El País Post-Oct. 7: From Structural Bias to Militant Activism
CAMERA Español's critical review of El País coverage since Oct. 7 reveals that the problem with the paper runs far deeper than what was corrected under pressure.
Masha Gabriel
At El País, Antisemitism Is a Feature, Not a Bug
The repeated association of “the Jews” with suspicion, violence or collective guilt suggests an editorial pattern, not technical mistakes. In the latest blunder, El País falsely links Barcelona's targeted Jewish community to Gaza "genocide."
Impartial ‘Despite’ Being Jewish: El País Quietly Removes Antisemitic Slur
Following an uproar, El País editors quietly removed reporting that U.S. Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein “has made efforts to maintain an impartial stance despite being a well-known member of the Jewish community.”
Spain’s RTVE Deletes False Post on Israeli ‘Death Penalty For Palestinians’
Following correspondence from CAMERA Español, Spain's publicly-funded RTVE removed an Instagram post which falsely claimed that Israel passed a law enabling the “death penalty for Palestinians.”
CAMERA OP-ED: How journalism died in Gaza
In the name of empathy, the media resigned themselves to lying because deceiving became the only way to tell their “truth.”
Spain’s RTVE Delivers Systematic Misinformation and Disguised Activism
Spain's publicly funded RTVE reveals a troubling pattern in its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war: ideological activism disguised as journalism, the systematic omission of Israeli suffering and the normalization of terms like “genocide” without legal or factual grounding.
Ukraine and Israel—How to Compare the Incomparable
When Israel’s extremist critics start arguing by analogy, you can be pretty sure it’s because they don’t have any facts, evidence or logic to support their position. Their use of the Ukrainian crisis to castigate Israel is a case in point.
Why Spanish People Get It Wrong
El País, the largest and most influential newspaper in the Spanish world, has a long history of biased reporting about the Jewish state and the Arab-Israeli conflict. For several years since 2009, the newspaper's coverage was somewhat more balanced and objective. But it seems, over the past year, to be drifting back to its previous anti-Israel reporting and its opinion pages have become a forum for anti-Israel activists.
Pope Francis Remarks to Abbas Spark Firestorm and Uncertainty
Italian media coverage of a recent meeting between Pope Francis and Mahmoud Abbas suggests that the Pope did two things: exhort Abbas to be an angel of peace and call him an angel of peace.
CAMERA Op-Ed in El Mundo: Hamas, An Ethical Dilemma
A CAMERA Op-Ed by Masha Gabriel setting the record straight about distorted journalism regarding the Hamas-Israel confrontations was published in El Mundo, one of the two primary Spanish-language newspapers in the world.