Drew Favakeh

The different treatment accorded to the plights of Palestinian and Israeli prisoners by US corporate media illustrates a persistent double standard that treats some people as more human than others.

While the fates of Israelis held captive by Hamas regularly make front-page news, US corporate media almost never reports on the Palestinians who die in Israeli captivity.

Information from a major hack targeting Israel revealed that Jeffrey Epstein played a significant role in brokering multiple deals for Israeli intelligence.

There has been wall-to-wall US corporate media coverage of the Department of Justice’s Epstein files and the battle over its release. So why has new reporting about hacked materials largely been ignored by US corporate media?

Drew Favakeh is a freelance journalist based in Chicago. He received his bachelor's degree in journalism from Butler University. He previously covered crime and the court system in Savannah, Georgia.

For years, there have been whispers that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who had ties to key officials in the US and foreign governments, was involved with Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad.However, the Epstein/Mossad ties were often labeled by US corporate media as “unfounded” (New York ...

Recent media mentions of Epstein’s ties to Israeli government officials continue to dismiss them as conspiracy theories.

Six of eight opinion pieces on the DC National Guard shooting ignored extensive evidence that the suspect's US military experience impacted his mental state.

The New York Times' lack of on-the-ground coverage in Iran has directly resulted in slower coverage and confirmation of US/Israel culpability for deadly strikes.

In 79 opinion articles in leading US newspapers on the Declaration of Independence's 250th anniversary, none gave Native Americans more than a line or two.