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To: Les H who wrote (44133)	10/29/2024 9:19:19 AM
From: Les H	Respond to of 50864

Dany Cushmaro is probably the most recognizable television journalist in Israel. As one of the beloved anchors and journalists on Channel 12 – Israel's most popular news channel – he has been reporting on the Israel-Gaza war from the early hours of October 7, 2023. During the first few days, he was relatable. Sad and confused about how Hamas managed to execute its horrific attack on Israeli civilians, he took a critical stance, calling out the government for its failure to protect citizens in their homes. But as an adrenaline junkie known for his – unintentionally comic – Friday night dispatches on fast cars and machismo-reporting trips on motorcycle rides across Europe, Cushmaro has adjusted to the never-ending war by embedding with the Israeli military in Gaza and Lebanon. He quickly turned himself into a useful part of the propaganda machine. Over the weekend, Channel 12 aired a 26-minute report by Cushmaro that ended with him being given the "honor" of pressing a button that would detonate explosives in a building in the southern Lebanese village of Ayta ash Shab. Cushmaro's enjoyment is visible, but in case anyone missed it, he then smiles at the camera and says: "Don't mess with the Jews." His reporting from the battlefield was always problematic, and would make excellent material for journalism school professors in need of clear examples of "not journalism." In these pieces, Cushmaro seems infatuated with Israel Defense Forces officers, speaks of how proud he is of the Israeli soldiers, idolizes the sacrifices they are making for their country – and describes how enjoyable it is to see an area that once posed a threat to Israel turned to ruins. The local residents, whether Gazan or Lebanese, don't exist in this kind of reporting. But Cushmaro tends to narrate his image of them as bloodthirsty, greedy, religious fanatics who could have had wonderful, quiet lives – but chose instead to attack innocent Israel and brought destruction upon themselves. In a word, Cushmaro's reporting is propaganda. The fact that his salary comes from a private independent media company and not from the IDF is just a coincidence. Cushmaro is not alone, of course. The Israeli media is full of propagandists who consider themselves to be liberal, critical journalists. As the Israeli government cracks down on media outlets such as Al Jazeera and the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Mayadeen, Israeli journalists cheer from the sidelines, leading the outcry against "foreign propaganda." When an officer eulogizes a fallen Israeli soldier by telling a story of how he burned down a house in Gaza "just for fun," Israeli journalists collectively and independently decide not to report on it. When Israel puts targets on the backs of Palestinian journalists covering the Gaza war, claiming they are Hamas collaborators, Israeli journalists don't ask for proof. They ask for the button, and the explosives. archive.ph