Despite extensive citation of the NGO in their coverage of Israel and Gaza, the BBC and New York Times have yet to report on Amnesty International’s findings on Hamas’ extrajudicial killings, CAMERA's Maia Zelkha writes at JNS.
Rather than investigating whether the United Nations' exceptional scrutiny and condemnation of Israel is justified, the BBC usually simply amplifies it.
By repeatedly omitting the extremist records and BDS affiliations of the NGOs and individuals it quotes as authoritative, CNN fails fundamental standards of reporting.
When CNBC covered Mamdani’s threats to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 20, the outlet failed to inform viewers that despite the politically charged rhetoric, International Criminal Court arrest warrants hold no authority in the United States.
Post-Oct. 7, one would have at least hoped that there would be some soul-searching among supporters of the Palestinian cause and a reaction along the lines of “this is not how we imagined Palestinian resistance” or a “not in my name” campaign. However, neither distancing nor clarity was to be, CAMERA's Adam Levick writes in JNS.
Violent Israeli attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank have decreased by 25 percent since March. Yahya Sinwar's handwritten memo showed he planned the October 7 massacre despite believing Israel would retaliate with all its might, including possible use of nuclear weapons. A British-Israeli dual citizen who served in the IDF was awarded counsel fees in the UK after a court found the attempt to prosecute him to be egregious.
The New York Times reported that activists in San Francisco harassed Scott Wiener, a state senator from California, ostensibly over his views on Israel. But the Times barely acknowledged Wiener's Jewishness, downplaying critical context that suggests the plausible conclusion that Wiener was harassed because of his identity—not his views.
