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Israeli soldiers in the fifth day of the search operation walking in the West Bank city of Hebron, June 17, 2014. (Mustafa Bader/Activestills.org)

When ‘The New York Times’ embeds its reporters with the IDF

Embedded journalism is a controversial issue. Many claim that it replaces oversight and criticism with propaganda. I tend to agree. This admiring tone was evident in the pieces published by embedded Israeli reporters this week during the IDF’s crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank. It must have also been part of the reason why Haaretz chose…

By Noam Sheizaf June 24, 2014

Israeli army soldiers take part in the search operation for three kidnapped Israeli teenagers, on June 17, 2014 in the West Bank town of Hebron. [File photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

What happens when the IDF embeds Israeli reporters

The Israeli army recently began allowing reporters to join night raids in the West Bank. The result is exactly what you might expect. By Oren Persico / ‘The 7th Eye‘ One week after the start of “Operation Brother’s Keeper,” the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit arranged an opportunity for the Israeli press just in time for the newspapers’ weekend…

By The Seventh Eye June 23, 2014