Lindsey Hilsum from Channel 4 News also commented on how difficult it was to report in a controversial area:

With a conflict like this, nearly every single fact is disputed, I think ‘Oh God, the Palestinians say this and the Israelis say that…’ I know it’s a question of interpretation so I have to say what both sides think and I think sometimes that stops us from giving the background we should be giving.

The book also examines other factors in production such as lobbying and public relations by both sides.