This wouldn’t even qualify for a post, except that every week we read a story about how Israelis are totally demoralized. As a meme, it has an especially pronounced habit of bubbling to the surface whenever Israelis are actually rallying around the flag (see, inter alia, Beit Hanoun). So for what it’s worth – and to give us a place to link to when this comes up in the future – it’s simply not true:
We wouldn’t say that people who write about demoralized and depressed Israelis are necessarily lying. We prefer “under-informed”.
References:
* Beit Hanoun Meme Watch – (6) "Israelis Demoralized and Blaming Themselves" – Actually, No They’re Not [MR]
* Survey shows most Israelis are happy [JPost]
Previously:
* Picture You Won’t See on CNN
* At This Point, Journalists Are Literally Just Going Through The Motions Of Covering Up Their Bias
* European Media Bias – Really?
Cross-posted to:
* Israpundit
