Ismail Al Ghoul – a case study in the failure of western media

David Collier Dot Com ^ | 25 Mar 2024 | David Collier

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On Monday 18 March, Israel arrested Al Jazeera ‘journalist’ Ismail Al Ghoul. As usual all was not as it seemed.

Since October 7 we have witnessed a complete breakdown in the quality and honesty of western media coverage on Israel. The media lens has never treated Israeli fairly, but since the Hamas attack many of the world’s most famous media brands have reached a whole new level of toxicity .

In fact, mainstream media outlets have been caught lying so many times they have started to defend themselves by blaming Israel – suggesting it is because Israel won’t let them in. This is a nonsensical claim considering in late November the BBC flew its own man on the ground OUT of Gaza because of his ‘safety’.

And anyway, if I can do research in London and find out that people pretending to be journalists in Gaza work for Hamas or the IRGC – then so can the BBC, CNN, NYT, and Sky News.

The awful quality in reporting isn’t about a lack of access. It stems from a complete indifference to the lies of the Palestinians that goes back decades. Palestinians learnt long ago that they can say whatever they like, and their words will run as headlines throughout the world without anybody ever asking them for proof.

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Al Jazeera is hiring Batman villains now?