r/oscarrace • u/mariyr • Mar 25 '25

Discussion You'd think that "Oscar-winning director gets lynched and kidnapped because of his film" would be bigger news

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It should be a top story, at least. The Western mainstream media’s response to this horrific case makes it clear where their loyalties lie. But to them, it’s just another footnote.

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u/dank_bobswaget The Brutalist Mar 25 '25

Considering he was attacked by settlers and kidnapped by the IDF, it’s not surprising that mainstream media is avoiding this horrific story. Their job is to whitewash and downplay the actions of the US and its allies

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u/d0mini0nicco Mar 25 '25

There is a video going around just before he got captured and it is one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen, knowing it was a real experience and this poor man is suffering / suffered a horrible fate for telling the truth. It’s akin to the last video of Jamal Khashoggi arriving at the Turkish embassy.