New Negotiations, Old Biases
The Financial Times' David Gardner, led the way in presenting biased, incendiary coverage of the newly-launched Israeli-Palestinian talks. Name-calling, smears and propaganda trumped facts, context and objectivity.
Wall Street Journal
The Financial Times' David Gardner, led the way in presenting biased, incendiary coverage of the newly-launched Israeli-Palestinian talks. Name-calling, smears and propaganda trumped facts, context and objectivity. Gaza Flotilla Crisis Yields More Coverage, More Bias
In the aftermath of Israel's operation to prevent pro-Palestinian radicals from violating the naval blockade on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, media organizations are again focusing on Israel and its opponents in a way reminiscent of the onset of the second Palestinian "intifada." UPDATED: Wall Street Journal Misrepresents Israeli Politicians
The newspaper has corrected a news story by Charles Levinson that falsely cast Tzipi Livni as wanting to transfer Israel's Arabs to Palestinian control. A misleading reference to Avigdor Lieberman calling for their "expulsion" was not corrected. Wall Street Journal Reporters Award Palestinians Entire West Bank, E. Jerusalem
There is a conflict between the Palestinians and Israel over the West Bank and Jerusalem that, according to international peace plans, should be resolved through negotiations. But the Journal's news pages report as if the conflict is already resolved — in accordance with Palestinian demands.
Inflammatory Bethlehem Column in Wall Street Journal
One of the most disturbing of this season's "Bethlehem Formula" columns is the muddled and distorted Op-Ed by Kenneth Woodward that appeared on the generally well-vetted Op-Ed page of the Wall Street Journal. Wall Street Journal Ignores Palestinians’ Admissions, Blames Israel
Readers opening the Wall Street Journal on Nov. 20 found a story ("Checkpoints Splinter Palestinian Economy" by Cam Simpson) so biased against Israeli perspectives it could have been taken from a propaganda tract. The Anti-Iraq War Movement’s Anti-Israel ANSWER
CAMERA asks: Why has the anti-war movement become so intertwined with anti-Israel acitvism?
WSJ Columnist Overstates U.S. Aid to Israel by Almost $1 Trillion
In an Oct. 8 column entitled "Getting to Know Our New Buddy: OPEC," Wall Street Journal opinion writer Holman Jenkins overstated U.S. aid to Israel by almost a trillion dollars. His number is based on a study by economist Thomas Stauffer, which cannot be considered a credible source given that, among other absurdities, it includes aid to Arab countries as part of aid to Israel.
Road Map Corrections
With past Israeli-Palestinian peace plans, the media tended to minimize or ignore Palestinian obligations while highlighting or exaggerating Israeli obligations.
Wall Street Journal and New York Times Correct Inaccurate Stories
Wall Street Journal corrects the arsonist who attempted to burn down the Al Aqsa mosque was a Christian Australian tourist, not an Israeli. The New York Times corrects after misreporting that all of Jerusalem was controlled by Jordan prior to 1967.