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shel_tr 2009-05-18

in favour of the factually more correct term “disputed territory”. These are the same media outlets that have chosen to avoid the word “terrorist”, replacing it with the more neutral “fighters”. Though it’s an imperfect balance, it is an attempt and Jhally’s attack intentionally ignores that balance in order to whip up a frenzy by focusing on only one side. Jhally goes far beyond the role of impartial documenter / messenger of “truth”. E.G. At 0:50 of the first interview, he refers to Israel’s occupation of Pal territory IN ISRAEL (emphasis added) and Palestine. The M.E. had plenty of displacement, on both sides (Israel / Arab), but Israel has a right to exist, it is NOT “occupying” Pal territory in Israel! There is plenty of blame to go round. The vilification of one party does not advance either “truth” or a resolution to the conflict. The ombudsman rightly questioned Jhally’s “journalism”.

shel_tr 2009-05-18

Aaah, the old argument of media bias! Both sides have large amounts of evidence for bias toward the "other" side. On balance (ha ha ha), clearly there are instances of bias for both parties. News consumers need to become more sophisticated. Sadly, though, that sophistication is not evident on these pages. E.G. Jhally labels the ombudsman's report "lazy". That’s rather rich! His own “documentary” lazily and incorrectly paraphrases UN Resolution 242 (it does not call for Israel to “withdraw”, it explicitly calls on BOTH parties to negotiate the disposition; consequently, it is not Israel alone who has yet to comply, it is as much a result of Palestinian / Arab intransigence!), setting the stage for the rest of his blatantly biased propaganda. He rails against the absence of the words “occupied territory” from media reports, when it is absolutely clear that media outlets have deliberately chosen to avoid the politically-loaded term

neoconbuster 2009-05-17

ASFA81:This from Wikipidea: "On 21 April 2008, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter met with Hamas Leader Khaled Meshal and reached an agreement that Hamas would respect the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip areas seized by Israel in the Six-Day War of 1967, provided this be ratified by the Palestinian people in a referendum. Hamas later publicly offered a long-term hudna with Israel if Israel agreed to return to its 1967 borders and to grant the "right of return" to all Palestinian refugees. Israel has not responded to the offer."

dart 2009-05-15

(Continued)...deflecting attention toward the atrocities in Darfur.This being a nation which the US and Israel ironically would like to see fail (the war crimes charge against the president being a start) to oust or destroy Chinesae influence and oil resource.The recent Obama speech which proclaimed the US of not being at war with Islam was another piece of puff aimed at the Americans whose support the presidents`scripwriters fear they could lose.It will make no difference to muslims on the receiving end of american bullets they are not that stupid.

dart 2009-05-15

Many a web site describes the ownership of media interests by those of askenazi origin many of whom are of the judaic faith.Americans should be aware of how these media interests changed a positive image of germans to negative one with the help of radio, Edward Bernays and the press to support american entry to WW1.(They invented the `Hun).The brainwashing effect is acheived by omitting and filtering information as the film shows.(Chomsky describes this better than any).The manipulation is not just applied to the israeli occupation but to the imperial foreign policy aims of the ruling elite which are almost identical to that of Israel.Realisation that one has been continually deceived is like discovering that your partner has been unfaithfull for years.Perception is everything which explains the mass of judaics of several nations including Israel who were present on the streets,in the lobbies and around the conference on racism handing out leaflets and deflecting attention toward at

dart 2009-05-15

Well done RNN for raising the topic MSM will not tackle because they are of course controlled by pro Israel interests.Many a white megaphone will be fired up to lead pro occupation types to this board who will attack the film maker,hamas or palestinians while side-stepping the issue of media bias.Predictably they will attack the film co.,its producer or refute the information but never will they admit and then discuss bias.

ASFA81 2009-05-15

READ THE HAMAS PRINCIPLES: Do you people really agree with this?! The principles of the Hamas are stated in their Covenant or Charter, Following are highlights. "Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it." "The Islamic Resistance Movement believes that the land of Palestine is an Islamic Waqf consecrated for future Muslim generations until Judgement Day..." "There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through Jihad. Initiatives, proposals and international conferences are all a waste of time and vain endeavors." "After Palestine, the Zionists aspire to expand from the Nile to the Euphrates. When they will have digested the region they overtook, they will aspire to further expansion, and so on. Their plan is embodied in the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion", and their present conduct is the best proof of what we are saying."

Haider 2009-05-14

A good way to negate disinformation is to watch presstv, I am enjoying it every second.

JohnK 2009-05-14

I was aware of the dynamics of the occupation before this story, but I am glad to see coverage of it. Every time I would hear a US media story about the "middle-east" conflict, I would have to mentally reverse the cause-effect-cause being reported just to understand the report. I have been outraged for years that my US tax dollars are going to Israel to buy bulldozers to demolish houses in the occupied territories of Palestine. I often think what we would do as American's if we were illegally and our vital resources were systematically stolen. Seen in this context, much of the Palestinian response, while tragic, is quite understandable and legitimate. If they do nothing, they will eventually be displaced or cleansed.

runiter 2009-05-14

Another great interview! Thanks for shedding lights on how American media blindly supports Isreal. It would be interesting if RealNews investigate the extend of financial supports these news media received from the Isreali officials under cover.