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Come all to Jihad – “Hayya ‘Ala al-Jihad”: Listening to Palestinian Media
Listening to the Palestinian media these days gives the clear impression that what the Jews of Israel are facing now is no less than a call for Jihad, a holy Islamic war. The term...
A Parallel Mideast Battle: Is It News or Incitement?
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Oct. 21 - When Israel unleashed a retaliatory rocket barrage nearly two weeks ago against the police station here, where two of its soldiers were killed by an angry mob, the...
Official PA radio news – the PBC Voice of Palestine – Oct 24
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"President Arafat opened the meeting (of the Palestinian leadership) by sending his congratulations to the Palestinian masses for their steadfastness in standing up tocontinuing Israeli aggression for three weeks."-
SUMMARY
The Voice of...
Official PA radio news – the PBC Voice of Palestine Oct 23
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"The Jews came here to sweep away the presence our people to transfer our people." (Ahmad Abdul-Rahman, cabinet secretary of the Palestinian Authority, in Oct 23 first morning news interview)
DETAIL AND...
“No Arab military west of the Jordan River” Fact or Fiction?
Though the dimensions of the evolving Palestinian state have not yet been decided upon, one thing is almost certain: Palestine will be the Arab neighbor with which Israel shares the longest border. Furthermore, Palestinian...
Official PA radio news – the PBC Voice of Palestine – Oct 18/19
SUMMARY
The Palestinian Authority yesterday announced compliance with the Sharm summit understandings, but the announcement (which ran first at 2-PM on Oct. 18 and subsequently) was noteworthy for three factors: 1. It was terse. 2....
Official PA radio news – the PBC Voice of Palestine – Oct 12-17
There was an important shift in recent days in the content and tone of broadcasts, best signified by what was left out as by what was left in.
The lead-up to the Sharm al-Sheikh summit...
Current CNN Middle East Coverage: When Skewed Language Distorts Reporting
As a retired Research Associate at the "Harry S Truman, Institute for Research into the Advancement of Peace", of The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, I would like to provide the following short comment on the...
A Journalist’s Perspective: One Sided Reporting From Israel: Why?
As a newspaper editor, I am loathe to criticize other media outlets. While we strive for objective reporting, I understand there is no such thing as objectivity in journalism. When it comes to editorial...
What Really Happened When Muchmud Al-dirah, the 12 Year-old Was Shot Dead
The Jerusalem weekly, Kol Ha'zman, published in its Oct. 6 issue an interview with Talal Abu Rachmah, the TV photographer who filmed the death of Muchmud Al-dirah, the 12 year-old child shot dead at...
