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Christians in the Holy Land in the Crosshairs: Systematic Persecution and Media Silence
While the Western mainstream media and diplomatic discourse generally consider the protection of Christians in the Middle East to be important only in the context of certain countries, in the Holy Land—specifically...
Deconstructing Anti-Semitism: Why Is the Fight Against Genuine Hate Speech Our Strongest Shield?
In modern political discourse, the concept of antisemitism has become caught in a double bind. On the one hand, the real, dangerous racism and ethnic/religious hatred that exist in the world are not...
Myth: „Palestinian textbooks teach hatred”
For decades, one of the main weapons of the international anti-Palestinian and pro-Israel lobby (particularly the Jerusalem-based organization IMPACT) has been the narrative that in Palestinian schools...
Myth: „Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East”
The most common, almost automatically repeated slogan of mainstream Western and Israeli diplomacy is that „Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East.” With this argument, they seek to establish moral and political...
Myth: „Gaza has not been occupied since 2005”
This hasbara narrative is one of the most widespread legal and political misconceptions regarding the Middle East conflict. The mainstream media and pro-Israel advocacy groups are quick to assert that Israel...
