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Source: https://honestreporting.com/cbs-60-minutes-platforms-anti-israel-voices-in-skewed-segment/
CBS "60 Minutes" Promotes Anti-Israel Voices
(Honest Reporting) Chaim Lax - On Jan. 12, 2025, CBS News' "60 Minutes" aired a 13-minute segment on three former U.S. State Department officials who resigned in response to American support for Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza following the Oct. 7 atrocities. The imbalanced report omitted salient facts about its interviewees, obscured important information about Israel's conduct during the war, and injected subtle notes of bias throughout the presentation. Interviewee Josh Paul resigned a mere 10 days after the Hamas atrocities and before Israel undertook a full ground operation in Gaza. He then joined DAWN, an advocacy organization that promotes boycotts of Israel, opposes the Abraham Accords, and supports international sanctions against the Jewish state. Interviewee Hala Rharrit, a former Arabic spokesperson, has since served as a speaker at several events of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). While presenting as a civil rights organization, CAIR has a history of its leaders supporting Hamas, spreading antisemitic rhetoric, and denouncing Jewish communal organizations. Yet "60 Minutes" falsely portrayed Josh Paul and Hala Rharrit as impartial observers instead of the anti-Israel activists that they truly are.