from Mondoweiss
A week ago, Haaretz published a piece (in Hebrew thread with translations here) by Eitan Leshem, titled “In every house in Gaza we found olives, olive oil and loads of spices. We cook there with mixed feelings”.
The article tells the story of soldiers who have taken over Palestinian homes and stolen food from the homeless, now starving Gazans who were made to flee, perhaps even by those very soldiers. It is really hard to imagine a more crass and wretched piece.
The article was shocking to many, not only because of its content but also because of where it appeared. Haaretz is widely cited internationally, particularly by liberals, as a trustworthy left-leaning Israeli news outlet. Journalists like Gideon Levy and Amira Hass, who often cover the horrors of Israeli apartheid in more detail and with more teeth than any other mainstream Israeli journalist, are considered, for many, the brave truth-telling face of the outlet.
But the paper also has a much darker side, and this has no doubt to
do with the fact that, after all, it’s a Zionist paper, as Gideon Levy
once clearly stated....
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