Why Helen Thomas Had to Go
When Helen Thomas told Jews to “get the hell out of Palestine,” she sullied the legacy of a man who was at the center of the struggle to stop the murder of Jews in Europe in the 1940s.
CAMERA Letter in Baltimore Sun: Gaza Gets Plenty of Humanitarian Aid
"Humanitarian aid desperately needed" in the Gaza Strip — so claimed an erroneous Baltimore Sun editorial. CAMERA's June 7th letter set the record straight for readers who might have been misled. In Wake of Flotilla, NPR Coverage is Listing
NPR news analyst Daniel Schorr brands Israel's blockade of Hamas a "blockade of hate," while colleague Sheera Frankel ignores Erdogan's endorsement of Hamas. Tilted Gaza reports ignore Israeli offers to deliver flotilla aid, including concrete, and Hamas' refusal. The Gaza Flotilla: Falsehoods and Facts
In the aftermath of Israel's raid on the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara, the media provided non-stop coverage with both information and misinformation. This backgrounder sorts out the facts from the falsehoods.
Greta Berlin: Gaza Flotilla Propagandist
Greta Berlin, spokeswoman for and co-founder of the Free Gaza movement, is a radical anti-Israel activist with a background in communications and theater arts. She apparently has no compunction about distorting the facts to further her agenda. On Flotilla, International Herald Tribune Editors Asleep at the Helm
International Herald Tribune editors were asleep at the helm, ignoring video evidence showing violence on the part of the flotilla passengers, whitewashing IHH, and giving a distorted picture of international law.
UPDATED: Radical, Pro-Hamas “Flotilla” Seeks Media Win
Radical Europeans, far-left Americans and pro-Hamas Islamists may have little else in common, but they've come together for a week of agitprop called the "Freedom Flotilla" aimed at pressuring Israel to relax its naval embargo on Gaza. The question is will journalists report who the players really are and what they're up to?
Gaza Flotilla Crisis Yields More Coverage, More Bias
In the aftermath of Israel's operation to prevent pro-Palestinian radicals from violating the naval blockade on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, media organizations are again focusing on Israel and its opponents in a way reminiscent of the onset of the second Palestinian "intifada." Israels Right to Blockade Gaza and to Interdict Shipping
Under international law Israel is within its rights to establish a maritime blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, and to arrest "peace activists" on board vessels attempting to run the blockade, since Hamas is a hostile entity engaged in illegal armed confiict against Israeli civilians. CAMERA’s Christian Media Analyst on Israel National Radio
CAMERA's Christian Media Analyst Dexter Van Zile was interviewed on Israel National Radio about the U.S. Presbyterian Church's renewed attacks on Israel