Haaretz Podcast 'They're lying to us': Why Israel's media isn't challenging Netanyahu’s narrative on the Iran war
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Mar 9, 2026 Anat Saragusti, journalist, filmmaker and press freedom advocate at the Union of Journalists in Israel. She recounts surviving a missile strike and critiques TV coverage dominated by retired generals. She laments the absence of dissenting voices, the media’s close echo of government messaging, and the neglect of everyday civilian hardships.
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Missile Strike Shattered Her Tel Aviv Home
- Anat Saragusti describes the moment her Tel Aviv apartment was hit by broken glass after an Iranian missile strike and fleeing to a shelter three floors down.
- She recounts returning to a living room covered in shattered glass and sleeping at her son's that night, calling the scene like a dystopia movie.
Television Filled With Ex‑Generals And Jargon
- Anat says Israeli TV is dominated by retired generals giving military jargon, statistics and airstrike counts that most viewers can't parse or relate to while running to shelters.
- That coverage narrows public debate by privileging technical metrics over questions about strategy, costs, or endgames.
No Room For Alternative Voices On War
- Anat notes there is almost no studio space for alternative voices asking whether war is right, what the endgame is, or the risks of empowering harsher successors in Iran after an assassination.
- She criticizes media for amplifying a single pro-war narrative and excluding cautionary historical lessons about U.S. interventions.