UPDATED: LA Times Ignores Hamas Rockets In Times of Truce
At the Los Angeles Times, Ashraf Khalil covers up Hamas rocket attacks during the six-month lull and the current truce. Los Angeles Times
At the Los Angeles Times, Ashraf Khalil covers up Hamas rocket attacks during the six-month lull and the current truce. Despite Inconsistencies, Khalil Runs With Palestinian’s Story
The Los Angeles Times' Ashraf Khalil has a dubious track record when it comes to reporting questionable Palestinian claims. Allegations today about the first Palestinian fatality after the cease-fire are at odds with many sources. CAMERA Prompts Correction on Hamas Op-Ed in LA Times
CAMERA staff elicited a correction on a Los Angeles Times Op-Ed by top Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzook. The error and today's correction, concerning the number of Israelis killed by Palestinians during the lull, follow: Washington Post Correspondent Makes False Claims in LA Times Op-Ed
Some Op-Ed page editors dispense with fact-checking when columns convey a negative opinion about Israel – especially when the author is deemed to be an "expert" in the field. The LA Times prints a wildly inaccurate column by Jonathan Finer.
At LA Times, Obscured Targets
Ashraf Khalil selectively reports about targets in Gaza, ignoring information that a mosque and a Hamas leader's home were used as weapons depots, and omiting mention of the phone calls warning residents to evacuate. Ha’aretz Radical Mainstreamed in LAT
The Los Angeles Times' Ashraf Khalil dresses up fringe Israeli writer Gideon Levy as "one prominent Israeli" whose views are as newsworthy as Tzipi Livni's, Benjamin Netanyahu's, or Ehud Olmert's. UPDATED: Los Angeles Times Corrects Misattributed Statement on Uranium
In a Los Angeles Times article about the origins of uranium particles found in Syria, Borzou Daragahi misidentifies a claim made in a Syrian letter as a statement made by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Media Again Censor UN Criticism of Palestinians
For the second time in several months, the United Nations Secretary-General criticized Palestinian rocket fire from Gaza and Israel's countermeasures against Gaza. For the second time, some journalists reporting on the comments ignored his condemnation of Palestinian violence. UPDATED: Mohammed Omer’s Allegations Raise Questions
See Nov. 5 update: Questionable LA Times report. Inflammatory allegations against Israeli security officials by Mohammed Omer are outrightly denied. Discrepancies in Omer's accounts of the incident raise questions about his honesty. BACKGROUNDER: The Rafah Crossing and Restrictions on Cross-Border Movement for Gaza Palestinians
Two countries border the Gaza Strip. Both strictly limit the passage of goods and people into and out of the Strip. But when describing the effect of these border restrictions, some inaccurately and unfairly attribute responsibility to only one of the countries — Israel.