NBC Corrects: Israeli Settlements Not on ‘Palestinian Territory’
CAMERA prompts an NBC correction clarifying that Jewish settlements are located on disputed land that Palestinians hope will form part of a future state.
Settlements
AlHurra Corrects: Israelis in Golan Are Not ‘Settlers’
CAMERA Arabic prompts correction of an Alhurra report which repeatedly referred to Israelis in the Golan Heights as "settlers," contradicting U.S. foreign policy.
Lost in Translation: Deutsche Welle Arabic Falsely Cites ‘New Settlements’
A Deutsche Welle Arabic headline falsely alleges that Israel approved construction of "new settlements." But as the media outlet's English headline reports, the permits are for new homes in established settlements.
Deutsche Welle Corrects on West Bank Rule, Settlements Legality
CAMERA prompts corrections after Deutsche Welle misreported that Israel has full administrative control of the West Bank and that Israeli settlements are illegal under international law.
Haaretz Amends Headline on Suspected Arsonist
Haaretz amends a heading which irrelevantly reported that a suspected arsonist had been a resident of a West Bank facility while simultaneously omitting the salient fact that the mentally ill woman had just escaped from a mental institution
AFP Deletes Erroneous Claim That UN Considers Israeli Occupation ‘Illegal’
While the United Nations would consider annexation "inadmissible," and regards settlements as "illegal," none of the post-war resolutions found Israel's capture of the West Bank and subsequent occupation to be "illegal."
Times of Israel Clarifies Land Status of Evyatar Outpost
CAMERA prompts correction of Times of Israel articles which stated as fact unverified Palestinian claims of ownership of land where the illegal outpost of Evyatar sits. The Civil Administration has yet to determine the land's ownership.
CNN Corrects on Israel’s Capital, West Bank Settlement
CAMERA prompts CNN corrections after the network downgraded the West Bank settlement of Psagot to an "outpost," which is not recognized by Israeli authorities, and adopted the language of Iran's Foreign Minister spokesman, misidentifying Tel Aviv as Israel's capital.
VOA Corrects: Israel Not Advancing 5000 Settlements
CAMERA prompts a swift correction at Voice of America after an editing error resulted in the mistaken claim that Israel announced plans to advance 5000 settlements. In fact, the announcement concerned 5000 housing units within several existing settlements.
MSNBC Corrects on Settlements, Oslo Accords
CAMERA prompts corrections at MSNBC's "Morning Joe" after Keir Simmons erroneously reported "Over the past two decades over 600,000 Jewish settlers have built communities in parts of east Jerusalem and the West Bank, land promised to the Palestinians for a future state."