United States President Donald Trump’s tour of the Center East this week is his first worldwide journey since he began his second time period. Conspicuously absent from his itinerary, nevertheless, was Washington’s closest ally within the area: Israel. Within the US and Israeli media, the obvious snub has fuelled speak of a rising rift between Trump and his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Contributors:
Diana Buttu – Human rights lawyer and analyst
Dana Mills – Author, +972 journal and Native Name
Jeremy Scahill – Cofounder, Drop Website Information
On our radar:
Tariq Nafi experiences on the killing this week of one in all Gaza’s best-known journalists – and why it represents a brand new low in Israel’s unparalleled conflict on the press.
Are India’s information channels serving to or harming?
The tit-for-tat battle between India and Pakistan lasted solely every week earlier than a ceasefire deal was reached, however it was lengthy sufficient to offer an perception into the position the media may play in an extended conflict.
We communicate with Indian journalist Hartosh Singh Bal about mainstream media below Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s authorities – from misinformation to hate speech – and the choice information retailers making an attempt to offer the antidote.
That includes:
Hartosh Singh Bal – Government editor, The Caravan journal
