Journalism has been hemorrhaging for some time, but its death certificate was signed on the night of the alleged bombing of Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in October 2023, when almost all the world’s major media repeated, unverified, the version of the events as told by Hamas. “Israel bombs hospital and kills 500 Palestinians,” the headlines read.
Not one of those facts was true. But the scene was irresistible. At last, one could turn to their favorite story with Israel as the perfect villain and Gaza the ideal victim. The truth came out days later, like an unwelcome guest. Some outlets, like El País, refuse to open the door. Others buried the incident with platitudes and bizarre redefinitions.
(Read the rest of CAMERA’s Oct. 16, 2025 essay at the Jewish News Syndicate. It also appeared in in Voz in Spanish and in English)