These days, what seems to frustrate us even“>Seeing clearly biased and twisted reports on terror attacks against Israeli Jews, really makes us feel helpless against the resulted growing hatred towards us.
We do our best trying to explain what's really happening, while attempting to not apologize for defending ourselves against terror, but because of the humongous power of media framing over the average media consumer – we often find ourselves on the losing end of this media war.
What seem to be able to counter the misleading news reports are raw, genuine videos, that really show the truth, without hiding or covering up the truth. These 5 videos best describe the current situation in Israel, from Israelis opening up in front of the camera, to facing the international media with their bias.
A Message From Israelis About Recent Terror Attacks – By StandWithUs
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