# Israel/palestine war: independent news soures **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 16, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-palestine-war-independent-news-soures/942202 "2021-05-16T00:51:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shh1313](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shh1313/32/8020_2.png) [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-palestine-war-independent-news-soures/942202/1 "2021-05-16T00:51:59Z")
Instead of de-railing the Israel/Palestine war thread I am sharing some of my favorite sites, blogs, and independent journalist’s. Feel free to include yours. _ **PLEASE DO NOT POST CORPORATE MEDIA LINKS** _ You’re cooperation is greatly appreciated! Stephanie ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-palestine-war-independent-news-soures/942202/2 "2021-05-16T01:13:12Z")
Since it is complicated, I recommend books. Since I sympathize more with the Israelis, or least Israeli centrism, most of the ones I recommend are written by centrist Israelis. For a short one to start: [Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor](https://www.letterstomyneighbor.com/) As for web sites, I recommend: [The Times of Israel](https://www.timesofisrael.com/) It might be objected that everyone I recommend isn’t independent. or that there is some corporation behind the Times of Israel (not sure where their funding comes from beyond donations/subscriptions). I’m not quite sure what to make of that word (independent) in this context. More than independence , It will take years to sort out what really happened this month and why. ---
**Author:** ![shh1313](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shh1313/32/8020_2.png) [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-palestine-war-independent-news-soures/942202/3 "2021-05-16T02:46:24Z")
Middle East freelance correspondent Maha Hussaini on Thursday was named among the finalists for a top journalism award, the Martin Adler Prize, for her reporting from the besieged Gaza Strip. @Reimann About Amenesty International: WHAT DOES AMNESTY DO? We investigate and expose the facts, whenever and wherever abuses happen. We lobby governments, and other powerful groups such as companies. Making sure they keep their promises and respect international law. By telling the powerful stories of the people we work with, we mobilize millions of supporters around the world to campaign for change and to stand in defence of activists on the frontline. We support people to claim their rights through education and training. Breaking news and analysis, expert opinion and other media resources from Amnesty International. We bring torturers to justice. Change oppressive laws. And free people jailed just for voicing their opinion. > **[We help fight human rights abuses worldwide](https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/)** > > We bring torturers to justice. Change oppressive laws. And free people jailed just for voicing their opinion. * * * @PhillyGuy on the home page click menu and click 'About, FAQS, who we are etc. Most of the time news website’s use very small fonts and place the ‘about’ on the bottom of the page. Corporate media ie syndicated news. I have found “most” have political agendas. Corporate and syndicated news media are the worst offenders imho.The largest one’s only have a ‘contract us’ to get information about who owns it and the name of CEO. For example, FOX, CNN, AP, BBC, Reuters, etc. I hope this helps. Also thank you for your links and I look foward to reading them. Here is a very informative read. ### Walt Disney Co. Market cap: $165 billion #### BRANDS - 21st Century Fox and its properties (pending) - ABC: News, Daytime, TV Network - ESPN - Disney Channel - Freeform (formerly ABC Family) - Walt Disney Studios - Pixar - Marvel - Touchstone Pictures - Lucasfilm - Disney Digital Network (absorbed Maker Studios) - Polaris - Disneyland, Walt Disney World and other parks and resorts #### HAS STAKE IN - Hulu - Vice Media - A&E - History Channel - Lifetime PBS ## Corporation for Public Broadcasting CPB is a nonprofit private corporation and is guided by a nine-member board of directors. These directors are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. ---
**Author:** ![shh1313](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shh1313/32/8020_2.png) [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-palestine-war-independent-news-soures/942202/4 "2021-05-16T02:58:08Z")
Another website I like : Human Rights Watch investigates and reports on abuses happening in all corners of the world. We are roughly 450 people of 70-plus nationalities who are country experts, lawyers, journalists, and others who work to protect the most at risk, from vulnerable minorities and civilians in wartime, to refugees and children in need. In order to maintain our independence, we accept no money from any government. We rely solely on the generosity of people like you to defend human rights. > **[A Threshold Crossed](https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/04/27/threshold-crossed/israeli-authorities-and-crimes-apartheid-and-persecution)** > > The 213-page report, “A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution,” examines Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. It presents the present-day reality of a single authority, the Israeli government, ruling... ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-palestine-war-independent-news-soures/942202/5 "2021-05-16T03:25:36Z")
> [@shh1313](#): > > Most of the time news website’s use very small fonts and place the ‘about’ on the bottom of the page. > Corporate media ie syndicated news. That’s because they are news websites and people go to them for news, not to see who runs them. If you want to see who runs a news organization, usually going to the home page of the company that actually owns them is sufficient. I can quite easily navigate to [the Leadership page](https://www.warnermedia.com/us/leadership) from the WarnerMedia home page. Clicking on [About-\>Leadership](https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/about/#leadership) on the home page of the Walt Disney Company shows the big bosses as well. They sure do a shitty job of hiding. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-palestine-war-independent-news-soures/942202/6 "2021-05-16T04:51:48Z")
What’s the debate here? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-palestine-war-independent-news-soures/942202/7 "2021-05-16T15:27:33Z")
> [@shh1313](#): > > Instead of de-railing the Israel/Palestine war thread I am sharing some of my favorite sites, blogs, and independent journalist’s. > Feel free to include yours. > > _ **PLEASE DO NOT POST CORPORATE MEDIA LINKS** _ > You’re cooperation is greatly appreciated! > > Stephanie Corporate media at least knows when to use apostrophes.