CAMERA Staff Prompts Correction on AP Photo Caption
As a result of CAMERA's correspondence with AP, the wire service corrects a photo caption which falsely stated that a Palestinian protester has "passed out" from tear gas fired by Israeli troops.
Ha’aretz Senseless on Gaza
Ha’aretz again launches a campaign of erroneous accusations about Israel, this time concerning restrictions on goods entering the Gaza Strip. Among this week's falsehoods: Israel prohibits the entry of diapers and toilet paper and has just one crossing to transfer goods.
NY Times Skews the News on Christian Decline in the Mideast
A New York Times report on the Mideast's declining Christian population ignores key facts on Palestinian and Israeli Christians. First, Israel's Christian population is growing. Second, Palestinian Christians are emigrating largely as a result of Muslim persecution.
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.
Pro-Chavez Web site Features Anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitic and anti-Israel invective fills the pages of a Venezualan Web Site, Aporrea, that was founded by Chavez supporters and is linked to a diplomat currently serving in San Francisco. BACKGROUNDER: Palestinian Arab and Jewish Refugees
During and after the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, both Arabs and Jews fled their homes. This overview corrects common myths about Palestinian refugees and the so-called "Nakba," and examines the neglected story of the Jewish refugees.
Lutheran Bishop Gets it Wrong About Barrier, Hospital, Tourism
Rev. Margaret Payne, bishop of the New England Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in New England recently misinformed the listeners of Interfaith Voices about the facts on the ground in Israel and the West Bank. 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." UK’s Independent Defends Unethical Journalism
The Independent ran several columns expressing fury about the BBC Trust's ruling that Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen violated ethical guidelines — perhaps because the newspaper itself is guilty of the same sort of inaccurate, advocacy journalism.
Gearing Up for Papal Visit, AFP Kicks Off With Flawed Coverage
In anticipation of the Pope's upcoming Mideast trip, AFP is rolling out preliminary coverage. Today's reports about the May 8-15 pilgrimage demonstrate a faulty grasp of both Jewish and Christian issues in Israel.