r/JewsOfConscience • u/Concentric_Mid • 22d ago
Discussion - Flaired Users Only AlJazeera English
Hi all, new member here. AJE is funded by the Qataris. What other arguments do Zionists use against AJE? I've heard people pejoratively use "AlJazeera watchers" as people who are biased, brainwashed, or ofc, antisemites.
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u/Artistic-Vanilla-899 Non-Jewish Ally 19d ago edited 19d ago
I love it actually. Of course it's anti-Zionist, but it presents the differing perspectives than we are used to seeing in the English-speaking world.
They do have a lot of guests and analysts from Israel and America, including Zionists and sometimes their apologists.
It's not disinformation, although it is you could say slanted toward leftist Arab intellectuals.
The reporters and photojournalists I think are extremely brave and amazing at their work. It presents a story, then digs deep, extremely deep. There are segments and programs offering the counterpoint, and again, even Zionists.
I have it on on the background anytime I'm home.
They have incredible documentaries. The series on the 1967 and 1973 wars were phenomenal. There was a doc about the crew on board the US submarine that came under attack from Israel in 1967.
It definitely is biased, but it doesn't really misinform. It's hard to describe, I think. I come away with a more nuanced understanding of events and perspectives than presented in mainstream western media. For example, whether or not you love or hate them, the coverage of the killings of Sinwar and Nasrallah highlighted their significance to their followers.
Sometimes I'm even upset when they let apologists for Israel come on and spew their bs