Dear friends, This week, the new (and improved) issue of Fathom came out! In my regular column: “Dispatches from the Front: A Quarterly Report from a Roving Ambassador for Israel,” I discuss my work over this summer and argue that: In wartime, it all becomes black and white; complexity is out and nuance absent. There is no history, no context, and no real conversation; only images devoid of context, words devoid of meaning, allegations devoid of proof, and ancient libels revived.” I also share what I have learned from past experiences that: There is no such thing as ‘fighting fair’ in this war of words and images. Experience has taught me that expressing empathy for the other, accepting responsibility for mistakes on our side, and acknowledging legitimate concerns by the other side, is abused to paint Israel in the darkest colours of evil. The word ‘sorry’ will be used to admit culpability; the word ‘mistake’ to convey evil intentions; the words ‘we are not sure’ to mean that we are sure of the opposite.” It is always a pleasure to publish with Fathom as they repeatedly demonstrate that to win the war of ideas, we need to have quality platforms that publish pieces of high intellectual content. To read more: fathomjournal.org/winning-the-media-war/
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 07:12:10 +0000
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