10-19-2023, 02:59 PM
(10-19-2023, 02:34 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Are they currently writing editorials in support of Israel?
Are they publishing anything condemning the actions of Hamas on behalf of the Palestinians?
Seems to me that they do publish editorials in support of Israel.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/09/opinion/israel-hamas-attack.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/opinion/israel-military-war.html
As far as "condemning the actions of Hamas," I'd rather that reporters reported what was happening
as accurately as possible first, and then contextualize it, adding what people might need to know of
the backstory to a current event. As in this example:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/17/technology/hamas-hostages-social-media.html
But to follow up on what Bels said, you seem to be expecting a news organization to take a side in this conflict,
and if they don't loudly take the Israeli side, then that would make them "anti-semitic."
Many Israelis have criticized their government's role in this war and no one (in US News) thinks they are "anti-semitic" or
"defending Hamas" for that. But if US politicians or news commentators do the same, they can be so accused.
"Disinformation" seems to be the theme of this thread, and using the term anti-semitic to refer to anything other
than actual racial/ethnic hatred is likely contributing to the problem.
I'm sorry Sunset, but it seems that you are demanding the NYT shift from news to propaganda.