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JTA – Once a must read for young fashonistas, Teen Vogue in 2016 has expanded its coverage, shifting the magazine more aggressively into "covering politics, feminism, identity and activism" from a seemingly liberal goal.
Now, among the makeup, celebrity and fashion trends, Teen Vogue would like to give Israel a progressive makeover.
Lincoln Anthony Blades' July 16 "Do Better" chronicle, which focuses on race, culture and society, compares minority police services in the United States and Israel, and not flattering.
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"The recent history of police violence perpetrated against unarmed black and brown citizens by US forces of law reflects the recent history of Israel treating Palestinians as violent insurgents, "writes Blades. "US law enforcement and the Israeli military and law enforcement share more than similar police modes; They share responsibility for what many perceive as many rights abuses." of human and civil rights. "
Blades continues:" As long as the two nations will not make efforts to improve their policing practices, more civilians will die. "
Situations of Security and law enforcement in both countries – and sometimes blaming Israel for an aggressive police by US law enforcement agencies who attended anti-terror seminars in Israel – became a common trope on the left . So make comparisons between social justice protesters here and Palestinian protesters in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. This is the comparison made by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Congressional candidate from New York, who in an interview with Glenn Greenwald of The Intercept compared Palestinians killed by Israeli forces as they attempted to cross the border. Border with Protesters in Ferguson, Missouri Black Lives Matter Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, winner of the Democratic primary victory in the 14th Congressional District of New York, listens during press interviews on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo / Bebeto Matthews)
The Anti-Defamation League and other Jewish groups have long rejected the comparison, claiming that Palestinian protesters often use violence, and that Hamas-led demonstrations in Gaza are orchestrated by Hamas. , the terrorist group that controls the band. and promised the destruction of Israel.
In his article, Blades notes that US police took part in anti-terrorist training in Israel. But neither Blades nor others who invoked the training provided evidence that such training has influenced the way the American police treat minorities. The ADL, which hosts many anti-terrorism programs, points out that it is one of the nation's leaders offering training on implicit biases and diversity in law enforcement .
Far left groups are fans of Teen Vogue's approach to Israel. The Jewish voice for peace and the pink code, both of which support the boycott of Israel, have tweeted favorably about the Blades article
Among critics, however, Emily Shire, a writer who Identifies both feminist and Zionist. She tweeted about the Blades article saying that Teen Vogue "shilling" that seems to "wake up" without nuance; here, he peddles conspiracy theories about Israel, but many subjects get this treatment. This confirms my concerns about what is currently the noisiest version of feminism. "
In February, Karen Bekker of the Committee for Accuracy in Reporting in the Middle East in America wrote an article entitled" Intersectionality makes Teen Vogue editors silly. "" It's clear by reading their coverage that editors and writers of Teen Vogue know very little about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the many complex issues, "wrote Bekker." In discussing the topic in December 2016, the magazine's main focus is relied on far-left anti-Israeli scholar Stephen Zunes, who described the First Intifada "absurdly" as "non-violent" and falsely told Teen Vogue readers "Jewish highways only "
A tear gas cloud popped up from the plaza in front of the Dome of the Rock Mosque during clashes between Palestinians and Israeli troops that began after Friday prayers on Temple Mount at the same time. 39; old. Jerusalem, January 15, 1988. (AP Photo / Anat Givon)
This article apparently referred to a road near the West Bank settlement of Efrat, which was closed to Palestinian cars and pedestrians since the Two Jewish Women.
"Despite employing authors without any expertise in the field, the magazine has steadfastly pursued an anti-Israel agenda," said Bekker.
Other Teen Vogue Articles on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict "Letter to Gigi Hadid of Palestinian Youth"; "I am a Jewish teenager and I support the Palestinian cause"; "In Cannes, participants sensitize Palestinians to the deaths of protesters" – also reflect a left-wing commitment to "intersectionality", which links support to marginalized groups such as women, African Americans and the LGBTQ community to the Palestinian cause [19659003] KC Johnson, a professor of history at Brooklyn College, a former Fulbright professor at Tel Aviv University and a regular contributor to the Washington Post, said that intersectionality ignores the relatively tolerant record of Israel on these issues
. The lens has had the effect of throwing Israel as an "oppressor" and thus a worthy nation of condemnation, "Johnson told JTA earlier this month," even though its current policies on intersectionality issues are infinitely better than those of its neighbors ".
