Students Mobilize to Defeat Anti-Israel Resolution at University of Michigan
Hundreds turn out at a student assembly vote to protest the anti-Israel resolution.
Anti-Israel
Allegations and Libels
Ha’aretz Gives Hanan Ashrawi a Makeover
In a news feature item in the Thursday edition of Ha'aretz, Akiva Eldar discusses Palestinian spokeswoman Hanan Ashrawi, her organization MIFTAH, and incitement. Interestingly, his only mention of the word "propaganda" relates to "Israeli propaganda" originating from the Israeli Foreign Ministry, and the Ha'aretz writer has not a word to say about incitement originating from Ashrawi and MIFTAH themselves.
Professor Rashid Khalidi, “A Palestinian Who Wouldn’t Harm the Cause”
The Palestine Liberation Organization considers the Columbia professor a reliable ally.
The Al-Dura Cover-up
France 2 has yet to apologize for the infamous broadcast which wrongly blamed Israel for the boy's reported death.
BBC Admits to Mistakes, Apologizes
The BBC has admitted on Feb. 17, 2005 to airing an unsubstantiated allegation against Israel without fact checking it, and has apologized.
Ostracized on My Own Campus
A University of Toronto student discloses the intimidation she experienced during "Israeli Apartheid Week."
The New York Times Buries al Dura Story
The New York Times buried on page 6 of the Business Section (Section C) an important story (February 7, 2005) on the escalating scandal surrounding the facts of the infamous Muhammad al Dura episode. The case involved the alleged Israeli killing of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy and the severe wounding of his father at Gaza's Netzarim Junction in September 2000.
New York Review of Books Stonewalls on Correcting Errors
On Dec. 2, 2004, the New York Review of Books ran an error-filled essay by Henry Siegman ("Sharon and the Future of Palestine"). The publication has been alerted to the errors, but has declined to address them.
The Worst of Times
Op-Ed editors allow PLO advisor Michael Tarazi to demonize Israel with false charges about "colonies," water, citizenship.
Syndicated Propaganda
Though Edmund Hanauer, director of Search for Justice and Equality in Palestine/Israel, routinely speaks of "justice" and "peace," the word "misinformation" more accurately describes his attacks against Israel, and his most recent column is no exception.