This is not just a whine about the state of journalism and media bias. The stakes are incredibly high in terms of the war itself and the rise in antisemitism globally.
As for the UN, can't wait to watch Elise Stefanik REALLY call them out and start the process of defunding/disbanding them either permanently or until we get REAL ambassadors in there.
He most definitely will do this, just like he did last time. Biden started refunding them as soon as he took office--and is STILL funding them, even now.
I would hope that the recent 20 minute talk between President Trump and PM Netanyahu, besides the congratulations by the latter to the former, went something like this.
Pres. Trump: Mr. Prime Minister, give us a list of your requirements, we will send it, and then go to work. Get back to me when you are finished. Meanwhile, I have a few other things to do.
Everyone seems to be living in information silos. I don’t think it’s possible to reach people who are not interested in anything other than their own story. The fact that people were surprised by trump’s election tells the tale.
Nachum, this is the third essay of yours that I have had the pleasure of reading. I sent one of them out to share with others and plan to do the same with this one.
Most Jews are aware of the bias in the media but I think the information in this essay would be most enlightening to my non-Jewish friends.
The bias against Israel (and Jews in general for the matter) seems to exclusively be with legacy mainstream media. The outlets that are Left leaning, Pro Democrat, Anti Trump and these same outlets are Pro Progressive Ideology .... WOKE, Critical Race Theory and the rest. They are not just biased toward Israel, they seem to promote anti-American views. Police brutality, A country built on slavery, White oppressors and the rest of the rot. is what they promote.
The heart of the matter is why is this so? That's the million dollar question because the answer to that will identify the enemy and help arrive at possible solutions.
You say there are good journalists and there are ..... you and Hoffman and so many others are great journalist. Unfortunately, I don't believe places like the NY Times, CNN, WaPo and the rest of them would ever hire you. Their agenda doesn't want honest reporting or they would be doing it. We would see balance and verified factual journalism but we are not.
The election was not just a testament to how out of touch the Democrats have become, it was also a wake up call to legacy media. The question is will they change? and if not, how can it be changed?
I think to myself, how the media tried to destroy Trump very much in the same way it tries to destroy Israel. Your essay was how the media purposely ignore and hide stories. Didn't they do just that when they shielded Biden and Harris from hard interviews and hid that Biden was senile?
Indeed very similar and in the end Trump won and in the end Israel will win as well.
"The heart of the matter is why is this so? That's the million dollar question..."
Yes, you've nailed it. It's clear that there is a "cluster of beliefs" that is motivating the troops who believe they are advancing noble goals while carrying out utterly destructive agendas. This was one of the most brilliant stratagems of Marxist thought: the invention of "useful idiots." It's so much easier to lead thirsty people into the desert to die if you convince them that that's where they'll find water. And good luck with trying to convince the true believers that they have been deceived—they'd rather die of thirst than believe that they have been fooled.
So, I agree with you entirely that the MSM does not want honest reporting. They will issue "corrections" when they are cornered, but their agenda will never change. Their goal remains to destroy "the system." Supporting and strengthening independent media and honest voices (like Future of Jewish) is clearly the way to go. Legacy media will continue to die a slow death until its death rattle becomes audible even to the woke.
Sam, Some wonderful books on this very subject. One by Douglas Murray called The War On The West and the other is by Gad Saad called The Parasitic Mind. There was another one I read but cant remember name or author or title (suffering from Long Covid brain fog).
Yes it is Marxism but it is not alone. It is in a marriage of convenience with the Islamists. I only asked the question to generate comments like yours and others to see what else is out there that makes sense.
Because academia has been infiltrated slowly over the past 3 0r 4 decades by Marxism and fueled by Islamic money, the result is graduates in journalism that promote Marxism and Israel as a colonizer and Jews as colonizers. And of course, to hate capitalism and America.
