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New York Times Solicits Then Rejects Video of Anti-African Racism in Israel
▻http://raniakhalek.com/2013/10/18/new-york-times-solicits-then-rejects-video-of-anti-african-racism-in-is

You can tell a lot about a media outlet by how it covers #Israel. A recent case in point is the #New_York_Times.

The Times recently posted a short video entitled, “Free Style In Tel Aviv“, which showcases Israeli hipsters in Jaffa, a Tel Aviv neighborhood with an “eclectic style inspired by the area’s famous flea market.” Of course there’s no mention of Jaffa’s indigenous Palestinian inhabitants who were ethnically cleansed by Zionist militias in 1948 to make room for the Israeli Jews featured in the piece. Nor is there any acknowledgment that ethnic cleansing of Palestinian citizens of Israel continues at a gradual pace to this day, in an atmosphere of violent anti-Arab and anti-African racism that plagues the heart of Israeli culture. But who cares about dispossession when there are funky Israeli hipsters to celebrate, ...