As the media broadcast and discuss images of destruction in the Gaza Strip, it is essential that they recall, and alert the public to, Hamas's use of crowded and built up civilian areas as a base for attacking Israel. 
Myths about the fighting in Gaza multiply everyday. For example, Rashid Khalidi in a New York Times op-ed provided multiple examples of Gaza myths in an article purporting to do the opposite. (updated Jan. 19) 
Given the New York Times' disgraceful history of anti-Israel opinion columns, it is unsurprising that on January 8, in the midst of Israel's war with Hamas, it loaded its Op-Ed page exclusively with columns condemning Israel. Even worse, it did not bother to fact-check! 
Rashid Khalidi, a well-known propagandist and a former PLO spokesman, concludes an error-filled column in the New York Times with a fabricated quote that turns truth on its head. 
Mads Gilbert and Erik Fosse, Norwegian doctors who entered Gaza on December 31, have become overnight media stars as they are interviewed by the world press to provide a presumably non-partisan perspective on events in Gaza. But do they have an agenda? 
The New York Times prejudicially describes as "human rights advocates" a group that includes people who advocate against the existence of the Jewish state, accuse Israel of "genocide," and explicitly legitimize violence. 
How well does the media inform its readers on the changing economic status of the West Bank and Gaza ? 
Two countries border the Gaza Strip. Both strictly limit the passage of goods and people into and out of the Strip. But when describing the effect of these border restrictions, some inaccurately and unfairly attribute responsibility to only one of the countries — Israel. 
The New York Times' Ethan Bronner trumpets claims by Peace Now despite the fact that Peace Now’s prior charges, about land ownership, were wildly off target. Can it be that inaccuracy is of little concern at the newspaper of record?