Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS)
Israel’s Boycott-Proof Economy
The Gaza war has given the BDS movement a shot in the arm, just as
Alex Margolin
September 1, 2014
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The Gaza war has given the BDS movement a shot in the arm, just as
The Independent’s paparazzi story on Angelina Jolie’s wedding to Brad Pitt implies that Jon Voight was not invited due to his pro-Israel views.
Melanie Phillips addresses the effects of the Gaza conflict on Diaspora Jewry and calls for a new strategy to present Israel’s case.
The BBC’s Orla Guerin makes the shocking claim that there is no evidence” that Hamas is using human shields. Yet there is overwhelming evidence that Hamas uses schools, hospitals, and residential areas as launching grounds for rockets aimed at Israel.
Time Magazine resurrects the blood libel that Israeli soldiers have been stealing Palestinian body parts.
As Hamas breaks a ceasefire with a volley of rockets into Israel, some media portray Israel as the aggressor through biased headlines or missing context.
There were five specific media fails during the 2014 Gaza war.
Ilan Pappe portrays Israel as a Nazi-like society based on a small number of infertile women requesting combat soldiers as sperm donors.
An entire family reported to have been killed in Gaza not only turns out to be alive, but one member targeted later is revealed to be a Hamas terrorist.
In an interview, a Hamas spokesperson admits on air to Hamas intimidation of journalists in Gaza and deporting those who reported on rocket launch sites.
The Foreign Press Association releases a statement criticizing Hamas for threatening reporters covering Gaza.
New York Times bureau chief Jodi Rudoren tweets that the Foreign Press Association’s statement on Hamas intimidation of journalists is “dangerous.”
The New Statesman prints an update to a story that erroneously claimed an entire Palestinian family was killed in an Israeli air strike.
Wait. Did he just compare the strikes on Gaza with the nuclear bombs dropped on Japan and the firebombing of Dresden,Germany???
Israel has no reason to be sorry that its people were not bleeding more in the Gaza war.
Some journalists allow Hamas to evade the tough questions. But not all of them – watch Sean Hannity persisting in getting some answers.
Since the conflict in Gaza began, many in the media have become obsessed with publishing
Can we be expected to believe that while Indian and French media provided pictures of the Hamas terrorist group and their rockets, the NY Times missed them?
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