| | Amanpour later apologized publicly, saying, "On April 10, I referred to the murders of an Israeli family: Lucy, Maia and Rina Dee, the wife and daughters of Rabbi Leo Dee. I misspoke and said they were killed in a ‘shootout’ instead of a shooting. I have written to Rabbi Leo Dee to apologize and make sure that he knows that we apologize for any further pain that may have caused him."</small></blockquote></ref> "The fact that they said they were killed, and not brutally murdered by evil Palestinian terrorists funded by Iran is the typical CNN-ism, where they basically try like this comparison between the victim and the terrorist." | | Amanpour later apologized publicly, saying, "On April 10, I referred to the murders of an Israeli family: Lucy, Maia and Rina Dee, the wife and daughters of Rabbi Leo Dee. I misspoke and said they were killed in a ‘shootout’ instead of a shooting. I have written to Rabbi Leo Dee to apologize and make sure that he knows that we apologize for any further pain that may have caused him."</small></blockquote></ref> "The fact that they said they were killed, and not brutally murdered by evil Palestinian terrorists funded by Iran is the typical CNN-ism, where they basically try like this comparison between the victim and the terrorist." |
| − | A rushed broader applogy came after many angry calls were recorded against Amanpour's biased and offensive treatment of the heinous murder case and its presentation as a shootout between two parties, when in fact it was a murderous attack in which the terrorist shot the members of the Dee family and even returned to confirm the death.<ref>[https://www.sugim.co.il/?p=797623 CNN reporter apologizes to Leo Dee: "I was wrong", Srugim news, 23.05.23.<blockquote>CNN rushed to respond to the case and correct the situation after many angry calls were registered against Amanpour's biased and offensive treatment of the heinous murder case and its presentation as a shootout between two parties, when in fact it was a murderous attack in which the terrorist shot the members of the Dee family and even returned to confirm the death.</blockquote></ref> | + | A rushed broader applogy came after many angry calls were recorded against Amanpour's biased and offensive treatment of the heinous murder case and its presentation as a shootout between two parties, when in fact it was a murderous attack in which the terrorist shot the members of the Dee family and even returned to confirm the death.<ref>[https://www.srugim.co.il/?p=797623 CNN reporter apologizes to Leo Dee: "I was wrong", Srugim news, 23.05.23.<blockquote>CNN rushed to respond to the case and correct the situation after many angry calls were registered against Amanpour's biased and offensive treatment of the heinous murder case and its presentation as a shootout between two parties, when in fact it was a murderous attack in which the terrorist shot the members of the Dee family and even returned to confirm the death.</blockquote></ref> |
| | Only after the suit announcement:<ref>[https://twitter.com/RabbiShmuley/status/1660921666908696578 @RabbiShmuley] May 23, 2023:<blockquote><small>"Less than 24 hours after Rabbi Leo Dee announced, at the memorial lecture for my father Yoav Boteach, his plans to sue @CNN for $1.3 billion for defaming and desecrating the memory of his martyred wife and two daughters, CNN, and one of its most distinguished anchors, Christiane Amanpour, was forced to capitulate and retracr their nauseating lie about how they were murdered. The lesson here is that the Jewish community must never again allow the defamation of its good name and character. Let all our enemies know that this is just the first of many actions we will be taking to ensure that the Jewish people and the State of Israel will never again defamed. Antisemites beware!"</small></blockquote</ref> "Less than 24 hours after Rabbi Leo Dee announced, at the memorial lecture for.. Yoav Boteach, his plans to sue @CNN for $1.3 billion for defaming and desecrating the memory of his martyred wife and two daughters, CNN, and one of its most distinguished anchors, Christiane Amanpour, was forced to capitulate and retract their nauseating lie about how they were murdered." Stating she will apologize on air. | | Only after the suit announcement:<ref>[https://twitter.com/RabbiShmuley/status/1660921666908696578 @RabbiShmuley] May 23, 2023:<blockquote><small>"Less than 24 hours after Rabbi Leo Dee announced, at the memorial lecture for my father Yoav Boteach, his plans to sue @CNN for $1.3 billion for defaming and desecrating the memory of his martyred wife and two daughters, CNN, and one of its most distinguished anchors, Christiane Amanpour, was forced to capitulate and retracr their nauseating lie about how they were murdered. The lesson here is that the Jewish community must never again allow the defamation of its good name and character. Let all our enemies know that this is just the first of many actions we will be taking to ensure that the Jewish people and the State of Israel will never again defamed. Antisemites beware!"</small></blockquote</ref> "Less than 24 hours after Rabbi Leo Dee announced, at the memorial lecture for.. Yoav Boteach, his plans to sue @CNN for $1.3 billion for defaming and desecrating the memory of his martyred wife and two daughters, CNN, and one of its most distinguished anchors, Christiane Amanpour, was forced to capitulate and retract their nauseating lie about how they were murdered." Stating she will apologize on air. |