Dexter Van Zile

November 4, 2011

Ilan Pappé, Check Your Sources

Filmmaker Porter Speakman, Jr. retracts a Ben-Gurion quote obtained from Ilan Pappé's 2006 book because the sources do not check out.

October 20, 2011

Praise for a Jew-Hater

Muhammed Sayyd Tantawi's status as an inveterate anti-Semite did not disqualify the late sheikh as the darling of inter-religious dialogue. He was lionized by the Vatican, the World Council of Churches and others before and after his death.
October 10, 2011

Coptic Crisis: Round-Up of News and Commentary

A round-up of some of the news and commentary on the violence in Cairo that resulted in the deaths of dozens of Coptic Christians and three Egyptian soldiers on October 9, 2011.
August 9, 2011

WCC Responds to Events in Syria

Rev. Dr. Olav Fyske Tveit, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches issues a statement condemning violence against civilians in Syria.
July 28, 2011

Media Ignores Assyrian Fight for Survival

Assyrians and other indigenous populations in Iraq are fighting for their survival. The mainstream media in the U.S has largely ignored their efforts to establish a safe haven in the Nineveh Plains.
June 23, 2011

Rifat Odeh Kassis Attacks Archbishop of Canterbury

Rifat Odeh Kassis, a long time anti-Israel activist recently attacked the Archbishop of Canterbury over remarks he made about Christians in the Middle East. Kassis  defended Palestinian Muslims against charges the Archbishop did not make.
June 21, 2011

Inciting in Plain Sight

The Ibdaa Cultural Center which serves the young people living in Deheishe refugee camp allows the interior of its building to be used to incite hostility toward Israel and valorize acts of violence.