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[[Image:JCook.jpg|right|thumb|Jonathan Cook]] |
[[Image:JCook.jpg|right|thumb|Jonathan Cook]] |
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'''Jonathan Cook''' (born |
'''Jonathan Cook''' (born 1965) is a [[Great Britain|British]] [[freelance]] journalist based in [[Nazareth]], [[Israel]], who has published in ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[The Observer]]'', ''[[Z Communications|ZNet]]'', ''[[Electronic Intifada]]'', ''[[CounterPunch]]'', [[Al Jazeera]] and |
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Information Clearing House. He authored the book ''[[Blood and Religion|Blood and Religion: The Unmasking of the Jewish and Democratic State]]''. |
Information Clearing House. He authored the book ''[[Blood and Religion|Blood and Religion: The Unmasking of the Jewish and Democratic State]]''. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Cook was born in 1965, educated and raised in Buckinghamshire, England although since September 2001 he has been a freelance writer, based in Nazareth, Israel, covering the Middle East. |
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Jonathan Cook was born in [[Buckinghamshire]], [[England]]. He received a BA Honours in Philosophy and Politics from S[[outhampton University]] in 1987, a postgraduate diploma in Journalism from [[Cardiff University]] in 1989 and a Masters degree in Middle Eastern studies, with distinction, from the [[School of Oriental and African Studies]], London University, 2000. |
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He has been a reporter and editor of regional newspapers between 1988-94, a freelance sub-editor with national newspapers between 1994-96, a staff member of The Guardian and Observer newspapers between 1996-2001, a freelance writer |
He has been a reporter and editor of regional newspapers between 1988-94,{{cn}} a freelance sub-editor with national newspapers between 1994-96,{{cn}} a staff member of ''The Guardian'' and ''Observer'' newspapers between 1996-2001,{{cn}} a freelance writer based in [[Nazareth, Israel]], covering the Middle East since September 2001.{{cn}} |
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He is also the founder of the Nazareth Press Agency in February 2004. |
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==Views== |
==Views== |
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In his website, Cook states that as a freelance journalist and as the "first foreign correspondent to be based in the Israeli Arab city of Nazareth, in the Galilee"<ref name="jkcookwebsite">{{cite web|last = Cook | first = Jonathan | authorlink = Jonathan Cook | coauthors = | title = Jonathan Cook website | work = | publisher = Jonathan Cook News Archive | date = | url = http://www.jkcook.net/ | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2006-10-14 }}</ref>, he has a unique perspective unavailable to Western journalists based in [[Jerusalem]] or [[Tel Aviv]] in Israel, or [[Ramallah]] in the [[West Bank]]. |
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Cook has written in the ''Guardian'' newspaper in Britain that there was "a relentless campaign to target, discredit and silence critics of Israel."<ref>[http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/jonathan_cook/2007/08/the_propaganda_machine.html Comment is free: The propaganda machine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
Cook has written in the ''Guardian'' newspaper in Britain that there was "a relentless campaign to target, discredit and silence critics of Israel."<ref>[http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/jonathan_cook/2007/08/the_propaganda_machine.html Comment is free: The propaganda machine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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<blockquote>Professionally, I am one of the few journalists regularly writing about the region who work as an independent freelancer. I choose the issues I wish to cover, so I am not constrained by the ‘treadmill’ of the mainstream media, which require an endless flow of instant copy and analysis. I am also not tied to the mainstream agenda, which gives disproportionate coverage to the concerns of the powerful, in this case the Israeli and American positions - in the US media to a degree that makes much of their Israel/Palestine reporting implausible. I also rarely accept commissions, restricting myself to topics that I consider to be the most revealing about the conflict.<ref>[http://www.jkcook.net/ Jonathan Cook's News Archive - Israel Palestine]</ref></blockquote> |
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===Debate with Human Rights Watch=== |
===Debate with Human Rights Watch=== |
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In regard to reporting on the [[2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict]], Cook claimed that [[Human Rights Watch]] (HRW) made statements regarding the intentions of Israel and [[Hezbollah]] to target or to avoid targeting civilians which were not justified by the available evidence |
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In regard to reporting on the [[2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict]], Cook claimed that [[Human Rights Watch]] (HRW) made statements regarding the intentions of Israel and [[Hezbollah]] to target or to avoid targeting civilians which were not justified by the available evidence.<ref name="cookonhrwone">{{cite web | last = Cook | first = Jonathan | authorlink = Jonathan Cook | coauthors = | title = How Human Rights Watch lost its way in Lebanon | work = | publisher = Electronic Intifada | date = 7 September 2006 | url = http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article5698.shtml | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2006-10-14 }}</ref> A representative of HRW responded, defending the organisation's objectivity.<ref name="cookcounterpunch">{{cite web | last = Whitson | first = Sarah Leah | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Hezbollah's Rockets and Civilian Casualties: A Response to Jonathan Cook | work = | publisher = Counterpunch | date = September 22, 2006 | url = http://www.counterpunch.org/whitson09222006.html | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2006-10-14 }}</ref> Cook countered that he did not criticise the empirical aspects of HRW's research, only its interpretation of that research.<ref name="cookhrwcounter">{{cite web | last = Cook | first = Jonathan | authorlink = Jonathan Cook | coauthors = | title = Human Rights Watch still denying Lebanon the right to defend itself | work = | publisher = [[Z Communications]] | date = September 26, 2006 | url = http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=11048 | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2006-10-14 }}</ref> |
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=== Contributions=== |
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Cook's article have appeared in the Iranian government run - Teheran Times. In one article published there, Cook statees that “In a bid to staunch the flow of damaging evidence of war crimes committed during Israel’s winter assault on Gaza, the Israeli government has launched a campaign to clamp down on human rights groups, both in Israel and abroad.”[http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=200503] |
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In an interview with Iran Daily, Cook said: ”There is a common misperception in the West that Israel is not only a democracy but that it is a normal regime in terms of its political structure.”[http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/07/the-iran-daily-interview-with-jonathan-cook/] |
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Cook's article's have also appeared on [[David Duke]] website. In “Israel’s Jewish Problem in Tehran” Jonathan Cook claims that since Iran is tolerant towards its Jewish community there is no chance Iran will commit genocide against Israel Jews. He says “There is an interesting problem with selling Iran as “Nazi Germany”. If Ahmadinejad really is Hitler, ready to commit genocide against Israel’s Jews as soon as he can get his hands on a nuclear weapon, why are some 25,000 Jews living peacefully in Iran and more than reluctant to leave despite repeated enticements from Israel and American Jews?”[http://www.davidduke.com/general/jonathan-cook-debunks-delusional-zionist-propaganda_2642.html - David Duke] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[http://www.jkcook.net/ Official Website] |
*[http://www.jkcook.net/ Official Website] |
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*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-973170929151170880&hl=en Video: Jonathan Cook - Blood and Religion: Unmasking the Jewish and Democratic State] (December 28, 2006), interview. |
*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-973170929151170880&hl=en Video: Jonathan Cook - Blood and Religion: Unmasking the Jewish and Democratic State] (December 28, 2006), interview. |
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*[http://www.davidduke.com/general/jonathan-cook-debunks-delusional-zionist-propaganda_2642.html] Official David Duke website |
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Revision as of 06:08, 31 August 2009
Jonathan Cook (born 1965) is a British freelance journalist based in Nazareth, Israel, who has published in The Guardian, The Observer, ZNet, Electronic Intifada, CounterPunch, Al Jazeera and Information Clearing House. He authored the book Blood and Religion: The Unmasking of the Jewish and Democratic State.
Background
Jonathan Cook was born in Buckinghamshire, England. He received a BA Honours in Philosophy and Politics from Southampton University in 1987, a postgraduate diploma in Journalism from Cardiff University in 1989 and a Masters degree in Middle Eastern studies, with distinction, from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University, 2000.
He has been a reporter and editor of regional newspapers between 1988-94,[citation needed] a freelance sub-editor with national newspapers between 1994-96,[citation needed] a staff member of The Guardian and Observer newspapers between 1996-2001,[citation needed] a freelance writer based in Nazareth, Israel, covering the Middle East since September 2001.[citation needed]
Views
In his website, Cook states that as a freelance journalist and as the "first foreign correspondent to be based in the Israeli Arab city of Nazareth, in the Galilee"[1], he has a unique perspective unavailable to Western journalists based in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv in Israel, or Ramallah in the West Bank.
Cook has written in the Guardian newspaper in Britain that there was "a relentless campaign to target, discredit and silence critics of Israel."[2]
Debate with Human Rights Watch
In regard to reporting on the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, Cook claimed that Human Rights Watch (HRW) made statements regarding the intentions of Israel and Hezbollah to target or to avoid targeting civilians which were not justified by the available evidence
Contributions
Cook's article have appeared in the Iranian government run - Teheran Times. In one article published there, Cook statees that “In a bid to staunch the flow of damaging evidence of war crimes committed during Israel’s winter assault on Gaza, the Israeli government has launched a campaign to clamp down on human rights groups, both in Israel and abroad.”[1]
In an interview with Iran Daily, Cook said: ”There is a common misperception in the West that Israel is not only a democracy but that it is a normal regime in terms of its political structure.”[2]
Cook's article's have also appeared on David Duke website. In “Israel’s Jewish Problem in Tehran” Jonathan Cook claims that since Iran is tolerant towards its Jewish community there is no chance Iran will commit genocide against Israel Jews. He says “There is an interesting problem with selling Iran as “Nazi Germany”. If Ahmadinejad really is Hitler, ready to commit genocide against Israel’s Jews as soon as he can get his hands on a nuclear weapon, why are some 25,000 Jews living peacefully in Iran and more than reluctant to leave despite repeated enticements from Israel and American Jews?”- David Duke
References
- ^ Cook, Jonathan. "Jonathan Cook website". Jonathan Cook News Archive. Retrieved 2006-10-14.
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External links
- Official Website
- Video: Jonathan Cook - Blood and Religion: Unmasking the Jewish and Democratic State (December 28, 2006), interview.
- [3] Official David Duke website