Assal Rad, a historian known for her work correcting journalistic errors at major news outlets, joins presenter Richard Gizbert to discuss her latest book, “Don’t Say Palestine: How the Media Manufactured Consent for Genocide.” In this work, Rad examines how mainstream media contributed to the normalization of Palestinian dehumanization and the whitewashing of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
The program also features Ameed Shehade, a correspondent for Al Araby TV who reports from the occupied West Bank. Shehade shares his personal experience of escaping death four times amid escalating violence. Over recent weeks, Israel has intensified operations in the region, with settlers—protected by the Israeli army—besieging, attacking, and killing Palestinians. Shehade speaks about the dangers of living and working under such conditions.
Shehade’s survival stories are harrowing. It’s sobering to see firsthand accounts contrasted with mainstream reporting.
Rad’s analysis of media complicity is terrifyingly accurate. We need more critical voices challenging these narratives now.