Tamar Sternthal

Los Angeles Times Op-Ed Denies Delegitimization

M.J. Rosenberg argues in the Los Angeles Times that “Israel can't be delegitimized, and no one is trying to do so.” In fact, one does not have to look beyond the LA Times Op-Ed pages to find a slew of columns doing just that.

Gideon Levy’s Distorted Discourse

In a June 30 Ha'aretz Op-Ed, Gideon Levy's distorted discourse is once again on display. Revisiting his earlier untenable argument that Israel is determined to attack the flotilla, he resorts to falsehoods and misinformation.

Abu Marzook Vs. Bolton in the LA Times

Los Angeles Times editors repeatedly give space to Mousa Abu Marzook, an indicted criminal and terrorist who lectures readers on "international law" and "moral issue[s]" while concealing his so-called credentials.

UPDATED: B’Tselem Photographer Stages Scene

On Ynet, a staged scene filmed by a B'Tselem photographer stands in for actual reporting. Elior Levi reports without question that the mother of an arrested boy was denied permission to accompany him while the footage proves the opposite.

Abbas Rewrites History in NY Times

On the Op-Ed pages of the New York Times, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas promotes stories about Palestinian refugees that contradict his own past admissions and the historical record.

UPDATED: LA Times Gets Its Facts Wrong on Lifta

In addition to misreporting the "Nakba Law," which only applies to government-funded bodies, and does not involve any fine, the Los Angeles Times' Edmund Sanders is wrong about Israeli government buildings and the Hebrew University sitting on Lifta land.