Tamar Sternthal

Dugard Issues False Claims About Gaza Hospitals

John Dugard's claim in an International Herald Tribune Op-Ed today that Israel destroyed Gaza hospitals during the winter fighting is contradicted by the Arab League committee report which he himself chaired.

LA Times’ Bogus Claims on Biblical Bethany

Edmund Sanders' Los Angeles Times article on Maale Adumim includes falsehoods about the nearby Palestinian village of Azariya. His claims about water, employment and building are contradicted by official Palestinian census statistics.

Ha’aretz Senseless on Gaza

Ha’aretz again launches a campaign of erroneous accusations about Israel, this time concerning restrictions on goods entering the Gaza Strip. Among this week's falsehoods: Israel prohibits the entry of diapers and toilet paper and has just one crossing to transfer goods.

NY Times Skews the News on Christian Decline in the Mideast

New York Times report on the Mideast's declining Christian population ignores key facts on  Palestinian and Israeli Christians. First, Israel's Christian population is growing. Second, Palestinian Christians are emigrating largely as a result of Muslim persecution.

UPDATED: Papal Visit in Israel Tests the LA Times

The Los Angeles Times today corrects one of three errors found in its coverage of the Pope's visit to Israel. The two omitted errors had been previously corrected by the paper back in 2003 and 2008.

AFP Whitewashes History of Iraq’s Jews

An AFP article on Iraqi efforts to renovate ancient religious sites whitewashes the history of Iraqi Jews and raises more questions than it answers. Will the sites be restored to preserve their original Jewish character, or will renovations turn the Jewish sites into mosques?

A Comfortable Platform for Carter

Carter continues to plug his new book, venturing outside the mainstream media with outlets like Comedy Central's "Daily Show" and Al Jazeera English. His falsehoods fit nicely with Jon Stewart's satirical boast of "zero credibility."