Israel debate boils over in the United States

For US politicians, travelling to Israel has go a rite of transition and astir ever involves going connected an Israeli government-led PR circuit of the country.

US Congressman Ro Khanna departed from that signifier this past week erstwhile helium joined Palestinians successful the occupied West Bank.

What happened adjacent – a confrontation with Israeli soldiers and the media absorption that followed – revealed a batch astir the world for Palestinians that Israel and its supporters are determined to conceal.

Contributors:
Maya Rosen – Assistant editor, Jewish Currents
Yumna Patel – Editor-in-chief, Mondoweiss
Dalia Hatuqa – Multimedia journalist
Omar Baddar – Political and media analyst

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Despite experiencing the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, Sudan seldom receives the media sum it deserves. Now, the United Nations is informing that different catastrophe is unfolding successful the metropolis of el-Obeid, which is connected the verge of being chopped disconnected from the satellite and wherever determination are hardly immoderate planetary journalists connected the ground. Nicholas Muirhead speaks to Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan, 1 of the fewer reporters who person reported from the city.

The Phenomenon of Kim Ou-joon

Kim Ou-joon is portion journalist, portion activist, portion governmental performer. An outspoken and sometimes arguable dependable who leans to the near ideologically, Kim leads South Korea’s biggest YouTube-based quality network.

The Listening Post’s Meenakshi Ravi reports connected what Kim Ou-joon – and others similar him – uncover astir the satellite of authorities and media successful South Korea.

Featuring:
Kim Ou-joon – Founder and host, News Factory
Jane Yeahin Pyo – Assistant producer, Tulane University
Shreyas Reddy – NK News