Karen Bekker
ARTICLES BY: Karen Bekker
How the Left and Right Converge to Form a Horseshoe of Antisemitism
“One of the things that antisemitism does is, it creates coalitions,” Rabbi David Wolpe recently observed. How ironic that he made this comment on the show...
Why Joe Rogan’s Assault on Facts Is So Dangerous
If you listened to the March 5 episode of the top-rated podcast on Spotify in the US, you would hear, in the first 30 minutes, that: ...
Oberlin College Course Uses Antisemitism as Sword and Shield
A description of a course beginning this week at Oberlin College, my alma mater, reads: “Popular conceptions of the relationship between Jews and power tend either to...
After Being Confronted With Facts, PBS Continues to Give Voice to Anti-Israel Propaganda
Earlier this month, I wrote about a PBS Newshour report that inaccurately described international law, and then portrayed Israel as breaking the law. Not only did PBS...
Israel Isn’t Violating International Law; Hezbollah Is Putting Civilians at Risk
A PBS Newshour report on October 22 about the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah incorrectly claimed that Israel’s “attacking medical workers and striking health care...
Ta-Nehisi Coates Jumps on the Anti-Israel Bandwagon Using Ignorance and Sympathy with Terrorists
Three things stand out in Ryu Spaeth’s 7000-word, flattering profile of Ta-Nehisi Coates in New York magazine. Coates’ apparent blindness to any facts that don’t support...
Why Isn’t NPR Telling Its Audience Exactly Who Hezbollah Is?
Approximately 80,000 residents in northern Israel have been displaced from their homes for the past 11 months, due to rocket fire by Hezbollah. In an August 25...
Why Is CNN Airing Palestinian Lies and Propaganda as Journalism?
At 2PM on October 7, as Hamas’ barbaric attack on Israel was still ongoing, Christiane Amanpour gave her CNN platform to Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian...
ICC Prosecutor Wants to Rob Israel of Its Legitimate Right to Self Defense
On Monday, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC sought arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav...
MSNBC: Four Months of Disinformation on Israel and Gaza War
Since the barbaric Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 -- an attack in which 1,200 women, children, and men were tortured, raped, and...
Actress Cynthia Nixon Lied About Gaza Casualty Numbers and Distorted the Holocaust
On December 6, actress Cynthia Nixon appeared on the ABC daytime television show The View, where she promoted a clear falsehood about Gaza casualties, weaponized...
John Oliver on Danger That Hamas Will Repeat Oct. 7 Massacre: Oh Well!
On November 13, John Oliver demonstrated why the comedy-as-news business has jumped the shark. On his HBO program, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the host...
TIME Magazine Gaslights Readers: Says Hamas Is Not Like ISIS
Professor Monica Marks of NYU Abu Dhabi wants you to know that Hamas is not like ISIS. Hamas, Professor Marks tells us, is a specifically...
The Economist Glamorizes Lions’ Den Terror Cell
In much of the reporting about Israel and the Middle East, terrorist organizations are entirely absent. In a recent article in the Economist, however, terror groups...
