This hits the nail on the head of my experience and my overwhelming frustration in discussions with people living in my community. The media reports on this war are so obviously distorted with key information omitted as you point out. Apparently in this war, there are no Hamas soldiers engaging in any battles; only Israelis indiscriminately killing civilians purposefully. Hamas information is reported as fact; Israel's reports are "purported" or "Israel claims" or "unverified videos". etc. It's maddening...and it is an overwhelming task to engage with people who do not have the time or inclination to dig deepr for actual facts. David Brooks' recent NY Times article did actually capture the attention of some of my friends and neighbors, and they made comments like "oh, now I see how complicated the situation is...I just never thought about it like that before." Thank you so much for your writings. I don't feel as much like a lone soul but I do often still feel bereft, and anxious about where this will all lead.
This hits the nail on the head of my experience and my overwhelming frustration in discussions with people living in my community. The media reports on this war are so obviously distorted with key information omitted as you point out. Apparently in this war, there are no Hamas soldiers engaging in any battles; only Israelis indiscriminately killing civilians purposefully. Hamas information is reported as fact; Israel's reports are "purported" or "Israel claims" or "unverified videos". etc. It's maddening...and it is an overwhelming task to engage with people who do not have the time or inclination to dig deepr for actual facts. David Brooks' recent NY Times article did actually capture the attention of some of my friends and neighbors, and they made comments like "oh, now I see how complicated the situation is...I just never thought about it like that before." Thank you so much for your writings. I don't feel as much like a lone soul but I do often still feel bereft, and anxious about where this will all lead.
This is brilliant and important. I'm forwarding to several liberal friends. Thank you.