[{"command":"openDialog","selector":"#drupal-modal","settings":null,"data":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022ds-1col clearfix\u0022\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \u003Cp\u003EWhile Western media will mostly acknowledge Hezbollah\u2019s terrorist activities, Arab media tends to tell a different story, particularly in Lebanon.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Daily Star\u003C\/em\u003E, a Lebanese newspaper, is a prime example. A 2002 article in the \u003Cem\u003EDaily Star\u003C\/em\u003E essentially reprinted a speech by Nasrallah verbatim without any analysis. Nasrallah stated, \u201cChristian Zionists[want to]\u2026 redraw the world\u2019s political map.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EBadih Chayban, \u201cNasrallah Alleges \u2018Christian Zionist\u2019 Plot,\u201d \u003Cem\u003EDaily Star\u003C\/em\u003E, October 23, 2002, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/News\/Lebanon-News\/2002\/Oct-23\/21779-nasrallah-alleges-christian-zionist-plot.ashx#axzz33cF0Jcty\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/News\/Lebanon-News\/2002\/Oct-23\/21779-nasrallah-alleges-christian-zionist-plot.ashx#axzz33cF0Jcty\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E He added the \u201cU.S. empire\u201d was \u201cslithering\u201d over the Middle East, but that the U.S. and Israel would lose their war against the Muslim world.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EBadih Chayban, \u201cNasrallah Alleges \u2018Christian Zionist\u2019 Plot,\u201d \u003Cem\u003EDaily Star\u003C\/em\u003E, October 23, 2002, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/News\/Lebanon-News\/2002\/Oct-23\/21779-nasrallah-alleges-christian-zionist-plot.ashx#axzz33cF0Jcty\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/News\/Lebanon-News\/2002\/Oct-23\/21779-nasrallah-alleges-christian-zionist-plot.ashx#axzz33cF0Jcty\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Cem\u003EDaily Star\u003C\/em\u003E\u2019s coverage of Hezbollah could be colored by solidarity with Hezbollah\u2019s goals and a general Lebanese aversion to Israel, or by Hezbollah\u2019s proximity and fear of retribution. Evidence appears to support the former supposition. The paper picked up an Agence France-Presse report on July 29, 2014, that referred to Hezbollah as \u201ca militant\u201d group.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cN. Korea Slams Reports of Arms Deals with Hamas, Hezbollah,\u201d \u003Cem\u003EAgence France Presse\u003C\/em\u003E, July 29, 2014, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/News\/World\/2014\/Jul-29\/265399-n-korea-slams-reports-of-arms-deals-with-hamas-hezbollah.ashx#axzz394t4Q764\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/News\/World\/2014\/Jul-29\/265399-n-korea-slams-reports-of-arms-deals-with-hamas-hezbollah.ashx#axzz394t4Q764\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E The paper\u2019s bias, however, is clear, as a report the day before, written by the \u003Cem\u003EStar\u003C\/em\u003E and not a foreign press service, referred to Hezbollah as a \u201cresistance group.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cHezbollah Repels Syrian Rebel Attack on Border,\u201d \u003Cem\u003EDaily Star\u003C\/em\u003E, July 28, 2014, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/News\/Lebanon-News\/2014\/Jul-28\/265317-hezbollah-repels-syrian-rebel-attack-on-border.ashx#axzz394t4Q764\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/News\/Lebanon-News\/2014\/Jul-28\/265317-hezbollah-repels-syrian-rebel-attack-on-border.ashx#axzz394t4Q764\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E The \u003Cem\u003EStar\u003C\/em\u003E ran a 2013 report, also by Agence France-Presse\u003Cem\u003E,\u003C\/em\u003E on al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, saying Hezbollah\u2019s participation in Syria \u201cexposed the ugly face of Hasan Nasrallah\u201d and Hezbollah is just an \u201cinstrument\u201d of Iran.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cQaeda Chief Says Syria Exposed Hezbollah as Iran Tool,\u201d \u003Cem\u003EAgence France Presse\u003C\/em\u003E, July 31, 2013, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/News\/International\/2013\/Jul-31\/225732-zawahri-vows-al-qaeda-to-free-guantanamo-inmates.ashx#axzz394t4Q764\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/News\/International\/2013\/Jul-31\/225732-zawahri-vows-al-qaeda-to-free-guantanamo-inmates.ashx#axzz394t4Q764\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E Printing these reports without alteration suggests the newspaper does not fear retribution and, despite its own biases, does respect international news organizations. The 2013 piece offered no response from Hezbollah, demonstrating that the terror group does not censor the newspaper, proving the \u003Cem\u003EDaily Star\u2019s\u003C\/em\u003E ideological bent in its more positive coverage of Hezbollah.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen referencing Hezbollah, Al Jazeera uses terms such as \u201cresistance\u201d and occupation.\u201d For example, after the EU\u2019s 2013 decision to designate Hezbollah\u2019s armed wing a terrorist group, Al Jazeera put quotation marks around the word \u201cterrorists\u201d in the headline. The article sought to explain the impact of the label and whether Hezbollah should be described as a terrorist or resistance group.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003ENour Samaha, \u201cHezbollah: The EU\u2019s New \u2018Terrorists,\u2019\u201d \u003Cem\u003EAl Jazeera\u003C\/em\u003E, July 23, 2013, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/2013\/07\/2013722184615907173.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/2013\/07\/2013722184615907173.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E The author explained that \u201cthe movement was created as a resistance to the Israeli occupation in Lebanon\u2026\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003ENour Samaha, \u201cHezbollah: The EU\u2019s New \u2018Terrorists,\u2019\u201d \u003Cem\u003EAl Jazeera\u003C\/em\u003E, July 23, 2013, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/2013\/07\/2013722184615907173.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/2013\/07\/2013722184615907173.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n","dialogOptions":{"minWidth":850,"resizable":true,"modal":true,"title":"Arab Media"}},{"command":"doFootnotes"}]