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.
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The New York Times Skews the Story on Israeli Archeology
The New York Times ignores Muslim efforts to politicize archeology and erase Jewish history while criticizing Israel for focusing its archeological development on "Jewish heritage." BBC Acknowledges Mistaken Reference to Holiest Jewish Site
CAMERA's formal complaint prompted the BBC to correct its erroneous reference to the Western Wall as "the holiest place in Judaism" and acknowledge that Jews' holiest site is actually on the Temple Mount. Ha’aretz Tales on Building Permits Grow Taller
With each telling, Ha'aretz's falsehood on building permits for east Jerusalem Arabs becomes further inflated, despite the fact that editors were provided with corrective information. Wall Street Journal Reporters Award Palestinians Entire West Bank, E. Jerusalem
There is a conflict between the Palestinians and Israel over the West Bank and Jerusalem that, according to international peace plans, should be resolved through negotiations. But the Journal's news pages report as if the conflict is already resolved — in accordance with Palestinian demands.
BBC Corrects False Report
On March 7, 2008 the BBC aired video of Israel destroying the home of the terrorist who had just murdered eight yeshiva students. But the house has not been demolished, and on March 13 the BBC corrected the report. Annapolis and its Aftermath: Background Information on Key Issues
As Arab and Israeli representatives gather in Annapolis at the behest of the American Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, to hammer out a joint Israeli-Palestinian statement on the shape of future peace talks, it is useful to look at the core issues of permanent status negotiations.
A New National Geographic Documentary With An Old Skew
Many Israel-related articles appearing in the National Geographic Society's magazine in the past 15 years have contained false history and partisan political statements disparaging the Jewish nation. The trend continues on NG's cable TV channel. CAMERA Video: Errors and Distortions in CNN’s “God’s Jewish Warriors”
The video shows Christiane Amanpour misleading viewers about the history of Jerusalem, about the view of American presidents on the legality of settlements, and about a U.S. decision on loan guarantees to Israel. The video shows factual errors and distortions in the initial version of the program. UPDATE: The latest version of the CNN segment redresses some of the distortions in the original. Details to come. God’s Jewish Warriors — CNN’s Abomination
CNN's "God's Jewish Warriors," hosted by Christiane Amanpour, is currently being rebroadcast on CNN. The piece is one of a three-part series supposedly intended to examine the growing role of religious fundamentalism in today's world. CNN made significant revisions to the program after it was criticized for a number of serious distortions. Unchanged, however, is the fundamentally dishonest premise of the series equating religiously devout Jews and Christians to radical Islam.