Media outlets must be held responsible for their blood libels

By Rabbi Steven Burg

(JNS) — In the past few weeks, we have witnessed horrific acts of violence against American Jews, from the cold-blooded murder of Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., to the firebombing of peaceful marchers in Boulder, Colorado.

These weren’t random acts. They were deliberate, targeted attacks fueled by hatred and antisemitism, which mainstream media have stoked for far too long.

Even before Hamas’s horrific attack against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, many mainstream media outlets and pundits throughout the world propagated the lies spread by the terrorist entity Hamas...