THE FALSE BALANCE BETWEEN THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION AND PALESTINIAN ‘INCITEMENT’
By Daoud Kuttab One of the lessons professional journalists have learned over the years is that objectivity and balance can sometimes be wrongly used. If, as a journalist, you are witnessing rain, you are not obliged to report that one side says it is raining and the other side says it is not. You have […]
What really delayed UNESCO vote on Jerusalem?
By Daoud Kuttab Despite the Israelis’ initial claims that their efforts have partially succeeded in shelving a pro-Palestinian vote at UNESCO, the story that is emerging now is quite different. Palestinian and Arab officials say the delay in the vote that had been planned for July 20 in Istanbul was postponed due to the failed coup attempt in Turkey. Omar […]
Palestine’s need for strategic media help
By Daoud Kuttab The story was totally false, but that didn’t stop the Israeli media machine from milking it all the way. The postponement of a UNESCO resolution slamming Israel for the dangers it is causing to Jerusalem’s heritage was termed as a “partial victory†for Israel. The Israeli prime minister and the Israeli hasbara […]