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A group of women journalists has investigated for five months the attitude of the Israeli media toward women in politics, focusing on the 2013 Knesset elections. The investigation — so it was defined — tracked expressions of sexism, racism or both, in various media. The material was gathered mostly from newspapers, TV, radio talk shows and social networks.
The results reflect Israel’s media at its ugliest — sexist and racist, with its targets being especially women of Middle Eastern and North African origin. A special chapter is devoted to Knesset member Miri Regev of the Likud Party. The report will be presented Tuesday, Oct. 29, at a conference on "Strategies to Combat Racism."
