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CNN Can’t Be Bothered To Find Some Palestinians

July 27, 2021November 19, 2014 by Nicholas Astier-Ibrahim

By Yousef Munayyer

The horrific attack which left five Israelis dead in Jerusalem yesterday was the top international news item in the United States and in many places around the globe. On CNN, it was covered in just about every program they had on during the day. As is generally the case when Israelis are victims of Palestinian violence, Western media zooms in. That can not be said for the other way around which is far more prevalent given the ongoing Israeli military occupation of Palestine.

Has CNN officially become Israeli State TV?

July 27, 2021July 1, 2014 by Nicholas Astier-Ibrahim

By Yousef Munayyer

Since the initial disappearance of three Israelis feared kidnapped when hitchhiking in occupied Palestinian territory almost three weeks ago, Israel unleashed a wide-scale campaign of arrests and raids that resulted in ten Palestinian deaths and over 500 arbitrarily arrested Palestinians, and the destruction of property in countless homes.

Nakba Day Killings: The Scoop the New York Times Didn’t Want?

July 27, 2021May 28, 2014 by Nicholas Astier-Ibrahim

By Yousef Munayyer

Last week I passed on to the New York Times some obvious questions that could lead to a scoop and it seems that they missed the opportunity. After two Palestinian kids were killed on Nakba Day, the New York Times had erroneously reported their ages. I contacted the relevant folks covering and editing these stories at the Times about the error and to their credit they eventually made the correction.

Wolf Lets Oren Howl at CNN Colleague’s Work

July 27, 2021May 27, 2014 by Nicholas Astier-Ibrahim

By Yousef Munayyer

Last week CNN stooped to a new low in coverage of Israel/Palestine. Wolf Blitzer, the former AIPAC employee turned host, decided to cover the deaths of two Palestinian teens in the occupied Palestinian West Bank. You’d think this is a step forward until you see how it was don

Are Israeli Apartheid Laws Affecting US Media?

July 27, 2021April 30, 2014 by Nicholas Astier-Ibrahim

By Yousef Munayyer

Given the recent statement made by Secretary Kerry about apartheid and Israel and the subsequent walk back, there was a great deal of discussion around the issue in the mainstream media in the last 48 hours.

You’d think the media might want to speak to some Palestinians, you know, those people suffering from the very system in question here, whatever you want to call it. It would be odd, for example, for network news shows to talk about racism without talking to people of color or talking about misogyny without talking to any women. Well, let me revise this, this would be odd in most places but Fox News, where we’ve come to expect such things.