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jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 06:55 AM Apr 2014

The New York Times Criticized for Submitting to Israeli Censors

The New York Times made a rare admission that it submits to Israeli state gag orders, fueling charges from critics that the globally-influential publication plays fast-and-loose with journalistic ethics to give favorable coverage to Israel.

The revelation emerged when the The Times delayed its coverage of the Israeli detention of a Palestinian journalist, due—as it turns out—to a gag order from an Israeli court.

The blackout came to light when journalists who did not heed the gag order exposed the detention and media censorship. The Times's public editor, Margaret Sullivan, then elicited an admission from her own publication that it complies with Israeli media blackouts as a matter of policy.


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The Times is “indeed, bound by gag orders,” Ms. Rudoren said. She said that the situation is analogous to abiding by traffic rules or any other laws of the land, and that two of her predecessors in the bureau chief position affirmed to her this week that The Times has been subject to gag orders in the past.


http://www.juancole.com/2014/04/criticized-submitting-israeli.html
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The New York Times Criticized for Submitting to Israeli Censors (Original Post) jakeXT Apr 2014 OP
No surprise: Jefferson23 Apr 2014 #1
from your link ... Israeli Apr 2014 #2
Richard Silverstein ? King_David Apr 2014 #3
Yes King_David..... Israeli Apr 2014 #4
OK good, King_David Apr 2014 #8
I was in this debate to discuss ... Israeli Apr 2014 #12
No problem Israeli King_David Apr 2014 #13
Not anymore ..... Israeli Apr 2014 #14
Go for it . King_David Apr 2014 #15
you mean an awful racist comment towards a homophobic extreme Rightwing Black person? azurnoir Apr 2014 #5
Yes that women is a homophobic piece of shit King_David Apr 2014 #7
so you simply see an opportunity here -thanks :) azurnoir Apr 2014 #9
Yes , people need reminding whom we dealing with, King_David Apr 2014 #10
'I don't tolerate Bigots, Racists, Homophobes, Islamaphobes or antiSemitic pieces of shit.' Violet_Crumble Apr 2014 #11
So an American publication is bound by Israeli gag orders? azurnoir Apr 2014 #6

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)
1. No surprise:
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 08:08 AM
Apr 2014
Naureckas agrees: "The Times and U.S. media in general covers Israel from the Israeli government's perspective and treats Palestinians at best as outsiders and at worst as a demographic threat."

Thank you, Juan Cole..good work.

Israeli

(4,151 posts)
2. from your link ...
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 08:22 AM
Apr 2014

" Blogger Richard Silverstein wrote on Saturday about Kayyal's detention and later released a copy of the gag order. " .......

not the only gag order he has published recently .....

see: http://www.richardsilverstein.com/2014/04/12/new-price-tag-attack-demands-muslims-vacate-dome-of-rock-in-order-to-rebuild-temple/

The police are quite aware of the incendiary nature of the provocation, which is why they’re slapped a double gag on the proceedings. Israeli journalists are not allowed to report the names of the suspects, their crime, or even the fact that there is a gag.

Haaretz’s Chaim Levinson was suitably outraged by the gag and published the police notice on his Facebook page along with a brief summary of the settler frolics that got them into hot water:....


Behind this order are two lads who were caught hanging flyers that say that the Arabs must “clear off of Har Habayit due to work for establishing the temple and renewing the sacrificial labors”.

The Jerusalem police arrested the two and sent them to be investigated at the nationalist crime division. The judge released them, but accepted the police request to prohibit publication.


For further background read here :

http://www.democraticunderground.com/113462296

So, this clash was not a surprise in any way shape or form, and was done because of actions by Palestinians and not just to attack Palestinians


Realy sabbat hunter ???? !!!!!!







King_David

(14,851 posts)
3. Richard Silverstein ?
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 09:06 AM
Apr 2014

The dude we read about having made some really racist comments recently directed towards black people ?

Israeli

(4,151 posts)
4. Yes King_David.....
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 03:27 PM
Apr 2014

the same American Democrat racist " dude " ....one of your own ....dont expect me to defend him .....he is no Gideon Levy

but he is useful when it comes to gag orders .

Israeli

(4,151 posts)
12. I was in this debate to discuss ...
Fri Apr 25, 2014, 12:50 AM
Apr 2014
gag orders King_David.

Until you came along and made it all about you .......again .
Excuse me if I dont play your attention seeking childish games .... I have better things to do with my time .

Israeli

(4,151 posts)
14. Not anymore .....
Fri Apr 25, 2014, 03:32 AM
Apr 2014

I'm putting my own " gag order " on you .....you and your nonsense is about to be put on ignore ......bah bye King_David .

King_David

(14,851 posts)
15. Go for it .
Fri Apr 25, 2014, 09:07 AM
Apr 2014

We all do what we must do especially when one sees they can't rebut someone successfully and keep getting their arguments destroyed over and over again. It's tough to be outwitted .

Nobody likes the irritating dude baketah that has the Emet that goes against their "religious beliefs &quot as Pelser would say).

I don't know how to use the "ignore" you should teach me how .

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
5. you mean an awful racist comment towards a homophobic extreme Rightwing Black person?
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 04:19 PM
Apr 2014

and no you don't defend her outright, however your constantly bringing this up seems either a second hand sort of defense or an opportunistic use of Silverstein's nasty comment to simply demonize Silverstein so which is it?

King_David

(14,851 posts)
7. Yes that women is a homophobic piece of shit
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 04:43 PM
Apr 2014

And Silvertstein deserves demonozition...I don't tolerate Bigots, Racists, Homophobes, Islamaphobes or antiSemitic pieces of shit.

Violet_Crumble

(35,961 posts)
11. 'I don't tolerate Bigots, Racists, Homophobes, Islamaphobes or antiSemitic pieces of shit.'
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 05:56 PM
Apr 2014

Except when they're Islamophobes who come straight out and say they hate Muslims. According to you, that's not Islamophobia...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=124x358855

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