NY Times Fixes Subhead Assigning West Bank to Palestinians
Not long after the news pages corrected prejudicial language about the disposition of the West Bank, the Opinion pages fixed a similar error.
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Wall Street Journal Corrects on ‘Palestinian Territory’
CAMERA prompts correction of a front-page photo caption at the Wall Street Journal which erroneously referred to disputed West Bank land as "Palestinian territory."
Haaretz Corrects: No Israeli Approval Needed For Passage Through Egypt-Gaza Crossing
CAMERA prompts correction after Haaretz wrongly reported that Palestinians wishing to enter and exit the territory via Egypt require Israeli approval.
CAMERA Prompts NY Times Correction on West Bank Status
The New York Times corrects after taking sides in the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians over the West Bank.
NY Times Corrects: Green Line Not “Drawn in 1967”
CAMERA secures a correction after the New York Times described the armistice line between the West Bank and Israel as a border "drawn in 1967."
Media Ignore, Downplay Infiltration of Armed Gazans Close to Israeli Community
Media outlets largely ignored last night's infiltration of armed Palestinians from Gaza into southern Israel as world leaders are set to convene at Jerusalem's World Holocaust Forum. Reuters falsely reported an "attempt[ed]" infiltration, when in fact the assailants were hundreds of meters inside Israeli territory.
CAMERA Prompts VOA Correction on ‘Palestine’ Terminology
CAMERA prompts correction of a Voice of America headline which referred to the present day West Bank as "Palestine." But the accompanying video, essentially a promotion for the "Walled Off" hotel in Bethlehem, still gives no indication whatsoever as to why Israel constructed the security barrier.
NY Post Remaps Israeli Highway Under Fire
UPDATED: Islamic Jihad fired a rocket which slammed into a highway in Gan Yavne, in central Israel, narrowly missing passing cars. CAMERA prompts correction after The New York Post incorrectly located that intersection "near Israel-Gaza border."
Reuters Corrects: Israeli Ownership in Jordanian Border Area Traces Back to 1920s
CAMERA prompts correction of a Reuters video which mistakenly reported that private Israeli claims to lands in the Jordanian border area date back to the 1970s. In fact, the private Israeli claims to those lands date back to the 1920s.
Improved Weather Forecast For Israel At New York Times
Last week, visitors located in various Israeli communities found that according to the New York Times' weather feature they were located in "Palestine." CAMERA prompted improvement so that "Jerusalem, Palestine," for instance, no longer appears, but users still shouldn't expect accurate weather information.