Douglas Murray Criticizes ‘Far-Left’ Journalists for Questioning Israel’s Statements

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In a recent interview, conservative writer Douglas Murray has taken aim at what he calls “far-left” journalists who have been critical of Israel’s statements and actions. Murray, known for his controversial and outspoken views, has slammed those who he believes are unfairly targeting Israel and its government.

Murray’s comments come amid growing tensions in the Middle East, particularly in the conflict between Israel and Palestine. As the violence continues to escalate, media coverage has increasingly focused on Israel’s role in the conflict, with journalists and public figures questioning the government’s actions and statements.

In the interview, Murray accused these journalists of bias and of being influenced by far-left political ideologies. He claimed that they are unfairly targeting Israel, while ignoring the actions of Hamas and other militant groups in the region. Murray argued that Israel has the right to defend itself and that it is being unfairly demonized in the media.

Murray’s comments have sparked a heated debate, with many criticizing him for dismissing the legitimate concerns and criticisms of Israel’s actions. Critics argue that it is important for journalists to hold all parties accountable, regardless of their political allegiances. They argue that it is not a matter of left or right, but rather a matter of human rights and international law.

At the same time, Murray’s supporters have rallied behind him, arguing that Israel is often unfairly singled out and that its security concerns are not being taken seriously. They claim that Israel is being unfairly criticized by journalists who are sympathetic to the Palestinian cause.

The debate over Israel and Palestine is a deeply complex and emotional issue, with strong opinions on both sides. While it is important for journalists to critically assess the actions of all parties involved, it is equally important for them to do so in a fair and unbiased manner. The role of the media is to provide the public with accurate and balanced information, allowing individuals to form their own opinions.

While Douglas Murray’s comments have certainly ignited controversy, they have also brought attention to an important debate about the role of the media in covering complex geopolitical conflicts. It is crucial for journalists to resist bias and strive for fairness and accuracy in their reporting, particularly in situations as sensitive as the one currently unfolding between Israel and Palestine. As tensions continue to mount, it is more important than ever for the media to fulfill its role as an impartial and critical watchdog.

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@charsikhan9753
9 months ago

It’s just hilarious the way the word anti semitism pops ups any time something negative is said about Israel. Apparently it’s not anti semitism when senior Israeli officials call Palestinian animals. And those claiming this isn’t an apartheid regime, congrats, you’re one of those countries and peoples who supported South Africa during its apartheid regime, like the US initially did. Another fun fact is, the Israelis hate Christian’s as much as Muslims. A random search will show you tonnes of videos on how they’ve treated Christian’s in Gaza. Spitting on the bishop in Palestine was one the highlights. Macron got a taste of Jewish racism as well recently 😂.Israel’s is just the latest iteration of a crusader state, and like the others it will be removed into the dustbin of history. History however will record the west’s support of this apartheid regime and Muslims will never forget that.

@johnwaldmann5222
9 months ago

They did not make it up, they used AI to make some of it up.

@KeyClavis
9 months ago

What gets me is that waaaaay too many people are conflating the Palestinians with Hamas. They are NOT the same. There are THREE parties in this war, not two.

The Islamic Fatwa Council issued a fatwa against Hamas back in March due to their inhumane treatment of Palestinians. Look it up. All you need to do is google "Islamic Fatwa Council Hamas". The fatwa itself is available in english, it's only a single page and easy to read. And very interesting. It's worth the effort.

Go ahead and support Palestine if that is what you desire, although you would have a lot less sympathy if you actually studied the history. Certainly the Palestinians have been abused… but not by Israel. By Hamas.

Unfortunately, That abuse continues to this day. Hamas is using the Palestinians as human shields. So, yes, a lot of Palestinian innocents are dying, but it's not solely the fault of Israel. Equally unfortunate is the fact that the Palestinians brought it on themselves by voting Hamas into power in the first place.

@Rdzmia43
9 months ago

The world has gone nuts! It’s a scary place right now.

@fvingerhoed
9 months ago

The Dutch MSM are the worst of the worst. I never forgot the Netherlands has the highest % of deported Jews in the world. Nothing changed in that country.

@jaywilliams6243
9 months ago

Those countries who condemn Israel for wanting to eliminate Hamas so no more October 7 attacks happen again are the Racist.

