Sean Durns
ARTICLES BY: Sean Durns
For The Washington Post, Jewish Blood Isn’t Cheap — It’s Just Not Worth the Ink
“If it bleeds, it leads” is an old adage describing the media’s tendency to prioritize stories involving violence. But this is not the case, it...
Here’s Why the Media Got the Gaza Violence Wrong
Western journalists covering the Arab-Israeli conflict are in need of an intervention. Many of them have spent the last several weeks regurgitating claims by Hamas...
Examining a New View of the Third Reich
“Once we attain power,” the Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels wrote in his diary, “we will never give it up until our dead bodies are...
Media Propagates Abbas’ Historical Lies
In a long, rambling February 20, 2018, speech before the UN Security Council, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas fed fables to his audience -- and continued to...
Washington Post Provides Cover for Palestinian Antisemitism
The Washington Post is treating antisemites as credible sources -- and purposefully omitting hate-filled remarks by Palestinian leaders. On January 14, 2018, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud...
World Media Silent as Mahmoud Abbas — Israel’s ‘Peace Partner’ — Undermines Talks
Just how bad is the media bias against Israel? In a week filled with extensive coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- much of it poor -- the leader of...
Hitler’s ‘Jolly Elf’ and The New York Times
Haj Amin al-Husseini was one of the seminal figures of the 20th century. He was a founding father of Palestinian nationalism and a Nazi collaborator, whose support...
Fatah Admits Its True Goals — but the Media Won’t Retweet
Palestinian officials and groups that are often deemed to be “moderates,” have once again been very clear about their desire to destroy Israel and forswear peace. But many...
Does The Washington Post Even Read The Washington Post?
An old adage, often attributed to Mark Twain, states that the “truth is stranger than fiction -- because we don’t meet it as often.” But readers...
USA Today’s Orwellian Report on Anti-Jewish Violence
In his dystopian novel 1984, the British author George Orwell famously wrote: “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” In a similar vein, a...
Can the Washington Post Google Anti-Jewish Incitement?
A July 27, 2017, Washington Post report minimized both Palestinian anti-Jewish violence, as well as the Jewish people's connection to their ancestral homeland of Israel. The dispatch, filed by Jerusalem bureau...
The Washington Post Passes on Palestinian Incitement
On a near-daily basis, Palestinians encourage and praise violence against Israelis. And just as frequently, many major US news outlets -- the Washington Post foremost among them -- ignore it. Calls...
For Palestinians, It’s Lights Out at the Washington Post
In recent months, the Washington Post has put the phrase “democracy dies in darkness” on its masthead -- the first time that the paper has ever officially adopted a slogan. Yet,...
Washington Post Commentator Whitewashes Palestinian Terrorism
A recent Washington Post op-ed by Daoud Kuttab (“Palestinian resistance spreads to Israel’s prisons,” April 20, 2017) sanitized both Palestinian terrorism and the rejection of Israel’s legitimacy....
Austrian Jewish Leader Says Proposed Kosher Meat Restrictions Are Reminiscent of Nazi-Era Legislation
The Saudis Are Playing a Double Game on Israel
US Jewish Leaders Call for Global Condemnation of Hamas for 'Eco-Terrorism' Attacks Against Israel
How Students for Justice in Palestine Undermines Tolerance and Peace
Russian Envoy Briefs Iranian Regime on Trump-Putin Summit's Syria Message