Has the Turkish campaign to recruit the hearts and minds of Muslim allies worked its charm on AFP? The news agency's grossly tendentious depiction of threats to the Gaza ceasefire -- "Israeli strikes and claims of Palestinian attacks" -- suggests that the answer is yes.
Lesson learned? A CAMERA-prompted AP correction on "Palestine" terminology appearing in an education story reaches more than 30 secondary media outlets.
Associated Press misrepresents Anti-Defamation League data on antisemitism, falsely suggesting that the watchdog organization is conflating protests against "Israeli policies" with the world's oldest hatred.
"Celebrate the victory" British political commentator Sami Hamdi enthused just days after Hamas' Oct. 7 slaughter of 1200 Israelis and foreigners. "How many of you felt the euphoria?" AP spins Hamdi's documented euphoria over Hamas' genocidal attack into an unconfirmed accusation.
CAMERA prompts correction at Haaretz's English edition after the Israeli daily whitewashed arch-terrorist Marwan Barghouti's responsibility for multiple deadly attacks as "alleged." The improved digital copy now notes the terror leader's convictions for deadly attacks.
Hamas in Gaza mirrors Hezbollah in Lebanon, and failed media coverage of the former mirrors failed media coverage of the latter. This flawed media coverage, ignoring Arab violations of the ceasefire and casting Israel as an unprovoked bully, is full of mirrors — none of them clarifying.
In some journalists' looking-glass view, when Palestinians attack Israelis, the ceasefire is not tested and tensions are not roiled. But when Israel dares to respond to the Palestinian attack? It is only at that point, according to this warped depiction, that the tense quiet is shaken and all is no longer well.
Nearly two years ago, Palestinian terrorists committed gruesome atrocities to cover up the fact that they murdered the Bibas children with their bare hands. This week, deploying a journalistic sleight of hand, The New York Times and Wall Street Journal likewise cover up the barbaric murders of Ariel and Kfir.
With this week's hostage release, CAMERA prompts a series of corrections -- most recently at Time -- after media outlets conflate Israeli and foreign hostages held captive in violation of international law with hardcore convicted Palestinian terrorists and security detainees.
British Jews and officials blame reckless news reporting demonizing Israel for fueling attacks targeting Diaspora Jews. The Boston Globe's publication and defense of a baseless column comparing Israel to Nazis must be understood against that deadly backdrop.