And I think you nailed the solution and I hope you are right that MSM will die a slow death. All the best to you my friend and keep up the good fight. papa j
Everyone from High Priestess CHRISTIANE to pugilist Sluggo alter ego Joe Rogan has held over Israel the CHILDREN. B.H. Levy answers that very well in ISRAEL ALONE. Jews don't hand out candy upon learning a child has died. Been murdered. Many less civilians would die including kids were hamas
not installations purposely placed in heavily populated neighborhoods. This is another of the stories ignored, underreported or dismissed as Israeli/Zionist propaganda while the counter charge is that it is Israel which uses civilian hostages. Iran/hamas are freedom fighters at Columbia and Cornell et al. Israel is born in sin and must be excised according to Khalidi and Sally Rooney. Jews are erased as a people and erased from history in their own ancient homeland which THEY NEVER ABANDONED. Jesus is the first Palestinian martyr. Too many Israelis are fair skinned so evil while Palestinian Arabic speakers or entirely "brown." So good. Israel exposed what was in Jordanian textbooks and UNRWA texts in '67. The UN DID ZERO to enforce its own resolution for Lebanon. So the UN is now a deranged and dangerous organization of criminals and tip pot dictators in turbans with nuclear weapons a moment away.
Wonderful article......thank you so much for speaking the truth......always Doble Standards when it's about the jews and Israel......Not only the UN agency for the Palestinians Refugees, the UN itself, utterly antisemitic......
Thank you for this essay. The media bias is shocking. I think Israel could bolster its own PR, but there’s no excuse for our largely one-sided journalism.
Thank you for an excellent essay; dispassionate, and cogent.
Isaiah 59.14-15 seems applicable: So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets,
honesty cannot enter. Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey.
When there is no longer a belief in absolute truth, which requires accountability to an Absolute Truth-Giver, then whatever one thinks is all that matters, and all accountability is lost.
This is the final battle of evil and good. Torah is True, unfortunately many Jews believe more in revolution and and many other things, leaving the Torah last . There are those who don’t believe in the promises of the Torah. There will be a better future after this final battle. HASHEM Almighty has the control of everything everywhere all the time. The Third Temple and the Kingdom of Israel (Davidic Dynasty) are eternal and Sanhedrin will be also in the Third Temple on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem Very Soon Baruch HASHEM. The final peace will come only after Shechinah is dwelling in the Third Temple on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem Very Soon Baruch HASHEM.
As for the UN, can't wait to watch Elise Stefanik REALLY call them out and start the process of defunding/disbanding them either permanently or until we get REAL ambassadors in there.
Hopefully Trump will stop sending money to Iran, who fund terrorists.
He most definitely will do this, just like he did last time. Biden started refunding them as soon as he took office--and is STILL funding them, even now.
Yes, this is the shameful, ugly truth...
I would hope that the recent 20 minute talk between President Trump and PM Netanyahu, besides the congratulations by the latter to the former, went something like this.
Pres. Trump: Mr. Prime Minister, give us a list of your requirements, we will send it, and then go to work. Get back to me when you are finished. Meanwhile, I have a few other things to do.
PM: No problem Mr. President. See ya.
Everyone seems to be living in information silos. I don’t think it’s possible to reach people who are not interested in anything other than their own story. The fact that people were surprised by trump’s election tells the tale.
I gave a speech at toastmasters on how north Israel has suffered. I listen to the Times of Israel which has solid information.
Nachum, this is the third essay of yours that I have had the pleasure of reading. I sent one of them out to share with others and plan to do the same with this one.
Most Jews are aware of the bias in the media but I think the information in this essay would be most enlightening to my non-Jewish friends.
The bias against Israel (and Jews in general for the matter) seems to exclusively be with legacy mainstream media. The outlets that are Left leaning, Pro Democrat, Anti Trump and these same outlets are Pro Progressive Ideology .... WOKE, Critical Race Theory and the rest. They are not just biased toward Israel, they seem to promote anti-American views. Police brutality, A country built on slavery, White oppressors and the rest of the rot. is what they promote.
The heart of the matter is why is this so? That's the million dollar question because the answer to that will identify the enemy and help arrive at possible solutions.
You say there are good journalists and there are ..... you and Hoffman and so many others are great journalist. Unfortunately, I don't believe places like the NY Times, CNN, WaPo and the rest of them would ever hire you. Their agenda doesn't want honest reporting or they would be doing it. We would see balance and verified factual journalism but we are not.
The election was not just a testament to how out of touch the Democrats have become, it was also a wake up call to legacy media. The question is will they change? and if not, how can it be changed?
I think to myself, how the media tried to destroy Trump very much in the same way it tries to destroy Israel. Your essay was how the media purposely ignore and hide stories. Didn't they do just that when they shielded Biden and Harris from hard interviews and hid that Biden was senile?
