It’s the Media…: THE COMPLICIT LENS

"Another example from the commission’s report describes BBC reporting of a CCTV videotape of soldiers shooting a boy, then standing around for forty-five minutes watching him bleed to death. They shot at his mother to stop her from coming to his aid. They also blocked two Palestinian ambulances from reaching him, and they were seen planting a rock next to him as “evidence” that Israeli security forces had acted in self-defense.

Although Israel has provided no evidence to contest the videotape, corporate news outlets, such as the New York Times, have given the Israeli military opportunities to claim the boy was “a terrorist” who “attempted to attack soldiers.” Without the Israeli government having produced a shred of evidence to support its accusations, the establishment press has allowed Israeli officials to cast doubt on a well-documented case of murder. For almost three years, this cycle of denial has dominated corporate coverage, making this the most contested genocide in history, despite the troves of evidence to the contrary."

Read the full report here.