Washington Post

February 8, 2005

Washington Post Distorts Building in Jerusalem

Washington Post correspondent John Ward Anderson has teamed up with Israel’s critics in a Post "investigation" indicting the Israeli government and Jewish groups for "consolidating their grip on strategic locations." The result is a highly distorted account of construction in Jerusalem with the broad implication that Jews have no right to move into or build in predominantly Arab neighborhoods regardless of historical and legal claims to property.
December 27, 2004

Toles in a Cartoon World of His Own

Editorial cartoons – political commentary in illustrated form, usually with some attempt at humor – are intentionally subjective. That being the case, they generally escape critical analysis. But when the cartoonist's premise contradicts the essential facts of his subject matter, criticism is mandatory. So it is with Tom Toles' editorial cartoon in the Washington Post and the International Herald Tribune.
October 30, 2004

CAMERA Letter Published in Washington Post

Washington CAMERA director Eric Rozenman's letter clarifying the reason for increase in Palestinian violence was published in the Washington Post on October 30.
October 18, 2004

Selective Quotes Distort Intent of Sharon’s Gaza Withdrawal

In his interview with the Israeli daily Haaretz, Dov Weissglas, a close advisor to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, was asked about Israel's decision to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. According to American media coverage of this interview, Weissglas suggested that Ariel Sharon's true intention in planning the Gaza disengagement is to freeze the peace process and prevent a Palestinian state. However, this was not his message at all; his words were taken out of context.

September 8, 2004

The Washington Post Versus Itself on Terrorism

In numerous articles about the seizure of more than 1,000 children and adults – of whom more than 300 died in Beslan, Russia last week – the Washington Post repeatedly used the words terror and terrorist. This contrasted with its front-page news story September 1 on the bus bombings in Be'ersheva, Israel.

September 1, 2004

A Hole in the Story

Washington Post coverage of the allegation that a Pentagon official passed secret U.S. information about Iran to Israel via American pro-Israel lobbyists contains a striking omission. It's one CAMERA has pointed out before regarding Post coverage touching on Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program.