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Why Did Israel Attack Iran? The Media’s Dangerous Sin Of Omission

JL;DR SUMMARY Gary Rosenblatt examines the media's failure to adequately explain the reasons behind Israel's preemptive strikes on Iran, specifically the ongoing existential threat Iran poses to Israel. 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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IranMiddle East ConflictExistential ThreatNuclear ThreatU.S. MediaMedia CriticismBegin DoctrinePreemptive StrikeJournalistic Responsibility

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Jerusalem, Israel
"It seems clear to me that the long history of ongoing battles between Jerusalem and Tehran -- sometimes rhetorical, sometimes deadly -- must be understood in the context of an aggressor, Iran, and a defender, Israel."
Tehran, Fars, Iran
"It seems clear to me that the long history of ongoing battles between Jerusalem and Tehran -- sometimes rhetorical, sometimes deadly -- must be understood in the context of an aggressor, Iran, and a defender, Israel."
New York, United States
"For example, more than four and a half years ago, prompted by a New York Times news story, "Israel Attacks Spur Upgrade Of Iran Sites" (Nov. 22, 2021), which described Israel's use of sabotage, cyberattacks and alleged assassinations of key scientists to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, I responded to the fact that the article never mentioned the reasons for Israels actions."

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