India Today Corrects: Tel Aviv Not Israel’s Capital
CAMERA's Israel office today prompts correction of an India Today article which incorrectly identified Tel Aviv as Israel's capital. 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.
CAMERA's Israel office today prompts correction of an India Today article which incorrectly identified Tel Aviv as Israel's capital. DPA Corrects: Jerusalem in Israel, Not Palestinian Territories
CAMERA prompts correction of a DPA (Deusche Presse-Agentur)photo caption which erroneously placed Jerusalem, Israel's capital, in the Palestinian territories. Los Angeles Times Corrects ‘Palestine’ Terminology
For at least the sixth time in over a decade, CAMERA prompts correction in The Los Angeles Times of an inaccurate reference to "Palestine." Haaretz (Again) Corrects Inflated Rafah Casualty Figure
For at least the second time, CAMERA prompt corrections at Haaretz, in both English and Hebrew, of an inflated figure for 2014 Palestinian fatalities in Rafah during "Black Friday." AP Corrects About Western Wall
CAMERA prompts correction of an Associated Press article which erroneously referred to the Western Wall as "the last retaining wall of the biblical Jewish temple." The wall was a retaining wall for the mount upon which the temples stood, and it is one of several extant retaining wall. BBC News Changes Headline, Deletes Tweet After Anger at Portrayal of Terror Attack in Jerusalem
Young Israeli policewoman Hadas Malka was murdered by Palestinian terrorists, who were then slain by responding Israeli forces. The BBC headline reads, "Three Palestinians killed after deadly stabbing." CNN Corrects On New Hamas ‘Charter,’ Gaza Unemployment
Following communication from CAMERA, CNN corrects an article on the Qatar crisis which wrongly referred to a new Hamas policy document as a "new charter," and which inflated unemployment in Gaza.Jerusalem Post Corrects: No Police Order to Close Muslim Quarter Shops
CAMERA staff prompts correction of a Jerusalem Post article which falsely reported that police ordered shopkeepers in the Muslim Quarter to close during the Jerusalem Day flag march.CAMERA Prompts Corrections to Arabic-Language HuffPost
CAMERA recently reported on several errors in a HuffPost Arabi article about Jerusalem. Following communication with CAMERA's new Arabic-language department, some — though not all — of the errors have been corrected. Times of Israel Removes False Reference to Jerusalem ‘Curfew’
Following communication from CAMERA, Times of Israel removes the false claim that a "police-enforced curfew" was imposed on residents of the Old City's Muslim Quarter during the Jerusalem Day march celebrating the 50th anniversary of the city's reunification.