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Israeli men stand with a French flag at the Tel Aviv memorial for victims of the Paris terror attacks, November 14, 2015. (Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

Prominent Israeli journalist tweets opportunism at Paris’s pain

There is a tendency on the Israeli right to express Schadenfreude when Europe is targeted by terrorists — especially when the perpetrators are jihadis. The subtext is that Israel is unfairly judged for its policies toward the Palestinians. As social media reporting from Paris increased in pace and volume on Friday, a well-worn pattern emerged.…

By Lisa Goldman November 14, 2015

Yedioth Aharonoth front page 1 October 2010

Between the lines: summary & analysis of Israel’s weekend newspapers (1-2 Oct)

This is the first of what we hope will become a regular +972 Magazine feature – summary and analysis of how the news is reported in Israel. What stories make the headlines and what stories are neglected? Does the mainstream media support or ‘push’ a discernible narrative – and if so, what is that narrative?…

By Roi Maor October 1, 2010

Israeli tabloids urge NIF to ditch Palestinian and leftist NGOs

Israeli Tabloids Maariv and Yisrael Hayom, which led the attack on the New Israel Fund in recent months, celebrated yesterday what they believe is a change in the NIF policy regarding its support for leftwing organizations. A page 4 story in Maariv, written by the paper’s reporter in New York, Tzah Yoked, has declared that…

By Noam Sheizaf September 20, 2010

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