What does an academic journal with a self-proclaimed “dedication to accuracy” do to make right with its readers after it dramatically misinforms them about an important historical document? In the case of the Journal of Palestine Studies, it apparently threatens legal action. 
The Journal of Palestine Studies published a falsified quote, which historian Ilan Pappé attributed to David Ben-Gurion. But instead of clearing the record with a straightforward correction, the journal misled readers further. It defended Pappé by citing another inaccurate quote, and provided a substantive mistranslation of the letter in which the quote was said to appear. 
Philip Weiss of the anti-Israel blog Mondoweiss and MJ Rosenberg of Media Matters and the Huffington Post, tried to excuse slandering supporters of Israel as "Israel Firsters" by claiming Abram Sachar, founding President of Brandeis, used the term in 1960. But Sachar was referring to Israelis who thought that only in Israel could a full Jewish life be lived. His refererence was not even remotely concerned with dual loyalties. 
Mohammed Merah, the confessed Toulouse killer, said he wanted to avenge the deaths of Palestinian children. The drumbeat of false accusations that Israel murders Palestinian children is a modern day blood libel in which the media is complicit.
In his 2009 book about the Husseini family, historian Ilan Pappé attributes a quote to Sir Walter Shaw. The source he cites does not include the quote in question. Is the quote real? University of Exeter historian Ilan Pappé has yet to provide a reliable source for a quote he attributed to David Ben-Gurion in 2006. Why? It does not exist. 
As condemnation of the Jewish state in the media becomes more and more extreme, those leveling the charges are proclaiming themselves to be the true friends of Israel.
A record number of tourists visited Bethlehem this holiday season, and the hotels are fully booked, but the Los Angeles Times still finds fault with Israel. The reason: Israeli tour operators don't promote Palestinian tourism. 
Editors at the Journal of Palestine Studies and officials at University of Exeter in Great Britain have asked famed historian Ilan Pappé to come clean about a quote he attributed to Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion.