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Why Can Jonathan Greenblatt Lie With Impunity?

JL;DR SUMMARY Peter Beinart criticizes Jonathan Greenblatt, head of the Anti-Defamation League, for making unchallenged statements on mainstream U.S. media that misrepresent figures and events related to Israeli-Palestinian conflicts. 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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AdlPalestinian ConflictSecond IntifadaPeter BeinartMedia BiasJonathan GreenblattZohran MamdaniU.S. Media

Places mentioned

Jenin, Palestinian Territories
"Well talk about his childhood in the West Bank, his experience at Columbia, his detention, and what hes learned from the experience."
New York, United States
"Zohran Mamdani in his mayoral campaign having gone to synagogues, because he went to multiple synagogues, he went to multiple Jewish neighborhoods, he had multiple meetings with New York Jews and different Jewish officials, right?"
Pennsylvania, United States
"How Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro influenced the University of Pennsylvanias response to pro-Palestinian protest on campus."
San Francisco, California, United States
"Home? A Palestinian Woman's Pursuit of Life, Liberty, & Happiness is playing in San Francisco and New York this fall."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"The Israeli militarys own data suggests that over 80% of the people it has killed in Gaza are civilians."
Kenya
"It makes about as much sense as saying that people who were killed in Kenya in the Mau Mau Rebellion were killed because they were white or British."
Algeria
"Or that people who were killed in Algeria were killed because they were French, right?"
United States
"Or people who were killed by Native Americans in the United States in the 19th century in violent uprisings that targeted civilians often were killed because they were white Americans."

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