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Source: https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/world-needs-new-perspective-israel-says-leading-journalist

World Needs New Perspective on Israel

(Patch-Chicago) Stefan Oberman - On a recent Zoom call with Jewish National Fund-USA in Chicago, New York Times contributor Matti Friedman lamented the immense gap in perceptions between how the world and Israelis see Israel. "The uninformed perceive Israel as a conflict zone or a place that's unsafe to visit," said Friedman. "This is because whenever there's any instance of violence, it automatically receives saturated press coverage." He noted that in Jerusalem, seven people died in violent circumstances in 2019, while in a U.S. city of similar size such as Indianapolis, 179 homicides took place.

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