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US media still misleadingly present the US as an honest broker, and presume that the US and Israel have the right to impose ridiculous preconditions before Palestinians are worthy of their own self-determination.
[mp3-jplayer tracks=”CounterSpin Omar Baddar Rainey Reitman Full Show @http://www.fair.org/audio/counterspin/CounterSpin200131.mp3″] MP3 Link This week on CounterSpin: It is strange to think that you could create a plan to shape the relationship between two entities, in consultation with one but not the other, and then not just declare it, yourself, a “win-win,” but also say to the […]
There is ample reason to doubt the administration’s claims that the executive order is a good-faith effort at combating antisemitism.
In media Newspeak, “peace plan” is a propaganda term that only refers to whatever Washington is proposing at any given time.
The New York Times might have pointed out that the accusation that Palestinians murdering Jewish Israelis is a “more common scourge” is an absolute inversion of reality.
When Is a Coup Not a Coup? When Media Say It Isn’t One Merriam-Webster defines “coup” as “the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group.” Surely that’s what Juan Guaido was striving for when he urged Venezuela’s military to overthrow elected President Nicolas Maduro. But corporate media went through convolutions […]
The New York Times acknowledges that governing millions of Palestinians but denying them the vote is a form of apartheid, so there’s no justification for saying, after nearly 52 years of such disenfranchisement, that that will eventually constitute apartheid, but for some unspecified reason doesn’t yet at this point.
The New York Times seriously misled readers on the status of Israel’s illegal settlements on the occupied territories of the West Bank and the Golan Heights.
Why should only these groups—Muslim 95 percent of the time—“renounce violence,” but the US and its allies never have to?
When the right of return is mentioned in media, pundits and other journalists often baselessly call its legitimacy into question.
The reaction to Ilhan Omar’s comments proved her point: The United States’ allegiance to Israel, right or wrong, is unwavering, and any questioning of Israeli policy and the Palestinian plight is “unacceptable” and will be linked to antisemitism in order to squash debate.
“This is a bill that attempts to encourage states to coerce individuals and companies to toe a particular line regarding Israel and the Palestinians, and to punish individuals and companies that support Palestinian rights through nonviolent efforts to engage in campaigns of boycott, divestment and sanctions.”
Whether in South Africa or Israel/Palestine, the argument has been the same: Hypothetical threats posed by the oppressed to their oppressors justify continued subjugation.
Boycotts are a constitutionally protected form of speech, but Congress and some states are moving to penalize boycotts aimed at territories illegally occupied by Israel.
Marc Lamont Hill was fired for defending universal rights and self-determination. CNN should rehire him and allow his voice to once again be part of its debate.
In a piece headlined “Deadly Gaza Raid by Israel Threatens Nascent Ceasefire” (11/11/18), the New York Times described an Israeli assault near the city of Khan Yunis that killed seven Palestinians as the first known Israeli ground incursion into Gaza since Operation Protective Edge, in July 2014, set off a seven-week war. This depiction […]
Tablet engages in the dubious art of “bothsidesism,” the notion that in order to condemn right-wing anti-Jewish violence, one most come up with a reason to bash the left as well.
Instead of pretending that the conduct of Palestinians and Israelis is qualitatively and quantitatively the same, what’s needed is an honest accounting.
A country’s political leaders are likely to be called a “regime” when they do not follow US dictates, and are less likely to be categorized as such if they cooperate with the empire.
As Israel killed scored and wounded thousands of Palestinians protesting in Gaza, considerable space in US coverage of the massacres was devoted to blaming Palestinians for their own slaughter.
