27 Apr
Thank you 60 Minutes – 45 year-old illegal Israeli occupation
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The Petition:
Thank you, Bob Simon and 60 Minutes, for your segment on the Palestinian Christian exodus from Israel-controlled territory. Journalists who tell the painfully honest truth about Palestinian life under occupation deserve our thanks, not political attacks.
Sign the petition to be sure that CBS hears from supporters for its brave and truthful reporting.*
[1]Before the broadcast aired, the Israeli Ambassador to the US pressured CBS not to air the segment (with the knowledge of the Israeli PrimeMinister) [2] and the Jewish Federations of North America asked supporters to make sure CBS would be “flooded with responses” for daring to be “highly critical of Israel.” [3] The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin reported that 60 Minutes received at least 29,000 messages, many of them from the far-right Christians United for Israel. [4] Finally, the attacks were echoed by U.S. Jewish groups such as the Anti-DefamationLeague [4] and Bnai Brith. [5]
Footnotes:
(1) Ha’aretz, April 23, 2012: Netanyahu
was briefed on efforts to stop ’60 Minutes’ report on Israel’s
Christians
(2) Jewish Federations, April 22, 2012: “60
Minutes” Broadcast on Palestinian Christians
(3) Right Turn by Jennifer Rubin, April 24, 2012: Backlash
builds over ‘60 Minutes’ hatchet job on Israel
(4) ADL, April 23, 2012: Letter
to CBS News
(5) Bnai Brith, April 23, 2012: .
“60 Minutes” Report Gives Free Pass to Palestinian Polemic
as Methodists to Debate “Kairos,” Divestment
For more info about the treatment of Palestinian Christians by Israel, read +972’s piece by Yossi Gurwitz.
*This petition is a project of Jewish Voice for Peace, a national grassroots organization dedicated to promoting equality, democracy and self-determination for both Israelis and Palestinians.
