Suggested Weekend Reading
Here’s our weekly edition of recommended articles, reports and studies – providing vital context and information about Israel and the region that the mainstream media ignores.
Omer Bartov
Guardian AGAIN corrects lie about ICJ genocide ruling
For the fifth time in two years, we prompted a correction at the Guardian over the erroneous claim that the ICJ ruled "genocide" was "plausibly" taking place in Gaza.
Guardian ‘Gazology’ excuses and erases antisemitism
The Guardian just published a glowing feature on Omer Bartov and his new book accusing Israel of genocide. Bartov wasn't even challenged when he told the outlet that the "charge of antisemitism has grown hollow" due to its “weaponization” as “a tool to shut people up.”
NY Times Gives Another Platform to Bartov’s Failed Genocide Arguments
This second serving of Bartov in the New York Times was likely meant to promote his extreme anti-Israel narratives. And with its platform, the paper may have succeeded. But it came with a hidden cost.
NPR Follows NY Times in Platforming Genocide Canard
Just two days after the New York Times published an op-ed by Omer Bartov claiming that Israel was committing a genocide, NPR’s Morning Edition featured an interview with him to reiterate the same points.
NY Times Op-Ed, Too, Pretends Anti-Hamas Statements Prove “Genocide”
If other scholars don’t agree with Bartov, perhaps it is because they recognize that Israel's calls to destroy Hamas are not evidence of genocidal intent.
MSNBC: Four Months of Disinformation
Common distortions include omitting the 2005 disengagement from Gaza and the subsequent election of a group sworn to Israel's destruction to power in the territory, promoting anti-Israel propagandists, and ignoring the numbers of casualties that are reported to be Hamas fighters. In addition, at least two commentators called on the US to force Israel essentially to surrender.
Brown University’s Middle East Studies Faculty: Profiles in Extremist Anti-Israel Bias
A non-exhaustive list of anti-Israel and antisemitic public rhetoric from many of the faculty members at Brown University's Center for Middle East Studies. The rhetoric shown helps demonstrate the level of bias and hostility toward the Jewish state.