Media Coverage of the Middle East

TURKISH-ISRAELI RELATIONS IN THE SHADOW OF THE ARAB SPRING

By Barry Rubin April 27, 2012

'Gaza: The Case for Middle East Peace': Erdogan, Peres, Ki-moon, Moussa

This article is a short analysis of how Turkey changed under AKP rule so that the regime no longer wished to have an alignment with Israel but, on the contrary, needed to treat Israel as an enemy. In order to understand the initial reasons behind the creation of the Turkish-Israeli alliance, one must also recognize why that alignment came to an end. The cause was not within the partnership itself nor was it due to the 2008/2009 Gaza War or the 2010 flotilla events; rather this resulted from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Israel, Israel-Palestinian Issues, Media Coverage of the Middle East, MERIA Journal Volume 16, Number 01 (March 2012), Middle East Politics , Regional , Regional Security, Turkey

ANTI-ZIONIST AND ANTISEMITIC DISCOURSE ON THE GUARDIAN’S COMMENT IS FREE WEBSITE

By Hadar Sela June 7, 2010

The Guardian is Britain’s third most read newspaper after the Daily Telegraph and the Times. As is the case with many newspapers, the sales of its print edition are declining: In January 2009, its daily circulation was 358,844 (a drop of 5.17 percent from January 2008) and by March 2010, its daily circulation had fallen further to 283,063. However, this trend has been offset by the Guardian’s decision to expand the publication of all its material, together with that of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe, Israel, Media Coverage of the Middle East, MERIA Journal Volume 14, Number 02 (Jun 2010)

Goldstone’s Gaza Report: Part Two: A Miscarriage of Human Rights

By Richard Landes December 2, 2009

[CLICK HERE TO READ PART I] PART II: WHY? GENEALOGY OF THE “GOLDSTONE REPORT” In order to understand how the Goldstone Report, with all its pervasive flaws, came into existence, one must first appreciate the culture from which it arose. The pattern is largely as follows: Palestinians create alleged facts or information--often through the formal reports, and finally it makes up most of the Goldstone report, without any real critical evaluation taking place at any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Israel, Israel-Palestinian Issues, Media Coverage of the Middle East, MERIA Journal Volume 13, Number 04 (Dec 2009), Palestinians, Radical Movements

Goldstone’s Gaza Report: Part One: A Failure of Intelligence

By Richard Landes December 1, 2009

[CLICK HERE TO READ PART II] INTRODUCTION[1] In response to the Israeli attack on Gaza, Operation Cast Lead (December 27-January 18, 2009), several major NGOs and public figures called for an investigation. On April 3, 2009, the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) appointed a “Fact-Finding Mission.” The mission was made up of four members, including Hina Jilani, Desmond Travers, Christine Chinkin, and at its head, Richard Goldstone, former member of the South … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Israel, Israel-Palestinian Issues, Media Coverage of the Middle East, MERIA Journal Volume 13, Number 04 (Dec 2009), Palestinians, Radical Movements

Perceptions of the Middle East and the Gaza War: Views from Key Countries

By March 2, 2009

CONTENTS Steven J. Rosen, “United States” Paul Michaels and Noah Shack, “Canada” Colin Rubinstein, “Australia” P R Kumaraswamy, “India” Heymi Bahar, “Turkey” Biographies of contributors can be found at the end of each section. The perceptions of Western elites and publics, the policies of Western governments, toward the Middle East have always been viewed as vital to events in the region. Perhaps such concepts are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Israel, Israel-Palestinian Issues, Media Coverage of the Middle East, MERIA Journal Volume 13, Number 01 (Mar 2009), U.S. Policy on the Middle East

Perceptions of the Middle East and the Gaza War: Views from Europe

By March 1, 2009

The perceptions of Western elites and publics, and the policies of Western governments toward the Middle East have always been viewed as vital to events in the region. Perhaps such concepts are exaggerated, yet this subject is well worth examining. Thus, in the wake of the Gaza war, people from a number of European countries were asked to look at trends in the places where they live. Three levels are examined: the policies of governments, the attitudes of intellectual-media-cultural-journalistic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe, Israel, Israel-Palestinian Issues, Media Coverage of the Middle East, MERIA Journal Volume 13, Number 01 (Mar 2009)