@jameswilson4732
9 months ago

The leaders of the Palestinians were sick of Hamas running things in Gaza. Netanyahu was about to be thrown out of office so he cut out a deal to stage an attack to be able to get their land back. The Mossad didn’t know about an imminent attack? Trucks full of armed men magically got through the checkpoints? Slow moving paragliders got past the Iron Dome and radar? The Israeli military and police took 4 hours to respond to an attack? This attack was carefully planned by Israel to liberate Gaza from Hamas. This is why maybe 20 Israelis died not 1400.

@drwhatson
9 months ago

Let's talk about ACTUAL "genocide" shall we?

Muslim Pogroms against Jews from 622 to 1967:

● 622 – 627: Ethnic cleansing of Jews from Mecca and Medina, (Jewish boys publicly inspected for pubic hair. if they had any, they were executed.)
● 629: 1st Alexandria Massacres, Egypt.
● 622 – 634: extermination of the 14 Arabian Jewish tribes.
● 822 – 861: Islamic empire passes law that Jews must wear yellow stars, (later adopted in Nazi Germany), Caliph al-Mutawakkil.
● 1106: Ali Ibn Yousef Ibn Tashifin of Merakesh decrees death penalty for any local Jew, including his Jewish Physician, and Military general.
● 1033: 1st Fez Pogrom, Morocco.
● 1148: Almohadin of Morocco gives Jews the choice of converting to Islam, or expulsion.
● 1066: Granada Massacre, Muslim occupied Spain.
● 1165 – 1178: Jews nation wide were given the choice (under new constitution) convert to Islam or die, Yemen.
● 1165: chief Rabbi of the Moghreb burnt alive. the Rambam flees for Egypt.
● 1220: 10s of thousands of Jews killed by Muslims after being blamed for Mongol invasion, Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Egypt.
● 1270: Sultan Baibars of Egypt resolved to burn all the Jews, a ditch having been dug for that purpose; but at the last moment he repented, and instead exacted a heavy tribute, during the collection of which many perished.
● 1276: 2nd Fez Pogrom, Morocco.
● 1385: Khorasan Massacres, Iran.
● 1438: 1st Mellah Ghetto Massacres, North Africa.
● 1465: 3rd Fez Pogrom, Morocco (11 Jews left alive.)
● 1517: 1st Safed Pogrom, Ottoman Palestine.
● 1517: 1st Hebron Pogrom, Ottoman Palestine.
Marsa ibn Ghazi Massacre, Ottoman Libya.
● 1577: Passover Massacre, Ottoman Empire.
● 1588 – 1629: Mahalay Pogroms, Iran.
● 1630 – 1700: Yemenite Jews were considered "impure" and thus forbidden to touch a Muslim or a Muslim's food. They were obligated to humble themselves before a Muslim, to walk to the left side, and greet him first. They could not build houses higher than a Muslim's or ride a camel or horse, and when riding on a mule or a donkey, they had to sit sideways. Upon entering the Muslim quarter a Jew had to take off his foot-gear and walk barefoot. If attacked with stones or fists by Islamic youth, a Jew was not allowed to defend himself.
●1660:  2nd Safed Pogrom, Ottoman Palestine.
● 1670: Mawza expultion, Yemen.
● 1679 – 1680: Sanaa Massacres, Yemen.1747: Mashhad Masacres, Iran.
● 1785: Tripoli Porom, Ottoman Libya.
1790 – 92: Tetouan  Pogrom. Morocco. (Jews of Tetouan stripped naked, and lined up for Muslim perverts.)
● 1800: new decree passed in Yemen, that Jews are forbidden to wear new clothing, or good clothing. Jews are forbidden to ride mules or donkeys, and were occasionally rounded up for long marches naked through the Roob al Khali dessert.
● 1805: 1st Algeris Pogrom, Ottoman Algeria.
● 1808 2nd 1438: 1st Mellah Ghetto Massacres, North Africa.
● 1815: 2nd Algeris Pogrom, Ottoman Algeria.
● 1820: Sahalu Lobiant Massacres, Ottoman Syria.
● 1828: Baghdad Pogrom, Ottoman Iraq.
● 1830: 3rd Algeris Pogrom, Ottoman Algeria.
● 1830: ethnic cleansing of Jews in Tabriz, Iran.
● 1834: 2nd Hebron Pogrom, Ottoman Palestine.
● 1834: Safed Pogrom, Ottoman Palestne.
