Israeli author and journalist Lilac Sigan monitored the daily coverage of Israel in the New York Times throughout 2022 in collaboration with international communication and public diplomacy expert Professor Eytan Gilboa of Bar-Ilan University. She found that "the coverage continuously distorts the reality in Israel and in the region, in a way that affixes a false perception for future generations. This affects Israel's ties with large parts of the American public, and especially with American Jews. The reader receives only partial facts from the news outlet, which paints a dark and monochromatic picture. This is disturbing, distorting and dangerous." The negative coverage of Israel rose from 53% during the first 10 months of 2022, to 68% after Benjamin Netanyahu was re-elected prime minister. 20 negative opinion pieces about Israel were published, compared to 13 against Iran. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was referred to 20 times along with the word "terrorist," while Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was in prison for over 20 years in Israel for terrorist activities, was only mentioned twice in that connection.
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