From the AP and NY Times accounts in the Santa Fe New Mexican you’d reasonably believe that (1) the current Hamas-Israel war and destruction was caused by impending evictions of Arabs living in the east Jerusalem nieghborhood knowns as Sheik […]
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While SFMEW emphasizes media and political advocacy, we also encourage setting the record straight with your friends, co-workers, relatives, and acquaintances when events are mis-characterized in popular culture. Spreading the word verbally is important so others don’t perpetuate the incorrect […]
Read moreBetween dignity and cruelty; “Disproportionate”; Kudos to Lance Bell; Roadmap to Jerusalem
The Attempted Gaza Invasion – Between Dignity and Cruelty There have been many articulate, rational, explications of what has happened with the attempted Gaza invasion of Israel in the past few weeks. The sermon delivered by Temple Beth Shalom’s Rabbi […]
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Jerusalem The “street” reaction to President Trump’s December 6 U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has been mostly underwhelming compared with the dire predictions made by pundits. We’d strongly recommend that anyone who cares about this issue – whether […]
Read moreMore on the Haas’ My View, Jerusalem
It’s been a busy week for pro- and anti-Israel writings in the New Mexico media. Yasher Koach to Ruth Moss (“Israel not to blame for Palestinian suffering”), Berel Levertov (“Community Celebrates Chanukah Together”), Zach Benjamin (“Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, Period”), for […]
Read moreTrump Announces Move of Embassy to Jerusalem
In case you missed it, here is a link to watch the Trump statement on directing the State Dept. to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem (about 12 minutes long): Trump: US Recognizes Jerusalem As […]
Read morePropaganda, BDS, CNN, Fareed Zakaria – all wrapped into one
Have you ever felt that what you hear on many programs from Palestinian speakers is just plain propaganda? Well, your intuition is likely correct. Often it is insidious, using techniques that are subtle but effective. We’d strongly recommend that you take […]
Read morePropaganda by Palestinians
Propaganda is different from persuasion. Persuasion uses legitimate facts and arguments to support claims. Propaganda uses illogical techniques to try to bolster false claims, yet the arguments often appear either logical or they call upon your emotions to acquiesce to an […]
Read moreBill Stewart and Gerald Rosen – Birds of a Feather in the New Mexican?
Interesting how the Santa Fe New Mexican is happy to publish articles that highlight negative and struggling aspects of Israel or its politics or leaders (see, for example, the past two weeks including here, here, here, and here), but doesn’t seem to cover positive […]
Read moreThe Confusion over Jerusalem in the Media; the role of the Ambassador-Designate, David Friedman
1. The US Embassy in Jerusalem Should we move the US Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv? Every presidential candidate since Bill Clinton (except for Hillary Clinton this year) has claimed (s)he would do it unilaterally, unrelated to any particular peace […]
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