NYT Reluctant to Fault Israel for West Bank Aggression
The New York Times seems reluctant to hold Israel accountable for the unprecedented settler brazenness of the Netanyahu administration.
‘Apartheid’ Designation Ignored as Israel Kills Children in Gaza Again
Coverage of Gaza attacks in the Washington Post, New York Times and CNN didn’t include a single reference to Israel as an apartheid state.
Israel’s Real ‘Crisis of Democracy’ Is That It’s Not a Democracy
The New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal whitewash the apartheid that fundamentally disqualifies Israel as a democracy.
To US Papers, Iranian Weapons Far More Newsworthy Than Those Made in USA
If newspapers were concerned about human life, there wouldn’t be such a gap in coverage between Iranian and US-made weapons.
Israel’s Hard-Right Turn Fails to Raise Alarm in US Media
US press coverage has had trouble recognizing that the new government of Benjamin Netanyahu is anything other than business as usual.
Ahmad Abuznaid on Israeli Human Rights Crackdown, Sohale Mortazavi on Cryptocurrency
Growing numbers of people have concerns, not just about uncritical US support for Israel, but also about the shutdown of critics.
Katie Halper Violated Media Taboo Against Israel Criticism
Halper laid out the case that has been made by major human rights organizations: that Israel is in fact an apartheid state.
Palestinian Erasure Starts in Preschool—With Sesame Street’s Endorsement
Are US kids getting insight on Palestinians from books? Even the youngest children are subjected to narratives that erase Palestinians.
‘These Organizations Are Doing Critical Work to Advocate for Palestinian Rights’
“This ongoing trauma persists as long as this blockade exists, as long as the occupation exists, as long as this settler colonialism exists.”
Ahmad Abuznaid on Palestine Human Rights Crackdown, Andrew Perez on Dark Money Donation
The corporate media narrative on Israel/Palestine makes it hard to make sense of the recent assault by Israeli forces on the Gaza Strip.
Did Public TV Doc Promote Peaceful Coexistence—or the UAE?
A film that offers an entirely uncritical and glowing portrait of the UAE ought to make PBS take a closer look at the film’s funding.
In the Wake of Abu Akleh’s Murder, Media Continued to Obscure Israeli Violence
US media are “terrified of being attacked if they don’t repeat the Israeli versions of events. They live in constant fear.”
‘In the Middle East, We Are Hearing a New Set of Excuses to Justify the Same Old Policy’
“His visit will not help peace. It will not help human rights. It will not help US interests in the region.”
Israel Killed Reporter Abu Akleh—but US Media Disguised the Facts
Many US outlets used a back-and-forth blame frame to report the killing of veteran war correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh.
Western Sahara Overlooked in Israel/Arab Summit Reporting
Israel and Morocco share a common goal: maintaining military occupations that are widely condemned throughout the world.
The News Is Not That Israel Has Apartheid, but That Amnesty Dares Say So
Criticism of Israel’s denial of Palestinians’ rights is deemed a threat to the country’s ability to be an explicitly Jewish state.
Tutu Obits Underplay His Advocacy for Palestine
Obituaries often underplayed how Desmond Tutu normalized the idea that Palestinians also suffered under an apartheid system.
Politico’s Staff Must Toe New Owner’s Line—Including Endorsing Israel
The fear is that Axel Springer will weaponize its US presence against criticism of Israel and pro-Palestine perspectives as it has in Germany.
They All Scream Over Ben & Jerry’s Not Selling Ice Cream on the West Bank
What’s striking about the editorial reaction to the Ben & Jerry’s news is it insinuates that boycotting Israel is extreme and illegitimate.
Extra! Soundbites July 2021
Assaults on Choice Aren’t News (Here) Republican state lawmakers introduced more than 500 bills that would restrict abortion rights by mid-May—including some that would charge women who terminated their pregnancies with murder. But from the beginning of the year until May 16, NBC News didn’t once mention these attempts to roll back reproductive freedom. (They […]
