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t's been a difficult month witness-
ing the scope of Hamas' expanding
arsenal, the sophistication of its
terror tunnel network and the pathetic
anti-Semitic reaction to
Israel's defensive response
by the United Nations and
far too many other high-
profile personalities.
Our daughter, son-in-
law and grandson live in
Givatayim — which bor-
ders Tel Aviv — and that
makes it personal.
Throughout this period,
I find myself transfixed
watching CNN and trying
to control my outrage at the coverage.
While there are moments of candor
in support of Israel, the constant civil-
ian body count coverage coupled with
graphic images of wounded children
and grieving parents is a disservice to
presenting the issues in a fair man-
ner. It's no surprise — blood and gore
attract viewers, which means ratings
and money.
Sure, I could watch Fox and feel bet-
ter, but a key principle stops me.
There are times when a client is
being pursued by the government for
taxes or creditors seeking payment.
The client often says to me, "There is a
certified letter for me at the post office,
what should I do?" The clients think if
they don't pick up the papers, then they
will not have been served, so maybe
they should ignore them.
My answer is always the same. I
tell the client, "Don't hide, pick up the
papers, read them and send to me:'
I explain, "If someone is shooting
bullets at you, you need to know who
it is and where they're coming from so
you can defend against it:'
Applying this principle to our plight
against increasing anti-Semitism com-
pels me to watch CNN so that I gain
a sense of world opinion. While the
trend is certainly disturbing, we must
know what is coming at us in order to
be able to respond.
As a baby boomer that was distanced
from the Holocaust, until recently I
did not believe it was possible for the
world to ever revisit such insanity.
The recent actions of the U.N. Human
Rights Council, in accusing Israel of
war crimes for its defense of attack on
its citizens while ignoring the docu-
mented genocide by Syria of its own
citizens and numerous other
atrocities tells us that the
insanity is here.
•
Is it the news media or
social media that is con-
trolling public opinion?
My answer is the two are
inextricably entwined via
Facebook and Twitter.
Posts always incorporate
links to videos and articles
generated by the news
media. There are unlimited
resources to post in support of any
position taken.
If you look at my Facebook page
the last month, you'd see several posts
from the Israeli Ambassador Ron
Dermer, including his terrific video
interviews on CNN and other media
articulating the rightfulness of Israel's
position.
The problem, however, is that if
you were to come across the Facebook
page of a pro-Hamas, anti-Jew, crazed
lunatic (yes, by definition they must
be) or a Palestinian sympathizer who,
while meaning well, has all of his facts
twisted, you would only see posts in
support of their position — and the
posts would be bolstered by videos and
articles from what appear to be cred-
ible news sources.
Jews only comprise .2 percent of the
world population, about 13.75 million
people as of September 2012, accord-
ing to thejewishpress.com. As of the
start of this year, there are presently
1.23 billion Facebook monthly active
users. This means there are a lot more
Facebook pages advocating anti-Sem-
itism and anti-Israel positions than
pro-Israel support.
Bottom line: We need to keep
our eyes open so we can see what is
coming at us.
❑
Ken Gross is an attorney with Thav Gross
and host of the Financial Crisis Talk Center
show (soon to be "Law and Reality") that
airs weekly at 9 a.m. Saturdays on WDFN
1130 AM, "The Fan," and 11 a.m. Sundays on
MyTV20.