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Richard Landes

Richard Landes, a historian living in Jerusalem, serves as a member of the board of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East.

Just like tobacco and alcohol companies having had to place warning labels regarding the potential harm their products may cause, the public should be informed about the dangers of misinformation from news sources.
Perhaps the most striking aspect of the response in the West to the latest operation in Gaza was its uniformity, its decisive parti-pris for the Palestinian “side.”