Shlomi Ben-Meir

Amos Schocken’s Innovative Falsehood: ‘Identical’ Security Council Resolutions

In an innovative falsehood, Haaretz publisher Amos Schocken invents that United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803, adopted last November, is "identical" to Security Council Resolution 2334, adopted in 2016. Aside from the fact that they both address Israel and the Palestinians, they are otherwise completely different.

Ynet Corrects On U.S.-Saudi Relations

CAMERA prompts a correction at Ynet after the Israeli media outlet wrongly reported: "During his first term, Trump had no contact at all with the Saudis."

Flood of Israeli Misreporting on ‘Tsunami’ of Israeli Emigration

Along with the "tsunami" of emigration is a flood of Israeli media misreporting including factual errors, misunderstanding of demographic concepts and the failure to provide critical context. UPDATE: Ynet deletes erroneous references to a "negative migration balance" and adds key context on the departure of recent immigrants who had fled the Russia-Ukraine war.

Haaretz: Lies, Lies, and More Lies Against Israel

A recent Haaretz piece by Dahlia Scheindlin is a masterclass in projection and omissions, portraying the Jewish state as uniquely evil. But as CAMERA notes the report is riddled with falsehoods and half-truths.

Haaretz: Hamas, Unlike Israel, Treats Prisoners of War Fairly

Hamas "knows about the ethics of war and how to look after the prisoners of war it holds," writes Hanin Majadli in Haaretz. Just try to tell that to Avera Mengistu or Hisham al-Sayed. Oh, no, never mind. The two mentally ill Israeli civilians are held completely incommunicado, in gross violation of international law.

Who Lit the Match That Started the Fire?

Haaretz has falsely charged that the Israeli-Palestinian violence started due to "a disrespectful attack at the Al-Aqsa Mosque." Ignoring the evidence, many other media outlets around the world have echoed this. In fact, the chain of events indicates not only that the violence was a pre-planned Hamas initiative, but also that it was instigated despite a series of steps that the Israeli government took to calm things down, steps that had a heavy political and public cost in Israel.

How Do You Say “Two State Solution” In Hebrew?

Why did Israel Hayom mistranslate Ambassador Ron Dermer's statement about a "two-state solution" into "a solution for two peoples," and what are the implications of the inaccurate translation?