Another year, another Israeli-Arab war.
And another pile of horseshit to convince us that it is only the Muslims’ fault.
The six-month ceasefire in Gaza ended in late December, and – according to American mainstream media, pundits, politicians, and so-called journalists – it ended because Hamas started firing rockets.
Okay, but such an illogical conclusion requires several conditions:
Let’s [...]
Another day, another dose of more unbelievable hypocrisy and biased reporting from our so-called “free press” (and allegedly “liberal” if you listen to the conservatives whine and complain). Our own media propagates more of the “he started it” mentality that keeps the Israeli-Palestinian peace process mired in a kindergarten playground fight.
The headlines and story leads [...]
Most Arab countries have not officially recognized Israel. Egypt is the sole exception, and that was in part because of Jimmy Carter, whom many now chastise as an “appeaser,” “un-American,” and an “anti-Semite.” Good deeds are quickly forgotten in polarized times of hate and extremism.
But there is a much bigger problem than [...]
The mainstream media - a.k.a. ‘the liberal media’ - is at it again, sucking down the unfounded rhetoric of entrenched despots and reporting their dribble as ‘news.’ Ethical journalism - writing and reporting that is based in finding facts as well as providing context for their audience to analyze the news through the lens [...]
If any additional proof is needed of the continued interference of the United States government in the political affairs of other countries to the detriment of democracy and human rights, one need look no further than the Occupied Territories in Palestine.
Imagine for a minute a hypothetical scenario:
Forget the obscene amount of money the US spends [...]