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| Some of his critics say that Gideon Levy is known to be using translators that are affiliated with the ] movement. They say that for this reason too his reports do not reflect the Palestinian society correctly. Journalist and feminist activist ] said: "Gideon |
Some of his critics say that Gideon Levy is known to be using translators that are affiliated with the ] movement.{{fact}} They say that for this reason too his reports do not reflect the Palestinian society correctly.{{fact}} Journalist and feminist activist ] said: "Gideon Levy's whole career is filled with shoddy work, because he's one of the only journalists in the world dealing with Arab issues, who doesn't speak Arabic, doesn't understand Arabic and doesn't read Arabic. They simultaneously translate for him and it's enough for him. In my opinion, that's amateur journalism." <ref>http://www.nfc.co.il/archive/0019-D-1068-00.html?tag=14-23-47#PTEXT1597 {{he icon}}</ref> In response, Ha'aretz's publisher ] wrote "In my opinion, Gideon Levy’s reports should be read principally as a description of the effect of the Israeli occupation on the lives of the Palestinians in the territories. . . I think it is the duty of every Israeli citizen to know these things, and in my view, there is nothing radically leftist or anti-Zionist in the writing or publication of these things. There are people there, they have rotten everyday lives, the Israeli occupation is one of the most significant features of their lives."<ref>http://www.nfc.co.il/archive/0019-D-1068-00.html?tag=14-23-47#PTEXT1596 {{he icon}}</ref> | ||
| In ] his articles about the ] had such titles like the "IDF's war on children" and "The crime of looking a bit too Arab"? | In ] his articles about the ] had such titles like the "IDF's war on children" and "The crime of looking a bit too Arab"? | ||
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Gideon Levy is an Israeli journalist for Ha'aretz and former spokesman for Shimon Peres A recurring theme of his articles is what he calls the "moral blindness" of the Israeli society to the effects of its acts of war and occupation, an attitude which he attributes to the systematic dehumanization of Israel's neighbours. During the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, he joined a distinct minority of Israeli commentators by rejecting the view that this was a "just war" whose civilian casualties were inevitable and acceptable.
In 1996 he was awarded the Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel.
Critics
Some of his critics say that Gideon Levy is known to be using translators that are affiliated with the Fatah movement. They say that for this reason too his reports do not reflect the Palestinian society correctly. Journalist and feminist activist Irit Linur said: "Gideon Levy's whole career is filled with shoddy work, because he's one of the only journalists in the world dealing with Arab issues, who doesn't speak Arabic, doesn't understand Arabic and doesn't read Arabic. They simultaneously translate for him and it's enough for him. In my opinion, that's amateur journalism." In response, Ha'aretz's publisher Amos Schocken wrote "In my opinion, Gideon Levy’s reports should be read principally as a description of the effect of the Israeli occupation on the lives of the Palestinians in the territories. . . I think it is the duty of every Israeli citizen to know these things, and in my view, there is nothing radically leftist or anti-Zionist in the writing or publication of these things. There are people there, they have rotten everyday lives, the Israeli occupation is one of the most significant features of their lives." In 2006 his articles about the 2006 Israel-Lebanon War had such titles like the "IDF's war on children" and "The crime of looking a bit too Arab"?
References
- "Gideon Levy, Shimon Peres's former personal aide and one-time Labor Partyspokesman." Honig, Sarah. "Brains in deep freeze." The Jerusalem Post, Pg. 8B. Friday, October 20, 2000.
- http://www.nfc.co.il/archive/0019-D-1068-00.html?tag=14-23-47#PTEXT1597 Template:He icon
- http://www.nfc.co.il/archive/0019-D-1068-00.html?tag=14-23-47#PTEXT1596 Template:He icon
External links
- Interview with Levy on PBS (2003)
- Selection of articles by Levy
- Critical review of Gideon Levy Historical and Investigative Research
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