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Journalism out, hasbara in: How Israeli TV news joined the Gaza war effort
Tectonic shifts in Israeli broadcasting have played a key role in shaping the country’s nationalist and militaristic discourse, with Oct. 7 marking their apex.
By
Eyal Lurie-Pardes
March 6, 2024
A right-wing witch hunt got a Palestinian doctor suspended. Now the truth emerges
Ahmad Mahajna is still fighting for his job at a Jerusalem hospital following a smear campaign that falsely accused him of supporting terrorism.
By
Oren Ziv
December 14, 2022
The Bibi effect: How Israeli media became a far-right echo chamber
Netanyahu turned much of the Israeli press into his personal fiefdom during his 12 years in power — with drastic consequences that resonate to this day.
By
Pnina Pfeuffer
November 24, 2021
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Explained: What’s the story with Netanyahu and the media?
The editor of Israeli media watchdog The Seventh Eye, Shuki Tausig, explains the current scandals involving Netanyahu and the media, and what they mean for journalism and democracy in Israel. The Israeli media is often lauded by outsiders as fierce and independent, often in order to demonstrate the ostensible strength of the country’s democracy. But…
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April 3, 2017
Trump and Netanyahu are allies in a losing battle
Both the American and Israeli governments reek of paranoia, fear, and desperation. The struggle against them must begin with the knowledge that we are opposing a desperate and fearful group. By all accounts, the new administration in the U.S., and the veteran one in Israel should be relaxing and enjoying the heights of power they have attained.…
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Roi Maor
February 9, 2017
Netanyahu scandal exposes corruption in the Israeli press
The alleged dealing between Netanyahu and the publisher of ‘Yedioth’ reveals the driving force behind Israel’s biggest newspapers — a type of corruption that couldn’t exist in media outlets with truly independent journalists. By Shuki Tausig Israeli media this week revealed secretly recorded conversations between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the publisher of the country’s best-selling…
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The Seventh Eye
January 8, 2017
Netanyahu: Attacking Israeli journalists on Facebook is ‘fun’
Netanyahu tells foreign journalists that using social media to attack local reporters is ‘the most entertaining.’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke honestly, perhaps for the first time, about what has been driving his recent attacks on Israeli journalists during a conference for members of the foreign press in Jerusalem Tuesday evening. During the Q&A session, one…
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Edo Konrad
December 20, 2016
Israel’s biggest paper ignores anti-Semitism of senior Trump advisor
News of white supremacist Stephen Bannon’s appointment to a top job in the next White House has been roiling much of the Jewish press and anti-hate groups, including the ADL. Israel’s most-read newspaper, ‘Israel Hayom,’ decided its readers don’t need to know. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis will have no idea that a bonafide anti-Semite is…
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Edo Konrad
November 14, 2016
Trump on Adelson: ‘Good paper, owned by a great guy’
Donald Trump lays the compliments on Sheldon Adelson, the Netanyahu backer who recently pledged his support for the Republican nominee. But Trump hasn’t always had nice things to say about Adelson and his money. By Shuki Tausig At rally in Nevada last week, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump mentioned Sheldon Adelson, the American casino mogul and…
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The Seventh Eye
October 14, 2016
‘Thou shall not discriminate’: New rules for Israeli journalists
The Israel Press Council approves a change to ethics rules that forbids journalists and media outlets from discriminating against and excluding certain populations from their coverage. Among those opposing the change: the editor of ‘Israel Hayom’ and the publisher of ‘Haaretz.’ By Oren Persico The Israel Press Council last month approved a change to the…
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The Seventh Eye
October 2, 2016
The one newspaper in which Trump is still winning
By all accounts, Donald Trump’s election campaign is careening toward disaster. But according to Israel’s most-read newspaper, everything seems to be going just fine. The most prominent event in the United States over the past few days has been the implosion of Donald Trump’s campaign. Not only has Trump lost the slight advantage he held following the Republican…
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Noam Sheizaf
August 4, 2016
‘Israel Hayom’ fumes over U.S. money in Israeli politics
American-funded campaign to put Netanyahu into power complains that a campaign to remove Netanyahu from power received American funding. By Shuki Tausig Wednesday’s front page of Israel Hayom, the Netanyahu family mouthpiece owned and funded by American casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, appeared seriously flustered by the news that a campaign to topple the prime minister enjoyed American…
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The Seventh Eye
July 13, 2016
Netanyahu’s paper uses Orlando massacre to demonize Israel’s Arab citizens
Sometimes all it takes is a single visual to drive home the point. For Israel’s most read newspaper, visuals have become a way to race-bait and incite against Muslims, specifically against Israel’s Arab population. On Monday morning, pro-Netanyahu daily Israel Hayom published a photo montage comparing Omar Mateen, the American citizen who murdered 50 people at an…
By
Edo Konrad
June 13, 2016
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