The Grammy Awards Illustrate The Cultural Mainstreaming of Antisemitism
Jay Electronica was nominated for an award for an album that contained antisemitic lyrics. The award ceremony also included Tamika Mallory and Dua Lipa.
Karen Bekker
MSNBC Coverage of Israel’s Vaccine Rollout Still Leaves Room for Further Improvement
Although Ari Melber's discussion with Felicia Schwartz was better than some of the network's earlier coverage, there were still some material factual omissions.
NBC Continues Disturbing Pattern with “Nurses” Program and More
An episode of the program “Nurses” featured offensive caricatures of Hasidic Jews, portraying them as both bigoted and anti-science; meanwhile, Joy Reid repeats the debunked vaccine libel.
Propagandist Muhammad Shehada Continues to Promote False Claims
Shehada portrays legal proceedings against Issa Amro as based on "nonviolent resistance," but Amro was convicted of assault.
The New Yorker Repeats B’Tselem’s Claim that Israel Is “Judaizing” the Land of Israel
The term carries disturbing baggage from the Nazi era. The New Yorker has also uncritically adopted many of B'Tselem's other problematic and false claims.
NBC, AFP, NPR Join AP in Promoting B’Tselem’s Baseless “Aparthied” Canard
NBC, AFP, and the publicly-funded NPR all amplified the bogus “Jewish supremacy” charge that is reminiscent of David Duke's writing.
The Associated Press Ignores B’Tselem’s Controversial History and Foreign Funding; Amplifies “Apartheid” Smear
The invocation by B’Tselem of the term “supremacy” seems designed to latch on to trends in American politics. In fact, however, the language of “Jewish supremacy” recalls the title of David Duke’s 2002 book.
Pitchfork Magazine Normalizes Jay Electronica’s Antisemitic Lyrics
When mainstream publications award accolades to antisemitic materials, they contribute to the normalization of antisemitism.
Wall Street Journal Omits Crucial Context on Leila Khaled Zoom Event
An event featuring a known airline hijacker was whitewashed as "an event around Palestinians."
For the Washington Post, Another Opportunity to Portray Israeli Society As Malevolent
When Saeb Erekat was admitted to Hadassah Hospital, others may have seen a story about Israeli generosity. But not the Post.