US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman . (photo credit: LIOR MIZRACHI)
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman claimed Monday that nine out of 10 articles about the conflict between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza are critical of Israel.
“With all the criticism Israel has gotten, nobody has identified the less lethal means by which Israel could have defended itself over the last 4 weeks… if what happened isn’t right – what is right? It seems to me that in this journalistic environment 9 out of 10 articles that are written about the Gaza conflict are critical of Israel,” said Friedman at The Media Line’s Press and Policy Conference which took place at the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem. He advised journalists that if they can’t get the story right, they should “keep your mouths shut.”
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“The conflict in Gaza has dominated the headlines in the last 3-4 weeks. Lots and lots criticism of Israel. Some of it even legitimate… I think even the state of Israel itself haven’t completed its own internal inquiries as to what happened. Maybe there are some things they could have done better. I’m sure there’s always things you can do better”, said Friedman.
150 guests attended the conference honoring the opening of the Media Line’s new Jerusalem bureau. The conference included two panels dealing with accuracy in journalism and the growing impact of women in public policy.
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