David M. Litman is the U.S. Media Research Manager at the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA), where he covers anti-Israel bias in the media. Previously, David worked at an independent watchdog organization focused on anti-Israel bias, international law, and human rights issues in the United Nations and international courts. David graduated magna cum laude from Case Western Reserve School of Law and holds a BA in International Studies.
Stories of the abuse of Israeli hostages continue emerging, Iran's interference in Iraqi elections grows, and Israel and India to ink a major defense deal. Plus: as the horrors in Sudan finally start making the headlines, we recall another time the world overlooked atrocities elsewhere to fixate on the Jewish state.
With such grand sanctimony comes grand hypocrisy in the pages of The New York Times. Masha Gessen and a band of supposed “good citizens” of a “bad country” promote the idea that “all [Israelis] are responsible” for the imagined evilness of their nation.
This week: released terrorists rewarded with luxury; Lebanon's failure to disarm Hezbollah risks disaster; a violent antisemite gets prison time; and a throwback to a less-than-prescient speech by former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
CNN's audience deserves transparency about the motivations and credibility of those the network presents as "experts." The network's inconsistent standards do a disservice to media consumers and continue to undermine journalistic integrity.
This week: Hamas's marching orders for Al Jazeera, Palestinians openly discuss Hamas's use of hospitals, new archaeological finds, and the International Court of Justice's irrelevance.
CNN, ABC News, NBC News, and The Guardian treated Saleh al-Jafarawi, "Mr. Fafo," as a legitimate journalist. If al-Jafarawi is a "journalist" in the same way their reporters are, then why should the public trust anything these outlets report?
Mr. Fafo "found out" at the hands of his fellow Palestinians, the Palestinian Authority rewards child murderers, and popular political streamer Hasan Piker appears to abuse his dog live on stream.
Forgotten by journalists and social media commentators alike is that for some former Hamas hostages their plight lasted far longer than just two years.
More terror tunnels were found hiding behind Gaza's hospitals. Sanctions are crippling the Iranian regime. After over two years, the hostages are finally coming home.
A CNN feature on an alleged “famine” in Gaza offers a case study in what happens when journalists let their storylines lead the facts instead of the other way around. The article’s central premise—that famine has taken hold in Gaza and that Israel is solely to blame—collapses upon examination of CNN’s own reporting.
