In the aftermath of an event like Bondi Beach, media can play the role of building bridges and finding mutual understanding, or it can play the role of being the propaganda arm for a genocidal regime.
Thanks for this well thought out post, David. You make excellent points, and I didn't know about that European history. It's something we all need to know and understand in this horrific moment, as we watch Israel's genocide unfolding daily on our screens.
It's a grave mistake to clump all Jewish people together, since so many of them oppose Israel's genocide in Gaza and the West Bank.
I recently rejoined the NDP (Canada's Labour Party) so I could support Avi Lewis, a Jewish man who is not only outspoken in his opposition to Israel's genocide, but has a well articulated and very progressive platform. Here are clips of him talking about the genocide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9bD1HnmGcM and https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KS8N4IsAuYE.
I feel terrible for those who were slaughtered on Bondi Beach, and for those who continue to be slaughtered in Palestine, and just wish all the killing and destruction would end.
Such uncommon common sense expressed so eloquently in the context of manufactured chaos, controversy and political crisis is enormously helpful, David. Thank you.
Thanks for this well thought out post, David. You make excellent points, and I didn't know about that European history. It's something we all need to know and understand in this horrific moment, as we watch Israel's genocide unfolding daily on our screens.
It's a grave mistake to clump all Jewish people together, since so many of them oppose Israel's genocide in Gaza and the West Bank.
I recently rejoined the NDP (Canada's Labour Party) so I could support Avi Lewis, a Jewish man who is not only outspoken in his opposition to Israel's genocide, but has a well articulated and very progressive platform. Here are clips of him talking about the genocide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9bD1HnmGcM and https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KS8N4IsAuYE.
I feel terrible for those who were slaughtered on Bondi Beach, and for those who continue to be slaughtered in Palestine, and just wish all the killing and destruction would end.
Such uncommon common sense expressed so eloquently in the context of manufactured chaos, controversy and political crisis is enormously helpful, David. Thank you.