Louise Adler, back in 2021 asked the question - why
is Australia and its media so fearful of debate on
Israel's treatment of Palestinians? Many others have
asked the same question which is even more relevant
today as the war continues.

Adler wrote "Until the discussion moves beyond the
strategic conflation of Zionism and anti-Semitism people
who are suffering will not be heard."

Adler spoke of the 700 journalists and writers who had
signed a petition calling for further media coverage of the
plight of the Palestinians. She pointed out how -
"Reportage on the Middle East has long been contested.
For Zionists the Australian media is a hot bed of biased,
left-wing enmity. For Palestinians the lack of a fair
hearing and accurate reporting is a given."

"The petition triggered a furore as media proprietors
and their editors were called out for self censorship. "

Adler said "There is a tacit consensus in newsrooms across
the country, that attempting objective reporting and
honest analysis isn't worth the grief. Both implicitly
and explicitly it is argued that subjects best avoided
are daily life for Palestinians."

Yet there are writers and editors who are prepared to
risk a great deal and do choose to write on the subject.
For that we can all be grateful.

http://theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/09/why-are-australia-and-its-media-so-fearful-of-debate-on-israels-treatment-of-palestinians

Undisputed fact. Not one Islamic country wants to take in Gazan Refugees. Ask the question WHY??

Baldrick,

The ABC is as woke as f*. There is not a left-whinge cause they haven't championed nor a conservative cause they haven't pilloried. Claiming that they are centrist is a complete joke.

That this is coming from a Putin fancier who loves genocide is even more laughable.

Hi ttbn,
"On the matter of fast-tracking visas for Muslims from Gaza, the Opposition has claimed that the visas were OK'd in less than an hour. So, we could have even more Arabs in Australia out on the streets screaming "gas the Jews", and preaching hatred of Jews, knowing that they can get away with doing so."

If you don't want them here ttbn, then support a ceasefire, resolution to the conflict, their own state, and the right of return.

- Then not only will it stop more from coming, the ones that are here can go home.

...unless you have a better solution?

The UN globalist types are going to try to divvy up the refugees between all western countries and you know all the weak western leaders will go along with it.

Hi SM,
"That this is coming from a Putin fancier who loves genocide is even more laughable."
- Shame on you, for denigrating Vladimir Vladimirovich, lol.

To those disputing the figures in the video (if they've watched it?), we don't need to be any clearer.

The differences between mainstream media highlighting Israeli deaths over Palestinians are huge.

Their aim is of course to set an agenda and ensure people only see one side of the deaths in Gaza and sympathise with Israel. There seems to be no balance when it comes to reporting and facts. No, it's not a competition, but people like myself who expect the media to follow some standards when it comes to fairness, see the current lack of balance as a serious issue.

The reality is there are not too many programs on television that analyse the media or anywhere online, so it's easy to go after the fact Media Watch is on the ABC.

Reality is reality here.

The story about the six year old Palestinian girl, Hind Rajab who died was broadcasted via a whole range of media outlets internationally, but the Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun and Courier Mail found no space to write about the story in their print editions. Nor could the Age, Sydney Morning Herald or the Australian.

Just what is going here? Perhaps those defending the media bias on this issue can provide a response.

See the six year old's photo and her story here: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68261286. Just imagine if if was your six year old daughter, niece, cousin, friend - you'd be upset at their passing.

The sad thing is you won't get much about her story in the Australian mainstream press as reality shows. It's sad really. People have a right to know what is going on in Gaza at the moment, all sides affected - and the media need to stand up to any fears or claims about antisemitism and the like. It's not healthy in terms of journalism and our right to know.

"...ABC being the ABC..." Thank heavens for that. About time I say mhaze.

Obviously you never watch the ABC because you already now that it is a cesspool of left-wing, commie, Marxist woke pinkos.

Soooo let me enlighten you sunshine. The last time I watched Insiders I seriously thought I had accidentally tuned into Sky News. Everyone on the couch was a Murdoch hack.

So, please all you naysayers, stop acting like a chorus from a Wagner opera, all chanting the same lines to the same tune over and over and start opening your mind to the world as it really is. I'm sure you will be pleasantly surprised at how wonderful it can be.