National Geographic: Blaming Israel for Christian Decline
In its June cover story, National Geographic blames the decline of Christianity in the Middle East on
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NY Times Skews the News on Christian Decline in the Mideast
A New York Times report on the Mideast's declining Christian population ignores key facts on Palestinian and Israeli Christians. First, Israel's Christian population is growing. Second, Palestinian Christians are emigrating largely as a result of Muslim persecution.
UPDATED: Papal Visit in Israel Tests the LA Times
The Los Angeles Times today corrects one of three errors found in its coverage of the Pope's visit to Israel. The two omitted errors had been previously corrected by the paper back in 2003 and 2008.
Lutheran Bishop Gets it Wrong About Barrier, Hospital, Tourism
Rev. Margaret Payne, bishop of the New England Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in New England recently misinformed the listeners of Interfaith Voices about the facts on the ground in Israel and the West Bank.
Gearing Up for Papal Visit, AFP Kicks Off With Flawed Coverage
In anticipation of the Pope's upcoming Mideast trip, AFP is rolling out preliminary coverage. Today's reports about the May 8-15 pilgrimage demonstrate a faulty grasp of both Jewish and Christian issues in Israel. UUA Pastor Remembers the Holocaust, Ignores the Hate
A Unitarian-Universalist Pastor in Massachusetts makes a great show of acknowledging the Holocaust, but fails to acknowledge anti-Jewish hostility in the Middle East. CAMERA Researcher on the Steel on Steel Radio Program
CAMERA's Christian Research Analyst Dexter Van Zile was interviewed on Steel on Steel radio program, hosted by John Loeffler (left), about former President Jimmy Carter's new book We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work. Christian Peacemakers Ignore Unpleasant Topics
Two recent commentaries about the fighting in Gaza embody the tendency of Christian churches and NGOs to engage in escapist fantasy when confronted with unpleasant realities. WCC’s Kobia Issues Fatwa: Israel Must Stand Down
Rev. Samuel Kobia, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches has issued his fatwa: Israel must stand down in the face of incessant rocket attacks from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. WorldVision’s Deceptive Plea for Support
WorldVision, a Christian organization that promotes child welfare, uses a distorted narrative about the Arab-Israeli conflict to raise funds for its work in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza.