President Isaac Herzog with newly elected Costa Rican President Laura Fernández Delgado (Amos Ben-Gershom / GPO)

The News You Didn’t Hear About Last Week: Monday, May 18, 2026

President Herzog's visit to Costa Rica and Panama underscores expanding Israeli diplomatic ties to the region. Top ICC prosecutor says no evidence to show that Israel committed genocide in Gaza. First Palestinian submits complaint to ICC asking to prosecute Hamas for war crimes against Palestinians.

CAMERA Op-Ed: Nicholas Kristof’s words vs. Nicholas Kristof’s work

Nicholas Kristof's column charging Israel with systematic sexual abuse and rape of Palestinian prisoners was criticized for fomenting antisemitism and bad journalism. But the worst enemy of Kristof’s column is arguably Nicholas Kristof himself, CAMERA's Omri Tubi writes at JNS.

BBC Coverage of Strike on Hamas Oct. 7 Massacre Planner

BBC's report on the killing of Hamas commander and Oct. 7 architect Izz ad-Din al-Haddad amplified unconfirmed claims that the strike also killed civilians, but failed to mention widely reported accounts that Haddad himself had used Israeli hostages as human shields.

Silenced No More? Why Did the BBC Bury the Civil Commission Report

The BBC limited its reporting on the findings of the Civil Commission to a few sentences in the middle of the night, effectively burying the horrific realities, while choosing to focus on the possibility of the death penalty for the terrorists responsible.