Honest, accurate media presentation of the context surrounding a conflict is vital for an in-depth understanding of the event.
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PICKING UP THE PIECES: Firefighters work at a scene of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza |
Honest, accurate media presentation of the context surrounding a conflict is vital for an in-depth understanding of the event. In the case of the ongoing Israeli massacre of Palestinians in Gaza, the context has been distorted byu00a0 the media.
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The impression given is that Israel had no choice, but to retaliate against the constant barrage of rocket attacks by Hamas after the latter decided to end the truce.
In doing so, the media has failed to tell the public the complete truth about why Hamas ended the truce and how Israel is largely responsible for the underlying conflict between Israel, the Palestinians and other Arabs.
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It is not difficult to understand why the media hides facts. Zionist influence over the US-Europe controlled international media is enormous and this design extends to the principal arteries of the economic, political institutions and the intellectual and cultural life of the nation.
