BETWEEN THE LINES: Are We On Israel's Radar Screen?

From: The New York Jewish Week | Date: March 17, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

BETWEEN THE LINES: Are We On Israel's Radar Screen?

GARY ROSENBLATT

There was one glaring omission at a session on "Coverage of Diaspora Affairs in the Israeli Media" at the recent international Jewish media conference in Jerusalem. As if to underscore the theme of the one-hour program, which focused on Israel's lack of interest in diaspora Jewish life, none of the leading Israeli dailies or television stations were represented on the panel. They were invited, but they just didn't care enough to attend.

The four editors and reporters who did take part on the panel agreed that, reflecting the ...

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