Being Fair to Israel
Most progressives (liberals) use different standards to judge Israel & its enemies. That is bias.
Most progressives don't criticize arabs' raining missiles on civilian areas or blowing up buses ... when it's done to Israel. That is bias.
Criticism of Israel is not bias unless it is unfair. The most obvious kind of unfair criticism is that which is false. Another kind is criticism that is based on different standards for opposing sides. The grossest use of unequal standards is when absolutely no standard is used for the Arabs - there is no criticism at all.
The news media should not print or broadcast unfair opinion pieces or, if they do, they should at least point out the false statements or unequal standards being used.
Progressives who pride themselves on being fair, should be fair to Israel.
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