Lectures For Lifelong Learners!

Alex Bruner discusses the coverage of the Arab-Israeli conflict with a focus on the Arab claim about the “catastrophe” of the creation of Israel, in Arabic, “The Nakba”. He then explores how a variety of “Big Lies” permeate media coverage. He reviews the competing Arab and Jewish narratives and argues that media objectivity will be critical to safeguarding the right of Jews to self-determination, as well as contributing to a realistic and just political compromise.