Ex-Israel PM: An objective media serves Hamas

Former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid says media being objective and telling both sides of the story only serves Hamas. 'The media cannot bring both sides of the story, if you do that, you are only brining one. Hamas's side.'

Former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has accused international media outlets of displaying bias in their reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, favouring the Palestinian resistance over Israel.

“If the international media is objective and shows both sides, it serves Hamas,” Lapid said on Sunday.

“My argument is that the media cannot just claim to bring both sides of the story. If you do that, you are only bringing one – Hamas’s side,” he said, noting “it is an insult to the victims, including the Palestinians.”

“It is an insult to the core idea of journalism,” Lapid added.

Noting that he worked as a journalist for 31 years, Lapid said: “I have no problem with criticism of Israel. But when you know that one side lies and one side makes every effort to verify the facts, the least we can expect is that you don’t give a never-ending platform to the lies.”

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