Hezbollah's rocket war: it’s barely been mentioned by the MSM so far, and it certainly won't be when the Israelis invade Lebanon to stamp it out

Michael Oren Exposes What CNN’s Coverage Left Out

As Newsbusters reported, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren confronted CNN's biased reporting head-on during a live broadcast. CNN Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Matthew Chance reported from Beirut on Israeli actions in Lebanon, detailing civilian effects and damage without mentioning Hezbollah's rocket attacks on Israel.

Oren called out the oversight, noting Hezbollah fired over 220 rockets at northern Israel in the previous five days, forcing thousands from their homes and killing or wounding many Israelis. Oren insisted that reporters had failed in their duty by ignoring these facts, catching CNN anchor Jessica Dean off guard and forcing her to pivot, defending Chance's focus on Lebanon, though she conceded Oren's point on Israel's attacks.

Western media outlets screw Israel by downplaying threats for decades while slamming its responses. Hezbollah holds 150,000 rockets and missiles, many precision-guided to hit Israeli cities. Militants have launched tens of thousands of rockets at Israel since the early 2000s. 

According to the latest public estimates, Hezbollah has around 150,000 rockets and missiles, most with a range of a few dozen kilometers. Various reports, however, say a substantial number can reach targets located hundreds of kilometers from Lebanon.

Hezbollah is the most heavily armed non-state actor in the world, concluded researchers from the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington in an extensive 2018 report on the lethal arsenal stationed just north of Israel. The group holds a large and diverse reserve of "dumb" rocket artillery alongside ballistic, anti-air, anti-tank, and anti-ship missiles, the report found.

In a conversation with Haaretz this week, Shaan Shaikh, one of the study’s authors, warned that Hezbollah's intervention in Syria “raises concerns about its acquisition of more sophisticated standoff and precision-guided missiles, whether from Syria, Iran, or Russia.” Standoff missiles are long-range systems that can be fired from far enough away that the launchers remain protected.

In 2021, over 4,300 rockets targeted Israel in 11 days, killing 13 people, wounding hundreds, and displacing hundreds of thousands. These barrages force Israelis into shelters and disrupt lives, yet stories have always fixated on the other side's hardships. 

When the pattern repeats over decades, any belief in balanced coverage becomes nothing more than a whisper in the wind.