Reply #9: The dishonesty of the rightwing Honest Reporting [View All]

[IndianaGreen]

They are advocates, they are not journalist nor humanitarians nor anything decent or progressive. Read it and weep:

HonestReporting is one of the world's largest media watch groups. The story behind the story.

Since October 2000, in addition to fighting an anti-terror war, Israel has been fighting a media war. In news outlets around the globe, journalists regularly misrepresent Israel as the aggressor and Palestinians as the victims.

In response, HonestReporting was established to scrutinize the media for anti-Israel bias, then mobilize subscribers to respond directly to relevant news agencies.

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The media sways public opinion, which directly affects foreign policy - and, ultimately, the outcome of the conflict. As Diana Buttu, legal advisor to the PLO, said: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is "a battle over language sometimes more than over anything else."

HonestReporting operates under the name Middle East Media Watch, a section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, non-profit educational organization.

Israel is fighting an uphill battle and needs all the help it can get. Much has been achieved, yet there is much more yet to do. One person alone may not make a difference, but thousands united can...

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