El Pais

CAMERA Globalizes Media Literacy In English, Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic and French

An Op-Ed by CAMERA Hebrew editor Shlomi Ben Meir in Israel's Makor Rishon newspaper informs Hebrew-speakers about the Jew-hatred and pro-Hamas advocacy reporting marring Spain's El País'. Also, a French journal features CAMERA Arabic research revealing the pro-terror social media posts of Wisam Abu Zeid, a correspondent at France’s publicly funded Arabic-language radio station.

At El País, Antisemitism Is a Feature, Not a Bug

The repeated association of “the Jews” with suspicion, violence or collective guilt suggests an editorial pattern, not technical mistakes. In the latest blunder, El País falsely links Barcelona's targeted Jewish community to Gaza "genocide."

The Media and Ahed Tamimi

Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi has been groomed by her parents to put herself in danger and become a child fighter in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. They are encouraging others to engage in violence too. Their successes are due to those in the international media who promote their message while ignoring inconvenient truths.

Why Spanish People Get It Wrong

El País, the largest and most influential newspaper in the Spanish world, has a long history of biased reporting about the Jewish state and the Arab-Israeli conflict.  For several years since 2009, the newspaper's coverage was somewhat more balanced and objective.  But it seems, over the past year, to be drifting back to its previous anti-Israel reporting and its opinion pages have become a forum for anti-Israel activists.

CAMERA Top Ten Mideast Media Mangles of 2012

In 2012, the media blundered all too many times in reporting on the Middle East. It was difficult to narrow it down, but CAMERA has identified our Top Ten MidEast Media Mangles.