Land Issues:
Israeli, Palestinian and Bedouin

BACKGROUNDER: Land, the Palestinian Authority, and Israel

Following statements by PA Justice Minister Freih Abu Meddein and by Chairman Yasir Arafat that Palestinians found to have sold land to Jews will face the death penalty, at least 4 Palestinian land dealers said to have been involved in such sales were murdered.

Journalism Short-Circuited: WIRED Erases Oct. 7, All Palestinian Culpability

WIRED's “Check Point” report cites October 2023 seven times as a critical point after which the number of obstacles impeding Palestinian movement in the West Bank drastically increased. At no point does the article mention what exactly happened that month which prompted the significant change.

The News You Didn’t Hear About This Week: Friday, Sept. 25, 2026

Former advisor to PLO Chief Arafat says Oslo Accords were a deception. A parody account on the social media platform X claiming to be the fictional (and female) "Chief Rabbi of Gaza" duped a Gazan photojournalist. Over 6,000 historians, legal experts, academics and others sign an open letter rejecting accusation of genocide against Israel.

Dear CNN, The Map Never Lies 

Following communication from CAMERA, CNN cosmetically tweaked its report on the E1 settlement plan, leaving its core falsehood intact: that new construction would sever the West Bank and render a contiguous Palestinian state "virtually impossible." CAMERA breaks down why boundaries, infrastructure, and the map itself tell a different story.

NPR Enters the Map-Making Business

Twice in the last several weeks, NPR described the "West Bank" as Palestinian territory, despite the fact that it is widely supported and understood internationally that exact borders will be determined in final status negotiations. NPR ignored CAMERA's multiple requests for correction.