Michael F. Brown’s blog

Joe Biden and Antony Blinken seated with an American flag between them

Biden punts on settler abuses

Michael F. Brown 28 November 2023

US State Department official has nothing new to say on lawbreaking Israelis in the occupied West Bank. Read more about Biden punts on settler abuses

Tents for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis

Time is short to head off catastrophe in southern Gaza

Michael F. Brown 27 November 2023

Biden is proving incapable of changing long-held beliefs. Read more about Time is short to head off catastrophe in southern Gaza

Dana Bash waves in front of a blue background with white lettering saying White House Correspondents' Association and WHCA

CNN anchor claims Gaza is in Israel

Michael F. Brown 23 November 2023

Dana Bash wrongly asserts “from the river to the sea” is anti-Semitic even as she ignores land-seizure map displayed by Netanyahu. Read more about CNN anchor claims Gaza is in Israel

People stand with a banner calling for a ceasefire

Politicians ignore American support for a ceasefire

Michael F. Brown 21 November 2023

AIPAC plans massive campaign against progressive legislators of color. Read more about Politicians ignore American support for a ceasefire

Three Palestinian women and a child comforting a woman

Palestinian civilian deaths now passing reported total in Ukraine

Michael F. Brown 9 November 2023

Most Republicans and 22 anti-Palestinian Democrats vote to censure Rashida Tlaib, the sole Palestinian American in Congress. Read more about Palestinian civilian deaths now passing reported total in Ukraine

President Joe Biden with a flag behind him

Biden will lose due to support for Israeli war crimes

Michael F. Brown 7 November 2023

Arab American support crashes as frustration rises with anti-Palestinian president. Read more about Biden will lose due to support for Israeli war crimes

Palestinians amidst rubble in Khan Younis

Preemptive stenography at CNN

Michael F. Brown 29 October 2023

Erin Burnett tells Israeli military spokesperson that apartheid army’s attacks are “precision.” Read more about Preemptive stenography at CNN

Abby Phillip on the red carpet at the TIME100 Gala

CNN fails to challenge US politicians supporting ethnic cleansing of Gaza

Michael F. Brown 18 October 2023

Journalist Abby Phillip asks ceasefire supporter AOC if Israel is “supposed to just do nothing” even as horrors mount in Gaza. Read more about CNN fails to challenge US politicians supporting ethnic cleansing of Gaza

A bulldozer and a number of people can be seen in the rubble of a building attacked by Israel

More children killed in Gaza than Ukraine

Michael F. Brown 17 October 2023

American media fails to properly inform viewers about Israeli violence. Read more about More children killed in Gaza than Ukraine

The neighborhood of al-Rimal in Gaza has been heavily bombed and damaged

Newsweek’s Josh Hammer wants much of Gaza reduced to a parking lot

Michael F. Brown 12 October 2023

Rabbi Ben Packer wants to throw Palestinians to the sharks. Read more about Newsweek’s Josh Hammer wants much of Gaza reduced to a parking lot

Michael F. Brown is an independent journalist. His work and views have appeared in The International Herald Tribune, TheNation.com, The San Diego Union-Tribune, The News & Observer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Washington Post and elsewhere.