Did Israel destroy Al Quds Hospital, leaving only, as the AP claimed, "smoldering wreckage"? If so, why does the ICRC report that in "three to five days" hospital services at Al Quds will return to normal? 
At the Los Angeles Times, Ashraf Khalil covers up Hamas rocket attacks during the six-month lull and the current truce. 
As the media broadcast and discuss images of destruction in the Gaza Strip, it is essential that they recall, and alert the public to, Hamas's use of crowded and built up civilian areas as a base for attacking Israel. 
Myths about the fighting in Gaza multiply everyday. For example, Rashid Khalidi in a New York Times op-ed provided multiple examples of Gaza myths in an article purporting to do the opposite. (updated Jan. 19) 
From disengagement to tahdia to Katyushas, the history and considerations that prompted Israel's military action against Hamas are discussed in this brief timeline. 
CNN's Rick Sanchez promised "fact checking" of anti-Israel charges, "fairly [and] honestly." In fact CNN's incompetent research just compounded the errors. Viewers hoping for accurate coverage of the Middle East would do well to avoid Sanchez, and his co-anchor Jim Clancy, like the plague. 
As in the Hezbollah War of 2006, in today's Gaza conflict some reporters, such as CNN's Rick Sanchez, shift the story to alleged "disproportionate" Israeli attacks, with a false focus on relative losses by the parties. 
CAMERA examines claims and counter-claims in the media about the condition of Gaza's medical system, and takes Ha'aretz's Amira Hass to task for her one-sided reporting. 
Ha'aretz's Amira Hass is back after her leave of absence, but she's still apparently out to lunch when it comes to conducting an interview with UNRWA's John Ging according to journalistic guidelines. 
Two countries border the Gaza Strip. Both strictly limit the passage of goods and people into and out of the Strip. But when describing the effect of these border restrictions, some inaccurately and unfairly attribute responsibility to only one of the countries — Israel.