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Perhaps. But perhaps news outlets are singling out Israel for whatever reason. So i feel quite uncertain.

bitcharmer 5y ago
I have the exact opposite observations. Criticising Israel is a big no-no and most media won't cover anything bad about Israel.
- wbsss4412 5y ago
  Criticizing Israel is a big no-no when it comes to certain issues, but I’m not sure it’s the case here. In this case they seem to be an easy foil to place the blame upon, when other governments are either doing the same thing or are collaborating with Israel to export the development.
- FridayoLeary 5y ago
  I always try and work with the assumption that the media is lying to me. Mainly by omission. These things are owned by private people and/or are run by people with agendas. There has to be limits to their trustworthiness. I salt every news story that gets served up to me.
- keewee7 5y ago
  >I have the exact opposite observations. Criticising Israel is a big no-no and most media won't cover anything bad about Israel. There is plenty of criticism of Israel by The Guardian, Washington Post, New York Times, Reuters etc. It's not the media's fault that the Democratic and Republican party are so pro-Israel.
gruez 5y ago
What are the other countries that aren't being covered?
- jb12 5y ago
  For example, Ethiopia literally drone-striked a refugee camp last month and there was almost no media coverage. Compared with the wall to wall breathless coverage of the Gaza conflict last year.
  - joecool1029 5y ago
    You're right, we could really use some more coverage of how terrible Israel treats Ethiopians too. [1][2] [1] https://forward.com/culture/481124/with-no-land-ethuopian-jews-documentary-israel-operation-moses/ https://forward.com/culture/481124/with-no-land-ethuopian-je... [2] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32813056 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32813056
    - gashmol 5y ago
      You can always cherry pick news items to depict Israel as bad or as good as you want to. But remember, reality is more complex than what's on the news. While there are some terrible mistakes, Israel's treatment of Ethiopian Jews is definitely not terrible.
      - joecool1029 5y ago
        >While there are some terrible mistakes, Israel's treatment of Ethiopian Jews is definitely not terrible. Our definition of 'not terrible' surely must be different. I first became aware of the issues this community faces when the news broke last decade about the government sterilizing immigrant Ethiopian women without their knowledge or consent. A matter of record: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-ethiopians-fooled-into-birth-control-1.5226424 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-ethiopians-fool...
        gashmol 5y ago
        How about the time when Israel rescued some 14,000 people of this community in 36 hours from Addis Ababa just before rebel forces arrived at the city? Israel made some great things for this community and it made some awful things as well. My point is that if you get your information only from the news than you are bound to get a biased picture of reality.

I have the exact opposite observations. Criticising Israel is a big no-no and most media won't cover anything bad about Israel.

wbsss4412 5y ago
Criticizing Israel is a big no-no when it comes to certain issues, but I’m not sure it’s the case here. In this case they seem to be an easy foil to place the blame upon, when other governments are either doing the same thing or are collaborating with Israel to export the development.
FridayoLeary 5y ago
I always try and work with the assumption that the media is lying to me. Mainly by omission. These things are owned by private people and/or are run by people with agendas. There has to be limits to their trustworthiness. I salt every news story that gets served up to me.
keewee7 5y ago
>I have the exact opposite observations. Criticising Israel is a big no-no and most media won't cover anything bad about Israel. There is plenty of criticism of Israel by The Guardian, Washington Post, New York Times, Reuters etc. It's not the media's fault that the Democratic and Republican party are so pro-Israel.

gruez 5y ago

What are the other countries that aren't being covered?

jb12 5y ago
For example, Ethiopia literally drone-striked a refugee camp last month and there was almost no media coverage. Compared with the wall to wall breathless coverage of the Gaza conflict last year.
- joecool1029 5y ago
  You're right, we could really use some more coverage of how terrible Israel treats Ethiopians too. [1][2] [1] https://forward.com/culture/481124/with-no-land-ethuopian-jews-documentary-israel-operation-moses/ https://forward.com/culture/481124/with-no-land-ethuopian-je... [2] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32813056 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32813056
  - gashmol 5y ago
    You can always cherry pick news items to depict Israel as bad or as good as you want to. But remember, reality is more complex than what's on the news. While there are some terrible mistakes, Israel's treatment of Ethiopian Jews is definitely not terrible.
    - joecool1029 5y ago
      >While there are some terrible mistakes, Israel's treatment of Ethiopian Jews is definitely not terrible. Our definition of 'not terrible' surely must be different. I first became aware of the issues this community faces when the news broke last decade about the government sterilizing immigrant Ethiopian women without their knowledge or consent. A matter of record: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-ethiopians-fooled-into-birth-control-1.5226424 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-ethiopians-fool...
      - gashmol 5y ago
        How about the time when Israel rescued some 14,000 people of this community in 36 hours from Addis Ababa just before rebel forces arrived at the city? Israel made some great things for this community and it made some awful things as well. My point is that if you get your information only from the news than you are bound to get a biased picture of reality.