Taiwan's media coverage of Palestine often lacks depth and understanding, presenting a misleading both-sidesism that ignores the vast asymmetry between Israel and the Palestinian territories. At its best, Taiwan’s media landscape often presents a lamentable both-sidesism that misleadingly frames the ongoing violence as one between equal sides. How exactly does embracing an international pariah, whose prime minister is wanted for arrest by the International Criminal Court, help Taiwan’s international image? In Hong Kong, where China has cracked down on human rights, activists have risked their safety in brave shows of solidarity with Palestinians. In Taiwan, groups like Amnesty International (link in Chinese) have called for an end to the supply of weapons components to Israel.

Source: International New York Times October 16, 2024 14:53 UTC