Israeli soldiers who allowed Omar As'ad to die did not have a momentary "moral failure"

Israel is lying about its soldiers’ actions that night. This wasn’t a fluke – it was standard operating procedure.

Kathryn ShihadahFebruary 2, 2022omar as'ad, police brutality, israeli military, dual citizen, human rights abuse, censorship, media bias, occupationComment

AP ignores Israel’s brutality in its Morning Wire

As Israel – recipient of billions in US taxpayer dollars a year – continues killing, wounding, and imprisoning Palestinians of all ages, and demolishing their homes, AP’s Morning Wire failed to report any of it.

Kathryn ShihadahAugust 27, 2021apartheid, associated press, gaza, censorship, media bias, occupationComment

Gaza border protest: reading between the tweets

Times of Israel editor Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian tweeted about Saturday’s Gaza border protest – using half-truths & Israel-centric reasoning that defies logic.

Kathryn ShihadahAugust 25, 2021emanuel fabian, gaza border, gaza protest, idf, mannie fabian, occupation, media biasComment

Media bias: CNN and NPR are afraid to say “Apartheid” out loud

As is standard practice in American mainstream media, CNN and NPR buried a major story critical of Israel so deep, it’s almost like it never happened.

Kathryn ShihadahJanuary 16, 2021cnn, npr, media biasComment

Foundation to ‘Combat Anti-Semitism’ will be coming after high school, college students

The Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism has plans to teach high school and college students how to beat hate and embrace tolerance – except when it comes to Palestinians.

Associated Press bungles again – this time it’s balloons

As has too often been the case, Associated Press once again fails the test of good journalism on the subject of Palestine, earning poor marks on accuracy, balance, and context.

Kathryn ShihadahAugust 16, 2020media bias, associated press, ap, gaza, terror balloon, terror kite, incendiary balloonsComment

Palestinian killed at Israeli checkpoint, cheated by mainstream media

First, Ahmed Erekat was shot, then he was left to die, and then mainstream media did its typical poor job reporting on the injustice of his death.

Michael Bloomberg’s Israel connection runs deep

The newest Dem candidate, Michael Bloomberg, has strong ties to Israel and apparently no time for justice for Palestinians; his media empire has also pushed a pro-Israel agenda.

Kathryn ShihadahDecember 2, 20192020 presidential election, media bias, zionismComment

As usual, US coverage of Gaza mistakes perpetrator for victim

A choir of Congress people and media outlets sing of Israel’s “right to defend itself” by pulverizing Gaza. Again.

Kathryn ShihadahMay 8, 2019great march of return, hasbara, war crimes, media bias, israel lobbyComment

Not a person, but a “knife-wielding Palestinian”

by Kathryn Shihadah

This 16-year-old child did not grow up or die in a vacuum. We need to examine the reportage, the context of her life, and own our own complicity in her death.

Study finds 50-year history of anti-Palestinian bias in mainstream news reporting

by Kathryn Shihadah, If Americans Knew

A study of 50 years of headlines in 5 top newspapers finds that media coverage of Israel-Palestine favors Israel by providing more overall coverage, more positive coverage, and greater access to Israeli voices than to Palestinian ones. Much of this can be attributed to pressure from the pro-Israel lobby.

Kathryn ShihadahJanuary 20, 2019media bias, israel lobby, aipac, occupationComment