Israeli media's distorted view of the war in Gaza

Israeli Media's Distorted View of the War in Gaza

While global news showed a humanitarian disaster, most outlets in Israel remained silent.

In December 2023, the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies gathered members of the country’s media to assess how the media was responding to Israel’s war on Gaza.

For months on TV, nationalism, grief, and revenge had mixed freely, with Israeli victims’ testimonies and first responders’ accounts being common, as well as the idea of a second Holocaust, requiring a massive military response.

However, the suffering in Gaza was hardly noted, with close to 20,000 people in Gaza being killed by mid-December.

The idea of a second Holocaust, requiring a massive military response, was a regular talking point.

But the Israeli media's silence on the humanitarian disaster in Gaza raises questions about their coverage of the war.

Author's summary: Israeli media distorts the war in Gaza, focusing on nationalism and revenge.

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Mother Jones Mother Jones — 2025-10-15

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