BBC and AFP Flummoxed by Attack in Bulgaria
The BBC and AFP described yesterday's bombing in Bulgaria in a way that downplayed the horror and violence of the attack. BBC
The BBC and AFP described yesterday's bombing in Bulgaria in a way that downplayed the horror and violence of the attack. On Refugees and Racism, a Double Standard Against Israel
Recent press attention has focused on the repatriation of illegal African migrants from Israel. Very little of it has explained the context and difficult challenges facing Israel as a result of large-scale illegal immigration, particularly by non-Jews. None has included mention of Israel's history of welcoming refugees from around the globe. BBC’s Hardtalk Features Norman Finkelstein, Smears Israel
BBC's shoddy, prejudicial treatment of Israel and Jewish issues continued in a May 8 Hardtalk segment with Sarah Montague that featured anti-Jewish, Israel-basher Norman Finkelstein as commentator on American Jewish attitudes towards Israel. BBC Derails on Jerusalem Tram Story
Writing for the BBC, freelance travel writer Matthew Teller misleads readers about the history of Jerusalem, about international law, and about present-day Jerusalem with a story about the city's new light rail. Tunisia’s Acclaimed Moderate Islamist Party has Troubling View of Israel
The media portrays the Islamist Ennahda [Renaissance] Party, winner of the Tunisian election, as moderate. However, statements made by its iconic founder, Rachid Ghannouchi, reveal alarming sentiment towards Israel. CAMERA Responds to BBC in Spectator
In an essay published in the Spectator, a British news magazine, CAMERA critiques the latest disingenuous attempt by the BBC to defend its one-sided documentary about Jerusalem. A Historical Perspective on the Itamar Killings
In the wake of a heinous terrorist attack in Itamar, a disturbing number of media reports focused on Israeli “settlements” as the primary problem afflicting the region. Neglected were the historical parallels to grisly Arab terrorist attacks resulting from anti-Jewish incitement – all in the absence of settlements.
The BBC Trust’s Editorial Standards Committee Rubber Stamps One-Sided Reporting
The BBC Trust states that its "Editorial Guidelines are one of the most important documents the BBC publishes." When the Trust, the highest body of the BBC, fails to enforce these standards, they become meaningless.
BBC Commemorates Palestinian Nakba With a Bit of Fakery and Propaganda
BBC World News ignored Israel's Independence Day and instead focused on the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe), in a one-sided, propaganda-laced segment. Huwaida Arraf’s Flotilla Fable on BBC
In the world of anti-Israel propagandists, no falsehood is too transparent or easily disputed. Arraf charged Gazan babies are denied formula by Israel, when in reality tons are regularly delivered.