Comments on: Mainstream journalist Ashraf Khalil explains why stories about the Palestinian experience are rarely told

By: infinitegal

infinitegal — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:30:56 +0000

I APPLAUD your article! Yes, not much comes out of Israel, US, & UK – the holy trinity of the western media moguls. Many stories are untold….continuously UNTOLD. We need NEW journalism – and you're a great start. Take a breath every once-in-a-while. Maybe the NEW media made up of all of us, sporadically, individually, conscienciously, will eventually surface as is BEGINNING with the Iranians, Hondurans and others intently following injustices. The "Palestinian Question" will be answered in the POSITIVE but only when truth can't be held back any longer! You've captured the essence: "the basic steps of the process are GRINDINGLY familiar to all observers of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." TRUTH MARCHES ON. . . .

By: alaqsa81090

alaqsa81090 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:28:21 +0000

"In a nutshell" it is the Israelis who a lie – I agree with you!

By: alaqsa81090

alaqsa81090 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:25:28 +0000

Let the truth be known!

By: Jake in Jerusalem

Jake in Jerusalem — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:09:32 +0000

Have you checked out the MSM presence in Jerusalem, as I challenged you to? Have you considered any of the facts of the issue? Have you managed to convince anyone of anything – besides the obvious fact that you are a loony tune? Joe, you are babbling. No reply necessary. You have already lost all credibility.

By: Citizen

Citizen — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:39:53 +0000

The answer: You're post 1945 German guilt. When they instilled it in you, the image of a Palestinian was not in the picture or process.

By: Joe in Kansas City

Joe in Kansas City — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:35:25 +0000

Why not be lazy and pick up a paycheck since you know you cannot report the truth of what you learn on the ground, or ever fairly near the ground? Otherwise, you won't have a job.

By: Jake in Jerusalem

Jake in Jerusalem — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:31:19 +0000

Check out the JCS building on Jaffa Rd in Jerusalem. CNN, Reuters, AP, Australian, European, American, Japanese, South American media. The NY Times, NPR, Time, Newsweek, etc are all well-represented here. CBS, ABC, NBC. Have I missed anyone? And this hardly covers a FEW of them here. I already told you: I can tell you lots about them. A lazy lot they are…

By: Jake in Jerusalem

Jake in Jerusalem — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:26:26 +0000

Lobotomized in Israeli dungeons? Have you forgotten your medicines today? Hey, if Arabs are brain-damaged, it just MIGHT not be the fault of Israel. (You can't blame Israel for brain-damaged Arabs in Saudi Arabia, Libya, Algeria, etc. all far from Israel…) I noticed in the Alyn hospital for chronically ill in Israel that there were 2 prominent groups of patients there – Arabs and very religious Jews. They were both there for the same reason: they tend to in-marry and so suffer from birth defects and debilitating physical and mental health problems. If your Arab friends are brain-damaged, it just might actually NOT be Israel's fault. This is a stunning concept for Arabs and Arab-lovers to accept, but it is real. Get used to it.

By: Jake in Jerusalem

Jake in Jerusalem — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:21:24 +0000

Strahl fails – EVERY TIME – to address the issues. I DARE you to find a law such as the one cited in MondoLies. Strahl is a foolish bigot (the only kind). MondoLies is his home.

By: Shafiq

Shafiq — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:33:04 +0000

hahah!