Tamar Sternthal

A U.N. Report on Gaza, Reuters and Polemics

A new U.N. report about Gaza noted Hamas' rockets attacks, military buildup, successful and attempted kidnappings, and weapons smuggling, so why was a Reuters interview with the U.N.'s Robert Piper mum on these points?

The LA Times, the Bedouin of Khan Al Ahmar and ‘Their Land’

"Bedouins in the West Bank hold fast to their land as pressure builds for them to leave" is a Los Angeles Times headline for a 1600 word feature about Khan Al Ahmar which fails to report a key piece of information: when exactly they arrived on "their land" east of Jerusalem.

Haaretz’s Three-Part Western Wall Error

The day after The New York Times correction, Haaretz likewise misidentifies the Western Wall as Judaism's holiest site. Haaretz also erroneously calls the wall "the only remnant of the Second Temple."