The dangers of dehumanization

When a guest tried to bring up events in Gaza on Israel’s Channel 13 in July, the host — former English Premier League footballer Eyal Berkovic — responded: “Why should we care?” According to Haartez’s Roy Schwartz, writing in The Guardian, the exchange, where guest panelist Emmanuelle Elbaz-Phelps attempted to discuss Gaza only to be cut off and dismissed, is a typical feature of Israeli television’s approach during the nearly two-year-long conflict.

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