It all goes back to the "enemy of my enemy is my friend" paradigm. People who opposed Communism decades ago also supported Israel's right to exist so Leftists reflexively supported the Arabs and Palestinians. That continued for decades so the self-same Leftists still support the Palestinians and malign and distort the truth about Israel even if they are Jews -- all the more so because the horrid villain Bebe Netanyahu dares to stand up to and even tell the truth about Obama.

The NY Times transitioned from journalism to active political diatribes decades ago; it's little more than a rag today. I'm not even going to touch the Puffington Host.