War of Independence (1948)
Guardian erases Jewish connection to Judaism’s second holiest city
A Guardian article on Hebron adheres to an unwritten rule followed by Guardian reporters that once a city in the Land of Israel has been cleansed of its Jewish residents, Jews should never reside there again.
BBC’s Yolande Knell and the Anatomy of a Narrative
Middle East correspondent Yolande Knell provided what was framed as a deep dive into the volatile property disputes of East Jerusalem. But what was delivered to BBC audiences was a masterclass in deliberate distortion. Knell didn’t merely stumble into bias; she systematically bypassed the legal and historical realities of the area to fit a constructed narrative.
Sky News retracts lie about the 1948 War
Sky News editors upheld our complaint, and amended an article falsely claiming that Israel - and not Arab nations - started the 1948 War.
NPR’s Ahistorical Presentation of the ‘Nakba’
In presenting "the Nakba," NPR's listeners heard activism, not journalism. Its audience was not told that Palestinian Arabs rejected the proposed UN Partition Plan or that neighboring Arab countries declared war on the new State of Israel. NPR's one-sided narrative also ignored the 150,000 Arabs who remained in Israel during the war, who make up roughly 20 percent of the Israeli population today.
Guardian complains that Israel isn’t demonized enough
One of the supposedly “respectable institutions” that has taken such pro-Hamas propaganda laundering to the most extreme level is the Guardian – an outlet that has spread libel after libel about the Jewish state and – by extension – Jews qua Jews, thus contributing to the antisemitism epidemic in the U.K.
How CNN rewrites Israel’s past to manufacture perpetual Arab victimhood
CNN's article on a crime wave in Israel's Arab sector distorts history to portray the Arab sector as perpetual victims of Israel, erasing Arab aggression in the 1948 war and the positive contributions of many in the sector to Israel today.
Tucker Carlson Spreads More Misinformation About Christians and Israel
Tucker Carlson met in Jordan with Anglican Archbishop of Jerusalem, Hosam Naoum, to discuss how Christians are doing in the Holy Land. As in previous episodes of his show, Tucker Carlson and his guest served up a hefty dose of inaccuracies and misrepresentations about Christians and Israel.
When Christian Witness Loses Its Way: A Response to Being Christian After the Desolation of Gaza
Being Christian After the Desolation of Gaza features numerous misrepresentations, false accusations, inappropriate comparisons, villainized depictions, misconstruals, deflections, inaccurate claims, and promotion of extremist organizations as well as individuals with an anti-Israel bias.
CNN Journalists Erase Israel’s Enemies and their Crimes
Whether writing about 1948 or 2024, some CNN journalists have a hard time acknowledging Palestinian and Arab aggression against Israel. Perhaps it’s because they aren’t interested in reporting the truth. Perhaps they’re simply interested in advancing a partisan narrative.
‘Nakba’ in a Vacuum: AP Covers 1948 ‘Mass Expulsion,’ Erases Arab War of Annihilation
AP's selective coverage of the 'Nakba,' the defining event of the Palestinian national struggle, embodies the core fault of international media coverage: erasing Palestinian agency. AP accounts ignore the Arab war to eliminate the nascent Jewish state.