Haaretz Corrects After Misidentifying Israeli Arab Victim as Palestinian
Haaretz's English edition commendably corrects after having erroneously referred to Amir Bedas, an Israeli Arab killed by an explosive device, as "Palestinian."
Media Corrections
Accuracy and accountability are among the most important tenets of journalism. In combination, they mean media organizations are expected to publish or broadcast forthright corrections after sharing inaccurate information. The following corrections are among the many prompted by CAMERA’s communication with reporters and editors.
CAMERA Prompts The Hill to Correct: Tel Aviv Isn’t Israel’s Capital
Following contact from CAMERA, The Hill corrected an erroneous reference to Tel Aviv as Israel's capital.
Deutsche Welle Arabic Removes Error-Laden Jerusalem Backgrounder
Following protracted communication from CAMERA Arabic, and in the wake of important steps to address anti-Jewish and anti-Israel bias at the network, Deutsche Welle completely removes a backgrounder about Jerusalem rife with errors.
SF Chronicle Corrects on Gaza’s Fake Moderate Professor
A San Francisco Chronicle columnist cited a New York Times puff piece on Reefat Alareer, apparently unaware that the newspaper retracted the premise that piece. The Chronicle has corrected.
Alhurra Corrects: Israelis in Golan Are Not ‘Settlers’
CAMERA Arabic prompts correction of an Alhurra report which repeatedly referred to Israelis in the Golan Heights as "settlers," contradicting U.S. foreign policy.
Haaretz Clarifies on Death of Palestinian-American Omar As’ad
Haaretz is the second media outlet to correct in recent days after publishing the unfounded claim that elderly Palestinian-American Omar As'ad died while in Israeli military custody. In fact, the timing of his death is unclear, with no evidence that he died while in IDF custody.
Times of Israel Clarifies on Khan Al-Ahmar History
Times of Israel clarifies multiple reports which had stated as fact that Palestinians of Khan Al-Ahmar have lived there since the 1950s. In fact, aerial photographs reveal that the site was desolate in those times, with settlement beginning in the 1980s and growing in earnest within the last 15 years.
Times of Israel Corrects: Texas Hostages Escaped, Not Freed
Times of Israel commendably corrected after inaccurately stating that the Congregration Beth Israel hostages were "freed." While one of the hostages was in fact freed, the other three escaped.
AP Corrects: Former US Consulate Not in East Jerusalem
CAMERA prompts correction of an Associated Press article which erroneously placed the former American consulate in the eastern part of Jerusalem. The Palestinian Affairs Unit of the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem was located on Agron Street, in the western part of the city.
Haaretz Corrects: Aafia Siddiqui Convicted, Not Just Accused, of Attempted Murder
Haaretz's English edition today commendably amends two reports which whitewashed the crimes of Pakistani terrorist Aafia Siddiqui as "alleged," when in fact she was convicted of attempted murder in 2010.