"Journalists are...pressing Israel for access to report freely from Gaza beyond the controlled media trips authorized by the Israel government. The denial of free press access..." -- Is the press signing safety releases, or are they asking for Israel to provide scarce military resources to escort and protect them?
"...the plight of hostages and their families continues to be covered by the news media..." -- Really? Can you name a single mainstream media, cable network, or politician (including the President) consistently (or EVER) talking about the American hostages being held by Hamas??
"Two-thirds of the public also want to see a two-state solution to the conflict....
The two-state solution is dead, Oct 7 ended that fantasy.
A quick Google search shows that President Biden has spoken about the hostages held by Hamas multiple times since Oct. 7, and his administration has tried to strike a second hostage release deal that Hamas has rejected. President Biden even invited the families of Americans held hostage by Hamas to the State of the Union address earlier this month and pledged not to rest until they were released.
I acknowledge I did not watch the SOTU. I'm primarily talking about the media non-coverage. Remember the "# of days hostages held" chyrons, or even "# covid deaths." I would bet 90% of Americans don't even know we have American hostages in Gaza. But we know the # of casualties reported daily by Gaza Health Ministry (the qualifier Hamas is pretty much no longer mentioned...)
"Journalists are...pressing Israel for access to report freely from Gaza beyond the controlled media trips authorized by the Israel government. The denial of free press access..." -- Is the press signing safety releases, or are they asking for Israel to provide scarce military resources to escort and protect them?
"...the plight of hostages and their families continues to be covered by the news media..." -- Really? Can you name a single mainstream media, cable network, or politician (including the President) consistently (or EVER) talking about the American hostages being held by Hamas??
"Two-thirds of the public also want to see a two-state solution to the conflict....
The two-state solution is dead, Oct 7 ended that fantasy.
A quick Google search shows that President Biden has spoken about the hostages held by Hamas multiple times since Oct. 7, and his administration has tried to strike a second hostage release deal that Hamas has rejected. President Biden even invited the families of Americans held hostage by Hamas to the State of the Union address earlier this month and pledged not to rest until they were released.
I acknowledge I did not watch the SOTU. I'm primarily talking about the media non-coverage. Remember the "# of days hostages held" chyrons, or even "# covid deaths." I would bet 90% of Americans don't even know we have American hostages in Gaza. But we know the # of casualties reported daily by Gaza Health Ministry (the qualifier Hamas is pretty much no longer mentioned...)
What about my question regarding journalists?
And today America abstained. Such courage.