Israel’s Old-New Venture Draws Both Hurrahs and Ires
Surprise, surprise, Israel is on track of building more apartments in contested geographical areas again. In today’s New York Times international news section, an article by Jodi Rudoren and Isabel...
View ArticleWhen Prayers Become Fighting Words
I hope that you have all learned something from my last post. Last week, I introduced one of the top items on peace-talk agendas between Israel and Palestine. To illustrate my arguments, I recalled the...
View ArticleWhat Comes After Suicide Bomber Era
For the past few days, situations in Israel took all kinds of unexpected twists and tangles, with Western media mobilized hyped up again to assessing a rash of violent events after a brief lull...
View ArticleHasbara Propaganda Units Comes to Town
In my last few posts, I drew references at lengths from recent news reports on the ground-zero situation in a handful of sacred locations in Israel, such as the Temple Mount and the City of Jerusalem....
View ArticleJewish “Republicans”, Jewish “Democrats” and Arab “minorities”
Shalom/Salaam, I hope that so far you all have thoroughly enjoyed the posts so far, and the Middle East is always a tinderbox that the Western media just never could have enough with. For that matter,...
View ArticleNike Anti-Semitic Advertisement
Nike released an advertisement titled “The Last Game,” where a group of players in advanced sports gear made it “impossible” to win the world cup without the special clothing. The main characters are...
View ArticleWomen in Iraq
In Iraq, cultural customs include a handshake with eye contact when greeting someone, conservatively dressing for events, and using the right hand when eating and drinking. With regards to marriage,...
View ArticleIsrael Targets Palestine Media
Reporters Without Borders is widely recognized as one of the world’s most prestigious organizations for their efforts to promote freedom of information and the safety of journalists across nations....
View ArticleISIS’s New Weapon
In Iraq, the rise of a terror group has fallen into the spotlight of countries around the world through the use of one crucial weapon: social media. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, also known as...
View ArticleMedia Reform and Failure
Iraq has been through many changes for the past decade, from the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, the U.S occupation of the country and now the current threat of ISIS. Before Saddam Hussein’s fall, the...
View ArticleFreedom or Protection
Israel stands out from the Middle-East due to the fact that the country is the most liberal of the region. As said by Freedom House, Israel has had a healthy environment where citizens enjoyed...
View ArticleSocial Media Blocked to conceal ISIS propaganda
Iraq currently has an unstable media environment that has gone through many twists and turns ever since the US invasion in 2003. Throughout the decade, many attempts had been made to stabilize the...
View ArticleSheldon Adelson
Israel is considered a free liberal media system. However, while there are still media outlets in the country that are still free to criticize government actions, that may start to change soon....
View ArticleDeath and Detained: Journalists Lose Either Way
It’s no secret that Iraq is a very dangerous place currently. As a journalist, it is a lose-lose situation for journalists in Iraq. Not only are they often targeted by terrorist organizations like...
View ArticleIraq Censors Against Social Media Because of ISIS.
ISIS member holds their flag on the streets of Iraq. With the topic of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and al-Shabaab at hand, Iraq has been faced with the very controversial question: to censor, or...
View ArticleIraq’s Education System vs. War
When we think of war, some may think of victories, some may think of failures, some may think of violence and some may think of fires burning down their houses and schools. Before 1991, Iraq had among...
View ArticleReform in Israel’s Broadcasting Authority
Israel’s public broadcasting system is currently undergoing some significant changes that could alter the entire structure of Israel’s media. The Israeli Broadcasting Authority, also known as the IBA,...
View ArticleEducational Broadcasting in Israel
In Israel, the public has access to a unique television service that broadcasts educational material straight into the homes of citizens. Israel Educational Television (IETV) is similar to America’s...
View ArticleWhat is ISIL? & How it plays into the media.
When news organizations or folks chatting around the water cooler mention the word ISIS, the term stands for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The more current term for the terrorist group is ISIL,...
View ArticleTension in Israel
Israel is interesting in that the area within the country’s borders is divided up between Israeli and Palestinian territory. The two sides have been arguing over country lines for decades, and...
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