Anti-Arab, Islamophobic rhetoric center stage in the US
RAY HANANIA February 08, 2024 Chicago last week became the largest American city to adopt a resolution calling for both a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the immediate and unconditional […]
CNN staff say network’s pro-Israel slant amounts to ‘journalistic malpractice’
Source: The Guardian Insiders say pressure from the top results in credulous reporting of Israeli claims and silencing of Palestinian perspectives Chris McGreal Sun 4 Feb 2024 CNN is facing […]
Weaponization of antisemitism stifling legitimate criticism of Israel
RAY HANANIA January 03, 2024 Antisemitism, Islamophobia and anti-Arab discrimination, like all hatred for a person’s race or religion, should be banned and severely punished. But too often, especially in […]
Western media failures say more about the West than Gaza
The remarkable bias in Western media coverage of the war reflects the cultural perception that Palestinian and Israeli lives are not equal. Published On 25 Oct 202325 Oct 2023 It […]
M.T.A. Amends Rules After Pro-Israel Ads Draw Controversy
Source: NY Times. By MATT FLEGENHEIMER The Metropolitan Transportation Authority approved new guidelines for advertisements on Thursday, prohibiting those that it “reasonably foresees would imminently incite or provoke violence or other immediate breach of the peace.” The 8-to-0 vote by the authority’s board came three days after pro-Israel ads characterizing Islamist […]
NYC Police commissioner regrets being part of Hate Film
Source: NY Times. In Shift, Police Say Leader Helped With Anti-Islam Film and Now Regrets It The New York City police commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly, through a top aide, acknowledged for the first time on Tuesday that he personally cooperated with the filmmakers of “The Third Jihad” — a decision […]
How to Integrate Europe’s Muslims
Source: NY Times Op Ed. By JONATHAN LAURENCE, Associate professor, Boston College. TWO weeks ago, dozens of cars were set alight in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand after a 30-year-old truck driver, Wissam El-Yamni, was roughed up and then died while in police custody. The uproar underscored the hostility of […]