Article in The Guardian by Jason Stanley, 4/27/26

Headline:  “Why is the US media silent about Israel’s role in Trump’s decision to go to war?”

Subhead:  “I suspect the main reason they avoid criticizing Israel is that they believe that would be antisemitic. But this is both dangerous and wrong”

“. . .The western media has been admirably clear that Putin has a closer relationship with Trump than any previous US president (and admirably critical of this relationship). But there has been no similar level of transparency in the media about Israel’s influence on US policy. . .”

“Crucially, propaganda does not just take the form of lies. Omitting mention in the news media of crucial facts is also paradigmatic of state propaganda. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/27/trump-israel-trump-war