August 29, 2006

“Israel Lobby” Professors Appear at Event of Radical Islamist Group CAIR

Professors John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, authors of The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, a largely discredited report alleging that the "Israel lobby" has distorted the foreign policy of the United States to the point of serious damage to U.S. interests, appeared at a panel discussion sponsored by the radical Islamist group CAIR (Council on American Islamic Relations).
August 22, 2006

Arab Christian Groups Villify Israel

Palestinian Christian leaders are offering a distorted narrative of the recent round of fighting between Israel and its adversaries, Hamas and Hezbollah, demonstrating once again their propensity to denigrate the Jewish homeland to Western audiences.
August 18, 2006

Washington Post-Watch: Meltdown on Sunday in August

The Washington Post is not always a reliable source for coverage of Israel's war against Hezbollah. The August 13 edition evidences this with its misleading word choices, key factual omissions, and lack of logic.
August 15, 2006

Reuters Forgets Pledge

CAMERA has long criticized Reuters for providing a platform for terrorist propaganda—not only with the photographs they distribute, but with reports from the region as well. Reuters responded by pledging to reinforce editing safeguards. But now, following the war in Lebanon between the Hezbollah terrorist group and Israel, the pledge has apparently been forgotten.
August 14, 2006

The Washington Post’s Misrepresentation of the Shebaa Farms

Washington Post news coverage of and commentary on Israel's war against Hezbollah in Lebanon often refer to "the disputed Shebaa Farms" region and "Israeli-occupied Shebaa Farms." Such descriptions frequently accompany reports of Hezbollah insistence that it will continue "armed resistance" until Israel ceases occupying Lebanese territory. Yet there is no international dispute over the status of the 10-square-mile area at the intersection of the Lebanese, Israeli and Syrian borders.
August 14, 2006

Question to Time Magazine: Who Are Hezbollah’s Intended Targets?

Time Magazine prints a photo of an injured Israeli girl under the headline "Unintended Targets: Fighting between Israel and Hizballah takes its toll on the most vulnerable." Israeli children are unintended targets? Nasrallah doesn't really mean to hit them?
August 13, 2006

Hezbollah and Lebanon: Myths and Facts

Myth: The Lebanese government never agreed to Hezbollah's armed role in south Lebanon, or to its attacks against Israel.
Fact: There is no doubt that a significant number of Lebanese, including some Shia, oppose Hezbollah and view the group as a puppet of Syria and Iran. However, the government of Lebanon has officially accepted and applauded Hezbollah's attacks against Israel. For example, on the website of the Lebanese Army is a Nov. 22, 2004 document entitled "Independance" (sic) which lauds the "resistance" ...

August 12, 2006

Will Mike Wallace’s Interview of Ahmadinejad be Another Puff-Piece?

Mike Wallace is back with a special interview of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a prime sponsor of Hezbollah who has personally threatened Israel with destruction while his country races to build atom bombs. The despot's extreme policies might suggest Wallace will give him a grilling, but history suggests otherwise: Wallace has a soft spot for anti-Israel dictators.