In this one-hour edition, we take on the bias of American media on the presentation of news and analysis concerning the Israel/Palestine issue. We do so by tapping the words of two very special journalists.
First up is Palestinian journalist, author and screen writer, Rula Jebreal (sometimes cited as âRual Jebrealâ). She was fired successively by Italian TV, Egyptian media, and MSNBC, in each case for doing her job honestly. She explains this and more in a recent interview with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now. Then we'll hear her keynote speech at the recent Washington DC conference on the Influence of Israel. Rula's website is rulajebreal.com.
We finish with a presentation made at that same conference by veteran journalist Philip Weiss, co-founder of Mondoweiss.net. He takes on the New York Times.
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This Week In Palestine 10-9-2016
Journalists Rula Jebreal and Philip Weiss on the bias of American media as regards Israel/Palestine