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Gaza's media martyrs are a mockery of journalism.

JL;DR SUMMARY Nachum Kaplan critiques the portrayal of journalists as privileged figures during wartime, particularly in the context of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasInternational LawIsrael Hamas ConflictMedia BiasWar CrimesJournalism EthicsMedia PortrayalCivilian ProtectionWar Reporting

Places mentioned

Gaza, Southern District, Israel
"Nowhere has this delusion been more visible than in coverage of the Israel-Hamas War in Gaza."
Jakarta, Indonesia
"These incidents are seared into my brain when I was a foreign correspondent on the streets of Jakarta."
Sderot, Southern District, Israel
"They are not entitled to greater protection than the grandmother in Sderot or the child in Ashkelon."
Ashkelon, Southern District, Israel
"They are not entitled to greater protection than the grandmother in Sderot or the child in Ashkelon."

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