Transparency

“(Tony) Dokoupil, a convert to Judaism whose ex-wife lives in Israel along with their two children, took issue with Coates, saying that the book “would not be out of place in the backpack of an extremist” due to its characterization of Israel. Dokoupil asked Coates why he didn’t include more pro-Israel voices or note in his work that “little kids [were] blown to bits” in Palestinian terrorist attacks.“Is it because you just don’t believe that Israel, in any condition, has a right to exist?” Dokoupil asked.” NY Post.

We all have bias’ and you can understand why Coates as a black person would have an issue with Apartheid but unless Dokoupil had stated upfront that he was Jewish or that he had kids living in Israel you wouldn’t understand why he had a pro-Israel bias. That has become a real issue these days when attempting to seek the reality of the Middle East. To be frank CBS’ decision should have been to either out Dokoupil or to not have him participate in this interview!

And that is all I’m going to say about that!