Peter Beinart Promotes False Claim in the Forward
There are no legal barriers to non-Jewish Israelis purchasing homes in West Bank settlements.
Land Issues:
Israeli, Palestinian and Bedouin
Reuters Corrects: Israeli Ownership in Jordanian Border Area Traces Back to 1920s
CAMERA prompts correction of a Reuters video which mistakenly reported that private Israeli claims to lands in the Jordanian border area date back to the 1970s. In fact, the private Israeli claims to those lands date back to the 1920s.
NY Times, B’Tselem Misinforms on Palestinians in Jordan Valley
In a pair of articles about the Jordan Valley, the New York Times echoed B'Tselem's false claim that Palestinians are unable to enter 85 percent of the region, and wrongly described the Palestinian village of Fasayil as sitting in Area C of the West Bank.
Los Angeles Times Corrects After Calling Jordan Valley ‘Palestinian Territory’
CAMERA prompts correction of a Los Angeles Times article which misidentified the Jordan Valley as "Palestinian territory." Israel captured the disputed territory from Jordan in the defensive 1967 war, and Palestinians seek it for a future state.
Haaretz Corrects: No Home Evictions at Shiloh Archaeological Site
CAMERA prompts correction after Haaretz incorrectly reported that Palestinians were evicted from their homes to make way for an archaeological attraction in Shiloh.
The Washington Post Goes Dim on Illegal Arab Construction
Washington Post reporting on illegal Arab construction leaves much to be desired, and even more unsaid. The LA Times, the Bedouin of Khan Al Ahmar and ‘Their Land’
"Bedouins in the West Bank hold fast to their land as pressure builds for them to leave" is a Los Angeles Times headline for a 1600 word feature about Khan Al Ahmar which fails to report a key piece of information: when exactly they arrived on "their land" east of Jerusalem. Palestinian Supporters Get Duped By Avaaz Online Petition
A petition by the organization Avaaz, purportedly signed by over 800,000 people, claims Israel is bulldozing a brave community into the ground. Signatories to the petition aren't told much beyond that. Here are the facts.
Backgrounder on the Bedouin Land Dispute
A solution to the property claims of the Negev Beduin has so far defied resolution. The media fails to provide enough historical context to understand the arguments presented by both sides of the dispute. The Economist Squeezes Out the Truth
In a May 4th article in print and online, The Economist inverts the facts, casting a Palestinian attempt to take over land in the West Bank by erecting illegal structures as an Israeli land grab.