Times of Israel
Media Corrections

Accuracy and accountability are among the most important tenets of journalism. In combination, they mean media organizations are expected to publish or broadcast forthright corrections after sharing inaccurate information. The following corrections are among the many prompted by CAMERA’s communication with reporters and editors.

February 10, 2020

AP, Times of Israel Amend Language on PFLP Terror Group

The news organizations initially described the PFLP as merely a "leftist political party that has an armed wing." CAMERA secured corrected language that acknowledges the Palestinian group's terrorism and terror designations.

February 9, 2020

AP Falsely Alleges Imprisoned Lebanese-American Amer Fakhoury ‘Worked For Israel’

AP headlines claiming that imprisoned Lebanese-American Amer Fakhoury "worked for Israel" exposes a double standard in the news agency's treatment of members of the Israeli-backed Lebanese SLA versus members of the Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah.

January 26, 2020

Times of Israel Corrects: Neve Yaakov Not a Settlement

CAMERA prompts correction of a Times of Israel article which erroneously referred to Neveh Yaakov, a Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem located over the Green Line, as a "settlement."

December 11, 2019

Times of Israel Corrects AP Error on ‘Surrounded’ Bethlehem

CAMERA prompts a Times of Israel correction of an AP article which inaccurately described Bethlehem as "almost completely surrounded by the barrier and a string of Jewish settlements." AP itself has failed to correct.

September 16, 2019

Times of Israel Headline Correction: Palestinian Terrorist Died in Israeli Hospital, Not Jail

CAMERA prompts correction of a Times of Israel headline which erroneously stated that cancer-stricken terror convict Bassam al-Sayeh died in an Israeli jail. In fact, he died in an Israeli hospital.

July 24, 2019

In Wadi Hummus Demolitions Story, Journalistic Precision Is a Casualty

Given the complicated geopolitical realities of the disputed city of Jerusalem, journalists have a particular responsibility to be precise. That was not the case, however, when several news reports this week inaccurately placed the demolished Wadi Hummus buildings in Jerusalem.

May 29, 2019

Times of Israel Removes Inappropriate Reference to Robert Bernstein’s Judaism

March 24, 2019

Times of Israel Corrects Error on Jewish State’s Holiest Site

CAMERA prompts correction after the Times of Israel erroneously identified the Western Wall as Israel's holiest site. In fact, the Temple Mount, location of the destroyed first and second Jewish temples, is the state's most sacred site.

June 20, 2018

Multiple Media Outlets Amend Captions Calling Gaza Arsonists ‘Activists’

CAMERA's Israel office has prompted multiple media outlets, including Agence France Presse, Flash 90 (an Israeli photo service), and Times of Israel, to amend captions which had falsely characterized serial arsonists from Gaza as "activists."

April 12, 2018

Times of Israel Clarifies Headline About Attack Against Israeli Vehicle ‘In Gaza’

CAMERA prompts a Times of Israel clarification of a headline which had located an Israeli vehicle targeted by a Hamas bomb as "in Gaza." The army noted that the vehicle was located in the Israeli buffer zone on the Gaza side of the fence.