You’re absolutely correct about the information war bit. Facts are important. But another equally important component is what is withheld from the public. I th

You’re absolutely correct about the information war bit. Facts are important. But another equally important component is what is withheld from the public. I think it would be a mistake to characterize the difference between Israeli media and pro Palestinian media as simply disagreeing about numbers. If we’ve learned anything about global conflict, numbers don’t mean anything to people. If all Al Jazeera were doing is putting a black text white background body count on screen, there would have been no issue. The difference is the images that are being depicted. People are moved by images of suffering. And depending on whose side you’d like to benefit, there’s plenty of suffering to show. This is likely one of the reasons Israel is shooting journalists. They might show pictures that complicate their black and white depiction of the conflict. It’s also a trap to say that showing one side diminishes the suffering of the other. Fundamentally, neither’s suffering is more important.