Category Archives: Media and journalism

How the media narrative on Israel has changed over 65 years

Posted on 17 May 2013 by

In honour of Israel’s 65th birthday (according to the Gregorian calendar), Life Magazine has published a series of fascinating photos (and at least one extremely graphic and gory one) from those early days. Click on this link to view the … Continue reading →

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How the international media avoid facing reality when reporting on terrorism

Posted on 7 May 2013 by

Reading about the mental contortions that the foreign media have been going through in trying to ascertain the motivations of the Tsarnaev brothers, aka the Boston bombers has been an eye-opening education, if an entertaining one, for us Israelis.  While … Continue reading →

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Constant drip of attempted terror attacks go unreported in international media

Posted on 29 April 2013 by

The last few days have seen several attempts by Palestinian terrorists to harm Israeli citizens, but reports in the international press have been minimal to non-existent. The major terror attempt was a drone, flying from the direction of Lebanon, attempting … Continue reading →

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Of rockets, stones and justice

Posted on 4 April 2013 by

Over the last couple of days the rocket fire from Gaza into Israel has intensified. I deliberately do not use the word “renewed” because the rocket fire has never completely stopped except for one month in the winter. The latest … Continue reading →

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Who killed baby Omar? Not Israel says the UN

Posted on 12 March 2013 by

This sad story begins back in November during Operation Pillar of Cloud (or Defense) when a baby boy, Omar Masharawi was killed in what looked like a missile strike. On November 14, 11-month-old Omar al-Mishrawi and Hiba Aadel Fadel al-Mishrawi, … Continue reading →

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The segregated bus line that wasn’t

Posted on 6 March 2013 by

There has been a huge international outcry about the latest ostensible evil emanating from Israel – a segregated bus line for Palestinian use only.  The Israeli media only exacerbated the outrage with their stupidly misleading sensationalist headlines, like Ynet’s “Ministry … Continue reading →

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