Conflict and War

MassLive’s Islamic Jihad Love Story

MassLive allowed itself to be used to spread what can only be described as a propaganda puff piece. The professed purpose of the article is to shape the audience’s perception of “the human reality behind life in Gaza.” In doing so, the author depicted Israel as denying someone “happiness in a peaceful world,” while omitting that same person's own violent contribution to the absence of a “peaceful world.”

From the River to the Studio: NPR’s Pity Party for Mahmoud Khalil

NPR added to its repertoire of soft or sympathetic interviews of perpetrators, leaders and supporters of Palestinian terror in its recent interview with Mahmoud Khalil. Structured to garner sympathy, NPR never asked him about the speech he claims he has been targeted for or why he has repeatedly refused to condemn Hamas.

CAMERA Op-Ed: No Lie Too Extreme

In the lust libels alleging Israel’s use of widespread rape and sexual assault, every lurid lie is fit for print and worthy of the public consciousness, however ludicrous or unsubstantiated, CAMERA's Tamar Sternthal writes in JNS. Nothing is unspeakable.

ABC Omits Hezbollah’s Role in UNIFIL Death

An ABC News brief on the news organization's website reported the death of one United Nations peacekeeper in Lebanon from a mortar attack. The report used passive language and refrained from ascribing blame to Hezbollah.

BBC Arabic: News you can trust?

BBC Arabic has spent years compromising the corporation’s credibility, all at the expense of UK license fee payers and the Foreign Office’s budget, rightly losing the “trust” of its funding public - and no damage control PR campaign can cover that up.