{"id":2070821,"date":"2023-10-17T18:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T22:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-cbss-margaret-brennan-gives-new-meaning-to-the-word-anti-semitic\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T18:31:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T22:31:30","slug":"watch-cbss-margaret-brennan-gives-new-meaning-to-the-word-anti-semitic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-cbss-margaret-brennan-gives-new-meaning-to-the-word-anti-semitic\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: CBS&#8217;s Margaret Brennan Redefines &#8216;Anti-Semitic&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-cbss-margaret-brennan-gives-new-meaning-to-the-word-anti-semitic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2070821&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"WATCH: CBS\u2019s Margaret Brennan Gives New Meaning to the Word \u2018Anti-Semitic\u2019\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/nyu-law-students-say-classmate-losing-job-offer-over-pro-hamas-statement-is-violence\" data-post-url id=\"print-1811805\">\n<div>\n<h2>WATCH: CBS\u2019s Margaret Brennan Gives New Meaning to the Word\u2064 \u2018Anti-Semitic\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent interview with \u200bFlorida \u200bGov. Ron \u2062DeSantis, CBS News host Margaret Brennan made a controversial statement suggesting \u200bthat Palestinians cannot be considered anti-Semitic because &#8220;all\u2064 Arabs are Semites.&#8221; This remark came after\u2062 Brennan played footage \u200dof DeSantis claiming that Gazans \u2064are anti-Semitic.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is important to note that the term \u2064&#8221;anti-Semitism&#8221; is commonly understood to refer to hostility towards Jewish people\u200b as a group. The term &#8220;Semitic&#8221; is an outdated racial classification that encompasses both Jews and Arabs.<\/p>\n<p>Brennan&#8217;s \u200dbiased reporting on Israel is \u2063not surprising, as she has a history\u2064 of \u200cdistorting\u200b facts and logic to portray Israel \u200bin a negative light.\u200d Prior to becoming the\u2062 moderator of CBS&#8217;s Face the Nation \u2063in 2018, Brennan frequently expressed her negative views of \u2062Israel on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Both @netanyahu &#038; @POTUS have spoken in very general terms of peace, \u2064Abbas specific \u2063in mentioning need to resolve refugee issue &#038; prisoners<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Margaret Brennan (@margbrennan) May\u2062 3, 2017<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Senegal\u2064 paying a price for \u2062bringing \u200bthe UN resolution to a vote today, \u2062and\u200d condemning Israeli settlements in \u2063the occupied territories <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sBvlYmEsqr\">https:\/\/t.co\/sBvlYmEsqr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Margaret Brennan (@margbrennan) December 23, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prime mover behind\u200c Israel&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/princeton-took-millions-from-ccp-linked-school-think-tank-head\/\" title=\"Princeton Took Millions From CCP-Linked School, Think Tank Head\">nuclear weapons development<\/a> then\u2064 transitioned to peacemaker&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SGWlN0KHb2\">https:\/\/t.co\/SGWlN0KHb2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Margaret Brennan (@margbrennan) September 28, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SecClinton?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SecClinton<\/a> avoided word \u2063&#8221;settlements&#8221; when chastising Israel. Will \u2064UK &#038; France take harder line by &#8220;considering&#8221; withdrawing envoys?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Margaret \u200dBrennan\u2063 (@margbrennan) December 3, 2012<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fascinating piece on how Israel planned to keep Gaza&#8217;s\u200c economy &#8216;on the brink of collapse&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wikileaks?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wikileaks<\/a> \u2064http:\/\/nyti.ms\/fqB9uB<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Margaret Brennan (@margbrennan) January 5, 2011<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Interestingly, during the 2021 Gaza conflict, when Brennan went on maternity leave, critical coverage of\u200b Israel temporarily subsided.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The @ADL reported 193 anti-Semitic incidents in the\u2064 week \u2063after the Israel-Hamas conflict began. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who\u200b has \u2062said that\u200b it should be possible to be critical of Israeli policy, but not be anti-Semitic, says the rise of anti-Semitism in the US &#8216;is an \u200boutrage.