Muzzlewatch has pro-Israeli lobby in its sights
The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is one that continues to dominate our headlines. But one group is maintaining that we are not getting the full picture, due to the influence of powerful lobby groups that sometimes engage in intimidation and censorship of journalists to ensure their side of the story is given more prominence. US-based Jewish Voice For Peace argues that the influence of powerful pro-Israel lobby groups is having a negative impact in shaping debates around the conflict. And they’re so fed up with the situation that they have set up a blog called muzzlewatch, which aims to document and expose incidences of intimidation and censorship of stories critical of US-Israeli policy. And in the first month of their launch, they’ve had some wins. Cecilie Surasky from Jewish Voice for Peace about the new blog, starting with the phenomena of journalists not even doing stories on the issue, for fear of retaliations.