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Israel-Gaza: Genocidal rhetoric and the fog of war | The Listening Post

2023/10/22
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Two weeks into Israel’s war on Gaza, what the world is witnessing - from Israeli leaders' racist and genocidal rhetoric to the mass killing of Palestinian civilians - bears the hallmarks of a historic crime. This episode looks at how the media are responding - in Israel and beyond.Contributors:Neve Gordon - professor of international law and human rights, Queen Mary UniversityTariq Kenney-Shawa - US policy fellow, Al-ShabakaAntony Loewenstein - Author of books such as The Palestine LaboratoryYousef Munayyer - senior fellow, Arab Center Washington, DCSherine Tadros - deputy director of advocacy & UN representative, Amnesty InternationalFrom disinformation to 'shadow banning': Marwa Fatafta on the digital front lineWith journalists locked out of the Gaza Strip, social platforms have become a vital means of finding and sharing information as well as another front in the propaganda war. Marwa Fatafta, a Palestinian digital rights analyst, talks us through the online dimension of this conflict - including disinformation, hate speech and the censorship of Palestinian voices.Contributor:Marwa Fatafta - MENA policy manager, Access Now