In a July 2005 WorldNetDaily article, Aaron Klein reported on a group of what he called “fringe activists” who were “calling for angels of death to kill Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and thwart his Gaza withdrawal plan.” Klein took great pains to paint anyone involved in the ceremony as “fringe,” adding at one point:
Participants in the ceremony are not mainstream leaders in the anti-withdrawal campaign, which distanced itself from the Pulsa Dinura [ceremony, in which “God is asked to curse a sinner, usually an enemy of the Jewish people”]. Some participants have previously been accused of serving as provocateurs and damaging the settlement cause.
Which, of course, is quite funny considering that Klein has a history of obscuring the violent, extremist backgrounds of others involved in the anti-disengagement campaign.
But WND has been quite slow to criticize Pat Robertson for suggesting that Sharon’s massive stroke was a retaliation from God because Sharon allegedly was”dividing God’s land.” In fact, a Jan. 6 WND online poll shows that a majority of WND readers appear to have no problem with Robertson’s statement.
Why is WND so squeamish about the Sharon death wish but not about Robertson’s claim of divine retribution?