![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The CNN episode on the era of King Herod spends approximately 15 minutes on Cleopatra and Mark Antony, but only 2 minutes on the Jewish rebellions. There are dozens of examples, many of which have already been critiqued by CAMERA here, here, here, and here.įor the sake of brevity, here are an illustrative few. Even where the significance and relevance of Jews is undeniable, CNN finds a way to make it about anyone but the Jews. The recurring theme of the series broadcast over the summer is that much of Jewish history is simply unimportant and uninteresting, and certainly secondary to that of the Arab population.Įntire swathes of the Jewish population of Jerusalem don’t even exist in CNN’s narrative. My new phrase: “CNN loves when dead Jews don’t count.” I make this proposal after analyzing a six-part CNN series purportedly covering the history of Jerusalem, entitled “Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury.” I propose a slight revision of these two sayings. The titles of two recent books - “People Love Dead Jews” by Dara Horn and “Jews Don’t Count” by David Baddiel - seem to fit the bill. Sometimes, all it takes is a catchy phrase to perfectly capture the moral absurdity or obscenity of a moment - and help people understand the danger. A slightly different version of this op-ed appeared at The Algemeiner on October 22, 2021. ![]()
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