Source Note #27: Jackie Mason on Palestinian suicide bombers
Jackie Mason on Palestinian suicide bombers (Jackie Mason via YouTube.com; March 7, 2009)
Topic: Should the Obama administration continue to support Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Category: Citizen: Witness
What is it? A video blog post from YouTube
Publication Information: YouTube; May 13, 2007
Author: Jackie Mason
Location: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjnWGcalb_g
Accessed: March 12, 2009
Support:
Jackie Mason
Audience and Agenda:
Jackie Mason is a stand-up comedian with a history of pro-Israel politics. He currently hosts a radio show called The Talk Radio Network, which deals with political issues. He also writes for the Jewish Press and the Jewish World Review. This particular video blog post has nearly 12,000 views. YouTube itself has at least 80.6 million US visitors per month.
Usefulness:
Jackie Mason does not seem to have a solid understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He claims throughout the course of the video that the Israeli government has offered the Palestinians “more land than they asked for.” He also alleges that the Israelis are so peace-loving that they never prepared for a war. The recent invasion of the Gaza Strip alone proves this is the opposite of the truth. However, he also provides the perspective that the American Christian Right is on the side of Israel when many European countries in the UN are not.
Works cited:
About Jackie Mason
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheUltimateJew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjnWGcalb_g
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