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Source: http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/new_york/media_watch_most_ignored_story_2010_israel
Media Watch: Most Ignored Story of 2010? Israel
(New York Jewish Week) Jonathan Mark - Only a handful of mainstream newspapers covered the Palestinian claims to the Western Wall and Rachel's Tomb; or that Palestinian rockets were still landing in Israel; or the 1930s level of anti-Semitism in the official Palestinian media; or the Palestinian claims that Haifa and Sderot are occupied territory. Yes, the general media covered the settlements incessantly, almost always depicting them as the singular obstacle to peace. But the latest data from the Pew Research Center shows that Israel was not even one of the five biggest stories in 49 of the 52 weeks in 2010. It's not that Americans are not interested in Israel. They're just not interested in the mainstream media's version of it. Americans are very interested in the alternative media's version, not only Arab or Jewish newspapers and websites, but also the blogs and e-mailed videos.