Violence
New York Mag Corrects After Calling Palestinian Gunmen “Protesters”
New York magazine recognized that Hamas gunmen, and those planting explosives, are not "protesters."
Tablet Corrects: Report of Israeli Soccer Fan Wielding Knife Unfounded
CAMERA prompts a correction after the Tablet ran an unfounded allegation that an Israeli soccer fan charged the field with a knife after a loss to the Spanish national team. The police and soccer officials had dismissed the allegation, saying no knife was found. AFP Corrects: 3 Israelis Murdered in Halamish, Not 2
CAMERA prompts corrections to AFP photo captions today which incorrectly claimed that an assailant killed two Israelis in Halamish and which failed to identify the murderer as Palestinian. A Palestinian terrorist stabbed three members of the Salomon family to death. AFP Adds Key Information on Arab Attacks in Jordan, Jerusalem
CAMERA prompts key AFP additions about attacks on Israelis. Jordanian authorities agreed with Israel that a Jordanian worker stabbed an Israeli. Also, Israel added new Temple Mount security measures following a deadly Arab attack on policemen. 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." CAMERA Prompts Herald Sun Headline Correction on Palestinian Attack
CAMERA's Israel office prompts correction of a Herald Sun (Australia) headline which falsely portrayed a Palestinian assailant as the victim. Haaretz Corrects: Bedouin Driver Killing of Cop Not Just A ‘Police Claim’
It's undisputed that Yakub Musa al-Kiyan fatally ran over policeman Erez Levy, but Haaretz English edition had referred to al-Kiyan's involvement as a "police claim." After flagging the latest "Haaretz, Lost in Translation," CAMERA prompts corrections. Reuters Amends Captions: Palestinian Killed During Violent Clashes
Reuters adds that Palestinian Ahmed al-Remawi was killed "during violent clashes with stone-throwers" after CAMERA protested incomplete captions which stated only that he was "shot and killed by Israeli forces." Times of Israel Adds Information on Palestinian Violence to AFP Story
Times of Israel adds key information about Palestinian attacks to an AFP article, one of two recent AFP articles which whitewashed Palestinian violence. AFP's tilt isn't surprising given its employment of Fatah's Nasser Abu Baker.