James Shotter

Financial Times report on Arab-Israelis: A conclusion in search of evidence

There are, of course, Israeli Jews with racist attitudes towards Arab citizens of the state, and criticism of such attitudes – and resulting discriminatory policies – deserve serious scrutiny. However, within the Financial Times' moral binary, evoking oppressed Arab-Israelis who lack agency resisting their Jewish-Israeli oppressors, there is simply no room for nuance, or complexity of any kind which would complicate the desired narrative.

Christmas in Bethlehem Narratives Hide PA, Islamist Abuse of Christians

On Christmas day nearly every major news site reported the same story: Christmas in Bethlehem returns after two years of war. While naming Israel as the boogeyman, these reports brushed Islamist extremist violence against Christians under the rug despite reports of at least two attacks in the days before Christmas.