Support for Israel is plummeting among the U.S. public, but Zionism dominates mainstream media more than ever. Several recent high-profile examples show the staggering disconnect between the media establishment and its viewers.
During a recent appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, CNN’s Van Jones told the studio audience that young people protesting Israel’s genocide are actually falling for an Iranian-Qatari disinformation campaign.
Jones proceeded to do an impression of a young person’s social media feed. “Dead Gaza baby, dead Gaza baby, dead Gaza baby, Diddy, dead Gaza baby, dead Gaza baby!,” he joked.
Jones’s callous attempt at humor was condemned across social media, and he quickly apologized for the comments, acknowledging that they were “insensitive and hurtful.”
However, as Howard University law professor Ziyad Motala notes in an Al Jazeera op-ed, Jones’s apology failed to engage with a dark reality at the root of his joke: the consistent dehumanization of Palestinians. (more...)
As support for Israel drops, the mainstream media is becoming even more Zionist
“Dead Gaza baby, dead Gaza baby.”
— Niall Stanage (@NiallStanage) October 4, 2025
I like to think I’m not naive about inequalities in media coverage, or anywhere.
But the flagrant way that Palestinian humanity has been minimized, mocked or erased these past two years has been utterly disgusting.
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