One of the reasons reporters covering the Middle East get the story wrong so consistently is that they believe that history begins with their arrival on the scene. This is evident again in the numerous reports about U.S. support, particularly within the
In 1982 during the Lebanon War, the media was sounding similar alarm bells. Journalist Nicholas von Hoffman wrote, “Where before it was difficult to print or say anything that was critical of Israeli policies and practices, the barriers are now coming down.”