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April 20, 2012

CBS News’ Mike Wallace: A Dissent

 Virtually all the many news media tributes for Mike Wallace, veteran correspondent of CBS News' "60 Minutes," omitted a singular peculiarity: When it came to adversaries of Jews and Israel, this hard-hitting journalist went soft.
June 6, 2011

CBS “60 Minutes” Rebroadcasts Jerusalem Propaganda Piece

In October 2010, Lesley Stahl of CBS News's "60 Minutes" broadcast an overtly biased segment about Jerusalem's City Of David." Despite public outrage , CBS chose to thumb its nose at viewers and rebroadcast it on June 6, 2011. Read CAMERA's analysis.
January 30, 2009

Simon’s Smear

CBS's Bob Simon has done it again, smearing Israel with a transparently biased lineup of guests and shoddy factual commentary.
May 25, 2006

Mike Wallace’s Middle East Problem

As Mike Wallace nears retirement, virtually all the retrospectives so far on his 43-year career at CBS News recall his reputation for tough interviews and the ability to get the story.  The reputation may be deserved, in general, but at least one subject has tripped up the "60 Minutes" veteran continually over the years — Israel.
October 14, 2004

New Questions Raised on CBS Spy Report

More than five weeks after CBS's Leslie Stahl broke the AIPAC "spy" story, not a single person has been charged, nor is it clear that any sensitive information was compromised. Moreover, one year ago on 60 Minutes it was the same Leslie Stahl who discredited the lead investigator in the AIPAC case for stubbornly targeting the wrong individual in a different spy investigation.
August 29, 2004

Spy Stories

Allegations of Israeli Spying Usually Disappear -- Eventually.
March 18, 2004

Coverage of Unwitting Palestinian Boy-Bomber

The exploitation of Palestinian children in attacks against Israel is a troubling trend which deserves media coverage. Yet, some news outlets did not even cover the story of 11-year-old Abdullah Quran. Others, most notably the Boston Globe and MSNBC's "The Abrams Report," gave the incident the prominence it deserved.
December 30, 2003

Bob Simon Not Fenced In By Facts

The CBS correspondent emphasizes criticism of Israel's security barrier and ignores public opinion in its favor.