Jakeneck

Friday, August 29, 2003

antisemitism on the airwaves

"Every time Israel so much as burps, Pacifica covers it extensively. Yet, when information exists that may give context to Israel's actions, or could reflect negatively on the Palestinians, it's normally absent from Pacifica's airwaves."
the jewish week—in albeit an exceptionally knee-jerk article—discusses recurring anti-semitic trends within the pacfica network's radio programming.

also check out my post on shtv about anti-semitism and adbusters.

here...i got a tough one for ya: why is it, on the left, that when a palestinian kills a mother and her child on the way to synagogue it's "regretable" but "to be expected" as a result of occupation; but when an israeli kills a palestinian who is smuggling arms and making bombs in his basement, the israeli's a murderer and a war criminal? discuss...