An upsurge in Palestinian violence and public invective against the Jewish state was frequently distorted and minimized by the media, which focused on Israel's alleged "provocations."
The Washington Post joined others in correcting the false statement that Israel has a "practice of reserving some roads for Jews." Roads are "open to all Israeli citizens and to other nationals, regardless of religious background," the Post clarified.
On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, The Washington Post gave Prof. Stephen Walt a platform to reiterate the anti-Israel conspiracy theory advanced in his 2007 book The Israel Lobby, a belief roundly rejected by many of his colleagues and reviewers. The question is, why?
Omission of basic information often figures more prominently in a biased news account than does the reporting of errors as fact. The Washington Post's "Obama Optimistic About Mideast Peace" provides a textbook example.
The media has long promoted Fatah — in contrast to Hamas — as the party of Palestinian political moderates seeking peace with Israel, while glossing over evidence to the contrary. An example of this was coverage by some media outlets of the Sixth Fatah General Congress, the first such conference in twenty years, which has just concluded.
A correction in the July 16 edition of the Washington Post addressed the designation of Gilo as a "Jewish settlement." It was the second of two corrections that the Washington Post made in that article in response to CAMERA's request.
Washington Post columnist Harold Meyerson's June 17th column smears not only Israel but also its Jewish supporters. It uses an unreliable poll from a fringe source to argue that American Jews favor U.S. pressure on Israel.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas may have a credibility problem, but not the one The Washington Post reported on May 27. The Post, in a lapse at odds with its reputation for detailed exposes', omitted inconvenient truths about the Palestinian leader.