In a September 2001 column in '' The Observer '' about the September 11 attacks in the United States , Richard Ingrams noted " the reluctance throughout the media to contemplate the Israeli factor " and , commenting on Britain , cited " pressure from the Israeli lobby in this country that many , even normally outspoken journalists , are reluctant even to refer to such matters . " He also noted their reluctance to address issues he had mentioned in past columns related to Lord Levy , the Labour Party and to the " close business links with Israel " of press magnates Rupert Murdoch and Conrad Black . Earlier in August , '' Times '' journalist , Sam Kiley , resigned from the newspaper as he claimed his work was severely censored by senior executives due to the Zionist sympathies of Rupert Murdoch
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Israel lobby in the United Kingdom