Tag Archives: Dion Nissenbaum

Why was Ocatavia Nasr fired?

There is currently a rumor going around that CNN reporter, Octavia Nasr was fired for a uncritical eulogy she tweeted for recently departed Sheikh Fadlallah. Don’t get me wrong, Nasr clearly showed a bias that is all too prevalent in … Continue reading

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Dissin’ Nissenbaum

Surely you remember back in March, there was quite an uproar about Israel’s conduct during Operation Cast Lead. A story in Ha’aretz, followed by one in the New York Times told of abuses committed by Israeli soldiers against Palestinian civilians. … Continue reading

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Omer and omer

Dion Nissenbuam (Twice in one day? Yes.) highlights a friend’s efforts to expose an Israeli conspiracy. Ashraf, a friend who was one of the many talented reporters to be laid off as a result of the economic implosion of the … Continue reading

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Truth in journalism

A few weeks ago Dion Nissenbaum was outraged at a stunt pulled by Israeli journalist Ben Caspit. Caspit put words in the mouth of Sen. George Mitchell, have the envoy say, “Our policy is simple,” US Middle East envoy George … Continue reading

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Reporter, heal thyself

McClatchy’s terror apologist Jerusalem Bureau Chief Dion Nissenbaum writes about Israel’s military response to the Hamas threat against its citizens by writing: The Gaza Strip has had its fair share of bad days over the years, from the spark for … Continue reading

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Nissenbaum, missin’ it

Dion Nissenbaum, who, last week, was concerned that Israel’s preventing foreign reporters from entering Gaza damaged Israel’s image, missed the news. Israel re-opened Gaza to reporters. I would have thought that his concern for Israel’s image would have inspired him … Continue reading

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The press mess, McGirk quirk and the Nissenbaum shuffle

I really could do without the sanctimony. Dion Nissenbaum writes about Israel’s closure of the Gaza Strip to reporters. This week, after filing a letter of protest, the Foreign Press Association (of which Mc Clatchy Newspapers is a par t) … Continue reading

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“Punishing” al Jazeera

Dion Nissenbaum’s in high dudgeon because Israel is “punishing” Al Jazeera. How’s that? The Israeli government stopped helping Al Jazeera after the station aired a birthday celebration for Samir Kuntar, the Lebanese killer freed last month in a prisoner exchange … Continue reading

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