&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GInzw6x9ba\">pic.twitter.com\/GInzw6x9ba<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Face The Nation \u2064(@FaceTheNation) May 23, 2021<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite\u2063 these concerns, Face\u200c the Nation has not\u200d responded to requests \u200bfor comment regarding Brennan&#8217;s biased\u200d reporting on Israel.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How can \u200dmedia organizations\u2063 ensure fair and accurate coverage of complex issues like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and hold journalists accountable for\u2062 biases<\/h2>\n<p><span>  New York University Law Students \u200cSay\u200b Classmate Losing Job Offer Over Pro-Hamas Statement Is Violence<\/p>\n<p>In\u2062 a recent interview with Florida Governor\u200d Ron DeSantis, CBS News host Margaret Brennan\u200b made a controversial statement suggesting that Palestinians cannot be considered\u2062 anti-Semitic because &#8220;all Arabs\u2064 are Semites.&#8221; This remark came after Brennan played footage of DeSantis claiming that Gazans are anti-Semitic.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u2062 it is important to note that the term &#8220;anti-Semitism&#8221;\u2062 is commonly understood to refer to hostility towards Jewish people as a group. The \u2064term &#8220;Semitic&#8221; is an outdated racial classification that encompasses both Jews and Arabs.<\/p>\n<p>Brennan&#8217;s\u2063 biased reporting\u200c on Israel is not surprising, as she has a history of distorting facts and logic\u200b to portray Israel \u200cin a negative light. Prior to becoming the moderator of CBS&#8217;s Face the Nation in 2018, Brennan frequently expressed her negative views of Israel on \u2064social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>Some examples of her biased reporting include tweets in which she expressed support for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in\u200c his dealings with Israel and criticized Senegal for supporting a \u200dUN resolution condemning\u200b Israeli settlements in \u2064the occupied territories.<\/p>\n<p>It is concerning that Brennan \u200bmisuses the term \u200b&#8221;anti-Semitic&#8221; in an attempt \u200bto defend Palestinians from accusations of anti-Semitism. By suggesting that all Arabs are Semites and therefore cannot be anti-Semitic, she ignores the fact that anti-Semitism specifically refers to hostility \u200dtowards Jews. This\u2062 kind of misrepresentation only adds to the confusion surrounding \u200bthe Israeli-Palestinian conflict and undermines \u2064efforts to address true instances of anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u2063 Brennan&#8217;s previous statements\u200c and\u200c actions indicate a clear bias against Israel.\u200b As a journalist, she has a responsibility to present accurate and \u200dfair information, but her history of biased reporting raises questions about her ability to do so objectively.<\/p>\n<p>It \u200bis important for\u200c media outlets to \u2062employ journalists who can provide fair and balanced \u2063coverage \u200bof \u2062complex issues like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. By allowing biased reporting and\u2063 misrepresentations to persist, CBS News and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-cbss-margaret-brennan-gives-new-meaning-to-the-word-anti-semitic\/\" title=\"WATCH: CBS's Margaret Brennan Redefines 'Anti-Semitic'\">media \u2062organizations risk undermining public trust<\/a> and perpetuating misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>We need journalists\u200d who \u2064can approach \u2063sensitive topics with nuance and objectivity, respecting the diverse narratives and perspectives involved. It is\u200b crucial to hold reporters accountable for their biases and to demand\u2063 that \u2063they adhere to professional standards of fairness and \u2063accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of\u200b Margaret Brennan, her misleading statement about anti-Semitism and\u2062 her history of biased \u200breporting raise serious concerns about her ability to provide responsible and unbiased journalism. It is up to news organizations and \u200cthe public to hold journalists accountable and ensure\u200c that reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and other contentious issues, is fair, accurate, and free from prejudice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBS News host Margaret Brennan seemed to argue that Palestinians cannot be anti-Semitic since all Arabs are Semites. She made this point during an interview with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, where she played a clip of him accusing Gazans of being anti-Semitic. 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