BBC Promotes Distorted Account of Six-Day-War
BBC's Jeremy Bowen promotes the anti-historical account that the Six Day War was a war of choice for Israel and that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict arose as a result of that war. Conflict and War
BBC's Jeremy Bowen promotes the anti-historical account that the Six Day War was a war of choice for Israel and that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict arose as a result of that war. Quantifying the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict’s Importance to Middle East Turmoil
For years, the Palestinians have commanded the attention of the media, political agendas and campus activism. Yet a numerical examination of the human toll of wars in the Middle East suggests its importance to regional turmoil is exaggerated. Sketchy Chronology Haunts Washington Post and BBC on Gaza War
Washington Post follows BBC down the “cycle of violence” or “summer of violence” rabbit hole in futile hunt for 2014 Gaza war's origin.
CAMERA Expert and Journalists Collide at Knesset Meeting
Along with foreign journalists, CAMERA's Tamar Sternthal was invited to testify at a Knesset subcommittee meeting on media bias. Do the reporters' proclamations of professionalism and objectivity hold up to scrutiny? Washington Post Confuses about 2014 Gaza War
The ‘fog of war’ sometimes comes with ‘the fog of journalism.’ That's when impercison undermines accuracy. Here The Washington Post obscures causes of the 2014 Hamas-Israel war in the Gaza Strip and Palestinian culpability dwindles.
Pilgrim Press Reneges on Offer to Distribute Insert, New Problems Emerge
Pilgrim Press has rescinded its offer to distribute an insert accompanying Gary Burge's error-laden book, Whose Land? Whose Promise? The fact that the offer was made indicates that the publisher lacks confidence in the text. Al-Jazeera English Airs ‘Nakba’ Myth
In May-June 2013, the Qatar-based Arabic satellite television channel aired its 'Nakba' (catastrophe) film depicting a one-sided version of Israel's struggle for independence.
The Threatened Use of Poison Gas in the Middle East
Alarm over reports that the Syrian regime is preparing to use chemical weapons offers an opportunity to provide some clarity about what lies at the core of the Middle East's instability. Sun Sentinel Columnist Gets Facts Wrong
Pierre Tristam gets a number of facts wrong in an op-ed published in Florida's Sun Sentinel. He falsely claims Gazans can't fish in the Mediterranean (they can) and that they cannot trade with the outside world. They do. Updated: PBS Gaza Coverage Partisan, Shoddy, Unbalanced
PBS’ "Newshour" aired back-to-back stories about Gaza and Israel resuming normal life. The Gaza segment is filled with civilians and devastation. In contrast, viewers do not see a single Israeli victim of Hamas rockets, nor is there one shot of destruction in southern Israel.