the country today, which tells you how genuine the media's concern over antisemitism actually is https://t.co/DEQx6uq0jv
— Noah Pollak (@NoahPollak) November 27, 2018
A day later, I realized I spoke too soon, the story didn't get much farther than @thehill https://t.co/f9C04zo78K
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) November 27, 2018
The media have been doing plenty of pieces about anti-Semitism being on the rise under the Trump administration … remember after the Tree of Life massacre when the New York Times Magazine asked if Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump “are good for the Jews”?
So it’s funny how this story has dropped off the radar; actually, it never was on the radar.
32-year-old Mohamed Mohamed Abdi, attempted to run down Jewish worshipers standing outside a Hancock Park synagogue | Homeland Security
“Motive unknown” (yeah right). https://t.co/CTODp9U8de
— Imam Tawhidi (@Imamofpeace) November 27, 2018
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Update:
This is especially weird as @CNN has been promoting their special report "The State of Hate: The Rise of #AntiSemitism in America” all day
4:00PM ET: Just checked again, and there’s still no stories about Mohammed Mohammed in Los Angeles on https://t.co/hjzi5ZqqW5 https://t.co/5ozYhasKzt
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) November 27, 2018
Related:
Straight-up OWNED: Mollie Hemingway DRAGS WashPost for their infuriating front page (hint, blame Trump!) https://t.co/nhyzrk6Aeh
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 28, 2018
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