Tuesday, March 09, 2010

No article that deals with the Middle East in the New York Times is innocent: no article

Look at this one. Basically, Middle East coverage in the Times is a combination of ignorance and prejudice sprinkled with Israeli propaganda disinformation and leaks. Look at this review of this Middle East restaurant in the Times. First, they give Fayruz a title that she never had. Secondly, they say this: "But sahlab, a sweet custard that nods to France’s occupation of Lebanon between the world wars. When there is absolutely no connection between the French and this dish, when a variation of this existed in various parts with no connection to the French. Thirdly, it said: "Ms. Bishara is a Brooklynite, though also a Palestinian raised in Israel, where her brother served in the Knesset." No mention that this Palestinian brother is Azmi Bisharah who has been chased out of his own country by Zionist occupiers.