Books The Double Standard: Media Reactions to Zionist Terror  by Jody McIntyre (Author), Mohammed Hijab (Author)

"The Double Standard: Media Reactions to Zionist Terror" by Jody McIntyre and Mohammed Hijab critically examines the contrasting media portrayals of acts of violence involving Zionist groups versus Palestinian victims. The book highlights examples such as the 1946 Irgun bombing of the King David Hotel in British Mandate Palestine, which was widely labeled as terrorism by British media, versus the 2023 Israeli Defense Forces bombing of the Jabalia Refugee Camp, which was reported differently or less harshly in many Western outlets.

McIntyre and Hijab analyze the differing narratives and language used by British, Arab, and Jewish media to describe these events, arguing there is a consistent double standard that normalizes or legitimizes Zionist violence while delegitimizing Palestinian suffering. The book critiques entrenched Western support for the Zionist cause and invites readers to question how media power shapes perceptions of conflict and terror.