Is the horror of Rafah being downplayed or do we not have the words to describe it?
More than a million Palestinians are crowded into the city of Rafah – which is being bombed by Israel with the looming threat of a ground invasion. However, Western media have once again failed to communicate the seriousness of this situation.
Contributors:
Laura Albast – Media Analyst, Institute for Palestine Studies-USA
Nabih Bulos – Middle East Bureau Chief, LA Times
Adel Iskandar – Professor of Global Communication, Simon Fraser University
Jacob Magid – US Bureau Chief, The Times of Israel
On our radar:
The Haaretz newspaper published an article about Israeli soldiers cooking food in Palestinian homes – the same homes these soldiers drove them from, while the Palestinians themselves are starved by Israel. Nic Muirhead on mocking Palestinian suffering.
The Kremlin’s youth militarization campaign
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has invested significantly in managing national perceptions of the war – including among younger citizens.
As the war drags on, government propaganda among young people has intensified. Educational institutions have become part of an orchestrated effort to mold loyal militarized nationalists and passive media consumers.
Contributors:
Alexandre Borodikhine – editor, Mediazona
Ekaterina Kotrikadze – Presenter, TV Rain
Ian Garner – Professor, Center for International Policy and Defense at Queen’s University