The News You Didn’t Hear About This Week: Friday, September 5, 2025
Three important, but underreported, stories from the week bearing on Israel and the Middle East that media consumers should know.
David Litman
The News You Didn’t Hear About This Week
Three important, but underreported, stories from the week bearing on Israel and the Middle East that media consumers should know.
Where is the Food Going? Understanding the Gaza Food Security Situation
If the data shows that getting food into Gaza isn’t the problem, then what is? While its policies on aid delivery are open to fair criticism, attempts to portray Israel as solely at fault for hunger in Gaza conflict with reality and do little to actually remedy the situation.
The Conversation Missing on Slain Al Jazeera Reporter Anas Al-Sharif
In issuing praise for Anas al-Sharif, entities like CNN and the Foreign Press Association have unwittingly exposed something about themselves: that they see nothing wrong with feeding the world an image of events in Gaza curated by a known Hamas propagandist.
The Dilemma Behind Israel’s Gaza Plan
There are no good answers to the predicament Israel faces. The government’s decision is ripe for criticism, but so too would be any other decision. Responsible journalists must not ignore the morally and factually challenging circumstances Israel faces by glossing over competing considerations at play.
Media Misfires on the Taybeh Church “Arson”
Whether due to laziness or bias, NBC, CBS, the Associated Press, and Reuters did their readers a profound disservice in their coverage of the Taybeh fire. By uncritically amplifying unverified claims and ignoring contradictory evidence, these outlets undermined journalistic integrity and misled their audiences.
CNN’s Silence on Suwayda Violence Reveals Editorial Double Standard
In its coverage of recent events in Suwayda, Syria, CNN lends credence to the phrase “no Jews, no news” — the perception that some Western media outlets only highlight atrocities in the Middle East when they can link them to Israel.
CAMERA analyst discusses latest Iran war developments on Indian news channel
CAMERA Senior Analyst David M. Litman returned to WION News, a leading English-language news channel in India, to discuss the latest developments in the Iran-Israel conflict following the US bombing of nuclear sites in Iran.
CNN Corrects Amanpour’s Egregious Error on Soroka Hospital
In a recent video, posted on CNN’s TikTok and YouTube “Shorts” channels, Amanpour claimed that an Iranian ballistic missile struck “near a hospital” in Beer Sheva. In fact, the missile slammed directly into the Soroka Medical Center, destroying the hospital’s surgical ward.
CNN Suggests Israelis Are Not Used to Bomb Shelters
In a story ostensibly aimed at shedding light on Israelis seeking refuge in bomb shelters, CNN ended up demonstrating just how little it understands about the subject.