David M. Litman
ARTICLES BY: David M. Litman
Anti-Israel Crybullies and the Free Speech Inversion
The term “crybully” rose to prominence over the last decade, and describes a phenomenon that has become increasingly common on campus. As defined at Dictionary.com, a...
CNN Reports Palestinian Grief, Omits Palestinian Celebration of Murder
On November 2, Palestinian Authority TV correspondent Mohammad Abu Hattab was killed in the Gaza Strip. CNN promptly reported on how the TV station reacted...
Once Again, Media Omits and Distorts Facts About Palestinian Violence in Israel
A CNN article on a series of recent violent events in Israel is another unfortunate demonstration of media outlets omitting important context. In Kareem Khadder, Hadas...
MSNBC’S Velshi Invents Facts to Bash Israel
JNS.org - With hosts like Ayman Mohyeldin and Mehdi Hasan, opinions at MSNBC about Israel are strong, but facts are dispensable or, at best, malleable. Such is the level of...
New Institute to ‘Study’ Zionism Attacks Israel
A newly-formed “Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism” (ICSZ) will almost certainly never produce any serious insight into Zionism, but the institute itself is...
Five Details You May Have Missed in Media Coverage of Jenin
On July 2, 2023, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a limited military operation against terrorist organizations operating in the town of Jenin, located in...
TV Host Mehdi Hasan Provides Cover for Anti-Jewish Hate
No reasonable observer would ever accuse Mehdi Hasan of providing thoughtful, balanced, and insightful discussions on the newsworthy subjects of the day, especially when the...
CNN International Host Blames Israel for Terrorists Using Human Shields
CNN’s Isa Soares has a problem with human shields, but not with those who use them. During an interview with former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali...
When ‘Fact-Finders’ Don’t Care About Facts: A Case Study on Amnesty International
Last week saw the leak of an internal report that was sharply critical of Amnesty International’s conduct and conclusions related to an August 2022...
Polls Show Most Palestinians Don’t Support a Two-State Solution
In yet another display of Christiane Amanpour’s prioritization of her disdain for Israel over journalistic integrity, the CNN anchor appears to have fabricated poll results...
CNN Runs Cartoon Depicting Passover Seder Amid a Sea of Blood
JNS.org - If CNN needs to flirt with antisemitic tropes to report on controversial Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, what does that say about the network? In...
Multiple Universities Give Institutional Support to Antisemitism
When reading a statement claiming the “Jewish lobby” has “subjugated” the United States, several likely sources for the comment may come to mind, such as...
Amanpour’s Disgraceful Comparison of Israel to Assad’s Syria
JNS.org - On Jan. 5, 2023, CNN‘s Christiane Amanpour once again demonstrated her deep-seated prejudice against Israel by implying that the actions of the Jewish...
The UN Can’t Resist Antisemites
Though her extreme positions and antisemitism have been known for quite a while, the latest revelations of crass antisemitism from one of the United Nations’...
