The 1967 Lines and Israel’s Defensibility – Some Hard Facts
When assessing the military risk to Israel in retreating to the 1967 lines, the vast increase in armaments by Arab states since 1967 must be considered. Borders, Security Barrier and Checkpoints
When assessing the military risk to Israel in retreating to the 1967 lines, the vast increase in armaments by Arab states since 1967 must be considered. In New York Times, the “Blame Israel” Narrative Trumps Neutrality on Rafah Crossing
When Israel and Egypt restrict access into and out of the Gaza Strip, it is described in the New York Times as an "Israeli blockade." Egypt's responsibility for the closure is minimized as being nothing more than enforcement for Israel. Media Misreport on 1967 Ceasefire Lines
After a policy speech in which Barack Obama said the “1967 lines” should be the basis of a future border between Israelis and Palestinians, major media organizations wrongly announced that the president referenced “1967 borders.” The difference between the two terms — borders and lines — is extremely significant. Time Adopts the Language of Anti-Israel Activists
Partisan activists call Israel's barrier a "wall" in hopes of evoking Berlin, call Palestinians the "natives" in hopes of casting Jews as colonial outsiders, and conflate Jewishness with Israeli citizenship to allege racism. Why is Time Magazine adopting their biased language? A Checkpoint Checkup
The AP reported on how long it takes Palestinians to get through the "humiliating" Qalandia checkpoint near Jerusalem. They omitted that it was quicker than travelers get through security checkpoints at some major US airports. Ha’aretz’s Ode to an ‘Apartheid Road’
CAMERA photographs Palestinian private cars, taxis, buses, trucks and pedestrians on Route 505 in the West Bank, dubbed "an exemplary apartheid road -- for Jews only" by Ha'aretz's Noam Ben-Zeev. At LA Times Bilin Stone-Throwing is Nonviolent
In his article today about the allegedly peaceful and nonviolent Bilin demonstrations, Richard Boudreaux of the Los Angeles Times discounts the rock-throwers who have injured some 200 Israeli soldiers and border policemen.Robert Novak – Misplaced Praised
The late Robert D. Novak was much-praised for his fact-based commentary. Yet his columns on Israel, U.S.-Israel ties and American supporters of the Jewish state amounted to a decades'-long, error-filled screed.
Heart of Jenin (2009)
Edited for PBS' Wide Angle TV episode from the original German documentary "Das Herz von Jenin"
Produced and directed by: Leon Geller and Markus Vetter
English, German
52 minutes
The film tells a story about breaking down barriers between Palestinians and Jews, but it falls back onto the usual formula portrayal of callous Israelis and blameless Palestinians.
The film tells a story about breaking down barriers between Palestinians and Jews, but it falls back onto the usual formula portrayal of callous Israelis and blameless Palestinians.
“Peaceful” Stone-Throwers in Bil’in Use Fox News to Accuse Israel of Excessive Force
Again and again, Fox News' Reena Ninan promoted the false idea that, in Bilin, peace activists who do not throw stones face excessive force from Israeli troops. In fact, anti-fence activists there are known to throw stones, and Israel used nonlethal measures to disperse the demonstrators.