● 1839: Massacre of the Mashadi Jews, Iran.
● 1840: Damascus, ritual killings (Muslims, along with french Christians kidnapped, tortured, and killed Jewish Children for entertainment), Ottoman Syria.
● 1840: blood libels introduced to the Muslim world from Europe.
● 1844: 1st Cairo Massacres, Ottoman Egypt.
● 1847: Dayr al-Qamar Pogrom, Ottoman Lebanon.
● 1847: ethnic cleansing of the Jews in Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine.
● 1848: 1st Damascus Pogrom, Syria.
● 1850: 1st Aleppo Pogrom, Ottoman Syria.
● 1860: 2nd Damascus Pogrom, Ottoman Syria.
● 1862: 1st Beirut Pogrom, Ottoman Lebanon.
● 1866: Kuzguncuk Pogrom, Ottoman Turkey.
● 1867: Barfurush Massacre, Ottoman Turkey.
● 1868: Eyub Pogrom, Ottoman Turkey.
● 1869: Tunis Massacre, Ottoman Tunisia.
● 1869: Sfax Massacre, Ottoman Tunisia.● 1864 ● 1880: Marrakesh Massacre, Morocco.
● 1870: 2nd Alexandria Massacres, Ottoman Egypt.
● 1870: 1st Istanbul Pogrom, Ottoman Turkey.
● 1871: 1st Damanhur Massacres,Ottoman Egypt.
● 1872: Edrine Massacres, Ottoman Turkey.
● 1872: 1st Izmir Pogrom, Ottoman Turkey.
● 1873: 2nd Damanhur Massacres, Ottoman Egypt.
● 1874: 2nd Izmir Pogrom, Ottoman Turkey.
● 1874: 2nd Istanbul Pogrom, Ottoman Turkey.
● 1874: 2nd Beirut Pogrom,Ottoman  Lebanon.
●1875: 2nd Aleppo Pogrom, Ottoman Syria.
● 1875: Jerba Island Massacre, Ottoman Tunisia.
● 1877: 3rd Damanhur Massacres,Ottoman  Egypt.
● 1877: Mansura Pogrom, Ottoman Egypt.
● 1882: Homs Massacre, Ottoman Syria.
● 1882: 3rd Alexandria Massacres, Ottoman Egypt.
● 1890: 2nd Cairo Massacres, Ottoman Egypt.
● 1890, 3rd Damascus Pogrom, Ottoman Syria.
● 1891: 4th Damanahur Massacres, Ottoman Egypt.
● 1897: Tripolitania killings, Ottoman Libya.
● 1903 & 1907: Taza & Settat, pogroms, Morocco.
● 1890: Tunis Massacres, Ottoman Tunisia.
● 1901 – 1902: 3rd Cairo Massacres, Ottoman Egypt.
● 1901 – 1907: 4th Alexandria Massacres,Ottoman  Egypt.p
● 1903: 1st Port Sa'id Massacres, Ottoman Egypt.
● 1903 – 1940: Pogroms of Taza and Settat, Morocco.
● 1907: Casablanca, pogrom, Morocco.
● 1908: 2nd Port Said Massacres,Ottoman Egypt.
● 1910: Shiraz blood libel.
● 1911: Shiraz Pogrom.
● 1912: 4th Fez , Pogrom, Morocco.
● 1917: Baghdadi Jewish Inquisition, Ottoman Empire.
● 1918 – 1948: law passed making it illegal to raise an orphan inJewish faith, Yemen.
● 1920: Irbid Massacres: British mandate Palestine.
● 1920 – 1930: Arab riots, British mandate Palestine.
● 1921: 1st Jaffa riots, British mandate Palestine.
● 1922: Djerba Massacres, Tunisia.
● 1928: Ikhwan Masacres, Egypt, and British mandate Palestine.
● 1928: Jewish orphans sold into slavery, and forced to convert t Islam by Muslim Brotherhood, Yemen.
● 1929: 3rd Hebron Pogrom British mandate Palestine.
● 1929  3rd Safed Pogrom, British mandate Palestine.
● 1933: 2nd Jaffa riots, British mandate Palestine.
● 1934: Thrace Pogroms, Turkey.
● 1934: 1st Farhud Massacres, Iraq.
● 1936: 3rd Jaffa riots, British mandate Palestine.
● 1936: 2nd Farhud Massacres, Iraq.
● 1941: 3rd Farhud Massacres, Iraq.
● 1942: Mufti collaboration with the Nazis. plays a part in the final solution.
● 1942: Struma disaster, Turkey.
● 1942: Nile delta Pogroms, Egypt.
● 1938 – 1945: Arab collaboration with the Nazis.
● 1945: 4th Cairo Massacres, Egypt.
● 1945: Tripolitania Pogrom, Libya.
● 1947: Aden Pogroms.
● 1947: 3rd Aleppo Pogrom, Syria.
● 1948: "emptying" of the Jewish quarter of Damascus, Syria.
● 1948: 1st Arab Israeli war (1 out of every 100 Jew was killed.)
● 1948: Oujda & Jerada Pogroms, Morocco.
● 1948: 1st Libyan Inquisition of Jews.
● 1951: 2nd Libyan Inquisition of Jews.
● 1955: 3rd Istanbul Pogrom, Turkey.
● 1956: 1st Egyptian Inquisition of Jews.
● 1965: 5th Fez Pogrom, Morocco.
● 1967:  2nd Egyptian Inquisition of Jews.
● 1967: Tunis riots, Tunisia.

@drwhatson
9 months ago

They ARE saying October 7th was "fake". I've seen similar comments from muslims on social media.

@sparky2008sparky
9 months ago

Occam’s razor. Did they (Hamas) have time to commit the alleged atrocities?
Holocaust denial…perfect…genocide…all tired talking points.
Read Paul Rassinier’s The Lies of Ulysses.

@Evil0tto
9 months ago

Yes. They're saying that it didn't happen. They're absolutely contemptible people.

@bobblobb2149
9 months ago

I was not there in real time, dont know what happened. Douglas is a witness, im not. Btw, what probably happened on the 7th there is happening since 2015 in germany. R4ping and killing. The german government (police), responsible for that, is protecting those dem0ns and shitting on the german victims. All over the world innocents are getting, mutil4ted, r4ped, t0rtured and murd3red.

@pln8503
9 months ago

You go Douglas!

@zeljkoljiljak7256
9 months ago

What is semitism and who are the Senits? thanks

@simonr7097
9 months ago

"I'd like to know what these people are actually saying" well in that case you could simply… listen to them. Owen Jones in particular has an extensive take on this footage which I found particularly interesting. Maybe react to that instead of asking rhetorical questions about some journalists that live only in your fantasy.

@sgshaday
9 months ago

Are they saying this was all 'paid actors'? They should get the same treatment Alex Jones got.

@dawsie
9 months ago

Douglas is hitting the nail on the head.
Hamas were the ones who recorded the footage of the 7th October so many of the terrorists sent it out live to air while doing it, and yet, and yet there are people who have their heads buried so deep in the sand they can not bear to say Hamas are the real terrorists from the very start, and before the bodies of the victims could be found the Palestinians around the world were out on the streets dancing with glee, and smiling and chanting “death to the Jews” or “gas the Jews”
Every single one of them should be evicted and returned to Gaza there is no place in the free would for them.
has it been that long these same people sat glued to their TV’s for over a week watching the 9/11 horror unfold, watching as the twin towers just collapsed in on their selves taking all those men and women who had gone to work that morning and at the end of the fall of those towers there was nothing left of them but dust, my friends family had no body to bury they were given an urn of the dust to place in the grave with his grandparents. Then following that disaster so many people came out saying it was all a hoax that the planes never hit the buildings. They ignored the evidence of the people on the plane ringing home to say goodbye because they knew they were dead. The people in the buildings talking to their families right upto the point that the buildings crushed them to death.
I don’t care what kind terrorists they are Hamas, Al-Qa’ida, isis, they are and were after one thing, Death to the inferudales, death to the Jewish, and the Christan’s as far as those extremists want is everything under the rule of Islam.
The Catholic Church grew out of its conversion by the sword many many centuries ago, but the Islamic extremist are still trying to convert by the sword, the only difference is they put the sword away and picked up the automatic rifles and now they are after nuclear power to take to the next step.
Not all Muslims are like them, I have worked alongside Muslims in my working life and they did not care a flying hoot that I’m part German Jews they believe in living in peace many of them have even stated if they went back far enough in their family tree they would not be surprised to find both Christian and Jewish ancestors.
Is is not just Israel’s fight it’s the whole worlds fight against the terrorists that are causing all of this unrest.

@zachtbh
9 months ago

The root of the problem lies with Islam. The very thing that a lot of politicians and journalist are refusing to admit.

@adamgates1142
9 months ago

Douglas looks like he's aged ten years since October 7

@jsmart6430
9 months ago

Hey now douglas, take it easy lets not be offensive.

Hernias can be super funny lets not compare the Humor of a Hernia to this kinda garbage.