(New York Jewish Week) James D. Besser - Israel's withdrawal from Gaza produced some of the most balanced and sympathetic press coverage ever of the Jewish state. Much of the coverage focused on the pain and poignancy of Jews uprooted by the government that once encouraged them to settle Gaza. Media experts say the coverage had to do mostly with the exceptional human dimensions of a story which contrasted with the traditional media image of a tough, aggressive Israel. The fact that so many reporters were in the region covering real people facing real traumas transformed coverage, said a former top official of a major Jewish group. "Reporters were spending time with real people."
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