Indeed very similar and in the end Trump won and in the end Israel will win as well.
papa j
"The heart of the matter is why is this so? That's the million dollar question..."
Yes, you've nailed it. It's clear that there is a "cluster of beliefs" that is motivating the troops who believe they are advancing noble goals while carrying out utterly destructive agendas. This was one of the most brilliant stratagems of Marxist thought: the invention of "useful idiots." It's so much easier to lead thirsty people into the desert to die if you convince them that that's where they'll find water. And good luck with trying to convince the true believers that they have been deceived—they'd rather die of thirst than believe that they have been fooled.
So, I agree with you entirely that the MSM does not want honest reporting. They will issue "corrections" when they are cornered, but their agenda will never change. Their goal remains to destroy "the system." Supporting and strengthening independent media and honest voices (like Future of Jewish) is clearly the way to go. Legacy media will continue to die a slow death until its death rattle becomes audible even to the woke.
Sam, Some wonderful books on this very subject. One by Douglas Murray called The War On The West and the other is by Gad Saad called The Parasitic Mind. There was another one I read but cant remember name or author or title (suffering from Long Covid brain fog).
Yes it is Marxism but it is not alone. It is in a marriage of convenience with the Islamists. I only asked the question to generate comments like yours and others to see what else is out there that makes sense.
Because academia has been infiltrated slowly over the past 3 0r 4 decades by Marxism and fueled by Islamic money, the result is graduates in journalism that promote Marxism and Israel as a colonizer and Jews as colonizers. And of course, to hate capitalism and America.
And I think you nailed the solution and I hope you are right that MSM will die a slow death. All the best to you my friend and keep up the good fight. papa j
Everyone from High Priestess CHRISTIANE to pugilist Sluggo alter ego Joe Rogan has held over Israel the CHILDREN. B.H. Levy answers that very well in ISRAEL ALONE. Jews don't hand out candy upon learning a child has died. Been murdered. Many less civilians would die including kids were hamas
not installations purposely placed in heavily populated neighborhoods. This is another of the stories ignored, underreported or dismissed as Israeli/Zionist propaganda while the counter charge is that it is Israel which uses civilian hostages. Iran/hamas are freedom fighters at Columbia and Cornell et al. Israel is born in sin and must be excised according to Khalidi and Sally Rooney. Jews are erased as a people and erased from history in their own ancient homeland which THEY NEVER ABANDONED. Jesus is the first Palestinian martyr. Too many Israelis are fair skinned so evil while Palestinian Arabic speakers or entirely "brown." So good. Israel exposed what was in Jordanian textbooks and UNRWA texts in '67. The UN DID ZERO to enforce its own resolution for Lebanon. So the UN is now a deranged and dangerous organization of criminals and tip pot dictators in turbans with nuclear weapons a moment away.
Wonderful article......thank you so much for speaking the truth......always Doble Standards when it's about the jews and Israel......Not only the UN agency for the Palestinians Refugees, the UN itself, utterly antisemitic......
Superb essay! Clear and to the point—and so badly needed! Thank you.
So true and very well written en explained.
Thank you for this essay. The media bias is shocking. I think Israel could bolster its own PR, but there’s no excuse for our largely one-sided journalism.
Western countries - I presume - are paying for those thousands of rockets fired by Hamas and Hezbollah thru their UN contributions. A crying shame!
Thank you for an excellent essay; dispassionate, and cogent.
Isaiah 59.14-15 seems applicable: So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets,
honesty cannot enter. Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey.
When there is no longer a belief in absolute truth, which requires accountability to an Absolute Truth-Giver, then whatever one thinks is all that matters, and all accountability is lost.
This is the final battle of evil and good. Torah is True, unfortunately many Jews believe more in revolution and and many other things, leaving the Torah last . There are those who don’t believe in the promises of the Torah. There will be a better future after this final battle. HASHEM Almighty has the control of everything everywhere all the time. The Third Temple and the Kingdom of Israel (Davidic Dynasty) are eternal and Sanhedrin will be also in the Third Temple on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem Very Soon Baruch HASHEM. The final peace will come only after Shechinah is dwelling in the Third Temple on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem Very Soon Baruch HASHEM.
Sanction israel
Send israel to the hague
Israel is a genocidal racist apartheid state