AFP Infographic Ignores Over 400 Rockets Fired at Israel
An AFP infographic grossly minimizes the impact of Palestinian attacks on Israel while at the same time emphasizing the impact of Israel's military response on Gaza.
Palestinian Rocket Destroys Beersheba Home. AFP: Rocket Caused ‘Damage to Garden’
An AFP article today falsely depicts the destruction of a Beersheba home, which this morning suffered a direct hit from a rocket fired from Gaza, as limited to "damage to the garden of the family home." CAMERA prompts correction.
Bloomberg Corrects: Officials Cited Terror (Not Militant) Attack
CAMERA prompts correction of a Bloomberg article which had wrongly claimed that Israeli officials characterized the deadly attack on civilians in the Barkan industrial park as a "militant attack." In fact, they called it a terrorist attack.
NPR Corrects: Not Only Sderot Hit By Rockets
CAMERA prompts correction of an NPR article which erroneously implied that Palestinian rocket fire last week solely targeted the Israeli town of Sderot. In fact, Palestinians fired at numerous communities across southern Israel.
Updated: The New Yorker Corrects Grossly Misleading Headline
The headline previously read, "Israel Kills Dozens of Unarmed Protesters in Gaza as Jared Kushner Speaks of Peace, in Jerusalem."
CAMERA Arabic Prompts Reuters Correction on Temple Mount Attack
CAMERA Arabic, a new CAMERA initiative, prompts correction of a Reuters Arabic article which erroneously stated that two Israeli soldiers were shot dead in July by the Temple Mount. In fact, they were policemen.
Reuters Corrects on Entebbe Hijacking
After the plane was diverted, the hijackers targeted Jews and not only Israelis, as Reuters had claimed. CAMERA prompted Reuters to correct its mistake.
AFP Corrects: Entebbe Hijackers Singled Out Jews
CAMERA again prompts correction of an AFP article which incorrectly stated that the Entebbe hijackers singled out Israelis, keeping them hostage. In fact, the Palestinian and German terrorists singled out Jews, both Israelis and non-Israelis.In New York Times, Convicted Bomber Becomes ‘Controversial Palestinian Activist’ (UPDATED)
Rasmeah Odeh, convicted of a deadly bombing in Israel, was deported from the United States because she concealed her criminal record. In a travel column about California love, social justice and community, The New York Times also conceals Odeh's conviction, calling her a "controversial Palestinian activist."(UPDATE: The newspaper has published an Editors' Note.)
AP Corrects on Iranian Support for Global Terrorism
Why does the State Department list Iran as a sponsor of terrorism? Simply because of "its support of anti-Israel groups," as if backing for Students for Justice in Palestine is enough to get Iran on the list? Hardly. CAMERA prompts an AP correction: Iran supports "Hezbollah and other Shia militia groups, including in Iraq, Syria and Bahrain."