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Mearsheimer on PBS: Nuclear Weapons are Weapons of Peace

On PBS Newshour, John Mearsheimer, author of the "Israel Lobby," asserts " a nuclear-armed Iran would bring stability to the region." He also offers reassurance that "they have hardly any offensive capability at all."

Time to Enforce Balance at PBS, NPR

USA Today (online, March 4) published CAMERA's call, by Washington director Eric Rozenman, for public broadcasting to finally conduct mandatory objectivity and balance oversight of NPR and PBS.

Inside Israel’s Army (2009)

Produced by Michal Zilberman and Michele Mitchell NOW (PBS) Host: David Bracaccio 60 minutes Aired on July 17, 2009
This review looks at two incisive documentaries: that aired on PBS, one about efforts to build peace in Jenin and the other about Israeli reservists who served during war with Lebanon and Gaza.

Heart of Jenin (2009)

Edited for PBS' Wide Angle TV episode from the original German documentary "Das Herz von Jenin" Produced and directed by: Leon Geller and Markus Vetter English, German 52 minutes
The film tells a story about breaking down barriers between Palestinians and Jews, but it falls back onto the usual formula portrayal of callous Israelis and blameless Palestinians.

Jimmy Carter (Still) Shills for Hamas

Former President Jimmy Carter established himself as the preeminent spokesperson for Hamas in the U.S. during his recent appearence on Charlie Rose.

Moyers, Like Nixon, Hunkers Down

Taken aback at criticism of his suggestion that Israeli attacks on Hamas are a consequence of “genetic” encoding, Bill Moyers backtracks while falsely accusing Israel of attacking the entire population of Gaza.

Bill Moyers Rants Against Israel — And Jews

In a recent PBS commentary, Bill Moyers presented several highly distorted statements about the crisis in Gaza and also depicted Israeli violence as a consequence of “genetic encoding.”

Rep. Sherman Reminds CPB of “Mandate for Objectivity and Balance”

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) has become the second member of Congress to remind the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that its attempt to upgrade objectivity and balance compliance must not inadvertently dilute the statute under which recipients like National Public Radio operate.