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More than a million Palestinians have been crammed into the city of Rafah - which is being bombed by Israel with the imminent threat of a ground invasion. Western media, however, has once again failed to communicate the severity of this moment.Contributors:Laura Albast - Media Analyst, Institute for Palestine Studies-USANabih Bulos - Middle East Bureau Chief, LA TimesAdel Iskandar - Professor of Global Communication, Simon Fraser UniversityJacob Magid - US Bureau Chief, The Times of IsraelOn our radar:Haaretz newspaper published an article about Israeli soldiers cooking food in Palestinian homes– the same homes these soldiers chased them out of, all while Palestinians themselves are being starved by Israel. Nic Muirhead on the mocking of Palestinian suffering.The Kremlin’s youth militarisation pushSince Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has invested considerably in managing domestic perceptions of the war - including among younger citizens.With the war dragging on, the government’s youth propaganda has escalated. Educational institutions have become part of an orchestrated effort to shape loyal militarised nationalists and passive media consumers.Contributors:Alexander Borodikhin - Editor, MediazonaEkaterina Kotrikadze - Anchor, TV RainIan Garner - Professor, Queen’s University Centre for International and Defence Policy
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