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ellenrr

(3,864 posts)
Wed Jul 23, 2014, 08:29 AM Jul 2014

MSNBC Contributor Accuses Network Of 'Biased' Coverage Toward Israel

Speaking on Ronan Farrow's show, she accused MSNBC of covering the Israeli perspective far more than the Palestinian side.

“We are disgustingly biased when it comes to this issue," said Jebreal, an Italian-Palestinian journalist with dual Italian and Israeli citizenship. "Look how [much] air time Netanyahu and his folks have on air on a daily basis — Andrea Mitchell and others. I never see one Palestinian being interviewed on these same issues —"

“I’m going to push back a little on that," Farrow interjected. "We’ve had Palestinian voices on our air.”

“Maybe for 30 seconds, and then you have twenty-five minutes for Bibi Netanyahu, and half an hour for Naftali Bennett," Jebreal countered, referring to Israel's prime minister and minister of the economy, respectively.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/21/rula-jebreal-msnbc-palestinians-airtime_n_5606673.html

The journalist Jebreal is on Democracy Now this morning

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MSNBC Contributor Accuses Network Of 'Biased' Coverage Toward Israel (Original Post) ellenrr Jul 2014 OP
Empirically, she's right on the money. Liberal Lantern Jul 2014 #1
true, altho I understand Chris Hayes did have on the journalist. ellenrr Jul 2014 #2

Liberal Lantern

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1. Empirically, she's right on the money.
Wed Jul 23, 2014, 09:09 AM
Jul 2014

This mid-east conflict is disgustingly convoluted and there A LOT more to this than Palestinians simply wantonly bombing Israeli citizens. None of the American media, including MSNBC has bothered to frame the non-Israeli point of view...

ellenrr

(3,864 posts)
2. true, altho I understand Chris Hayes did have on the journalist.
Wed Jul 23, 2014, 09:55 AM
Jul 2014

I didn't see it, but I'm impressed with him.

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