March 2008

Counterpunch - How to be An Israeli Journalist: Never Write "Murder" or "Palestine"

When a violent incident is reported, the IDF confirms or the army says but the Palestinians claim : ‘The Palestinians claimed that a baby was severely injured in IDF shootings.' Is this a fib? ‘The Palestinians claim that Israeli settlers threatened them' .... When the Palestinians aren't making claims , their viewpoint is simply not heard.

Rule # 1: In the Middle East, it is always the Arabs that attack first, and it's always Israel who defends itself. This is called "Retaliation".

Rule # 2: The Arabs, whether Palestinians or Lebanese, are not allowed to kill Israelis. This is called "Terrorism"

Rule # 3: Israel has the right to kill Arab civilians; this is called Self-Defense", or these days "Collateral Damage".

Glasgow Media Group - Bad News from Israel

NOTE: This is an important and thorough study of the Brithish media done in 2004. The findings clearly apply to the Canadian media and western media in general.

The study suggests that television news on the Israel/Palestinian conflict confuses viewers and substantially features Israeli government views. Israelis are quoted and speak in interviews over twice as much as Palestinians and there are major differences in the language used to describe the two sides. This operates in favours of the Israelis and influences how viewers understand the conflict.

If Americans Only Knew - New York Times Distortion Up Close and Personal

A little over a week ago, some members of our organization, If Americans Knew, met with New York Times Public Editor Daniel Okrent to discuss the findings of a detailed study we had completed of two years worth of Times news stories on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Okrent was going to be writing a column discussing the paper's coverage of Israel/Palestine, and we felt our study would be an important resource.

CPNO - The Media and the Palestinians 

It is no secret that the North American media has played a major role in the unresolved assault on the Palestinian people. The pro-Israel bias is evident throughout the print and television media, not so much by what is said but by what is not said: the history and context of the crisis is never presented.

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