Rupert Murdoch links anti-Semitism to media hostility towards Israel.
A “pretty strong degree of anti-Semitism” in Europe is at the root of the hostile coverage Israel receives in parts of the European media, Rupert Murdoch, the News Corporation global media chief, charged on Thursday.
In an interview with The Jerusalem Post following his appearance at Jerusalem’s “Facing Tomorrow” presidential conference, Murdoch (pictured) said it was hard for Israel to obtain fair media coverage in Europe because it was forced to “start off behind.”
Elaborating, Murdoch said: “If you go to the BBC, the French press, places like that – they start as hostile, and it’s very difficult to overcome. But you’ve just got to press on and do what you can.”
I’ve never been comfortable linking the two. Calling a journalist anti-Semitic is a loaded charge that’s too easy to make and too difficult to prove. Yet Murdoch is a media heavyweight. What do you think?
