Why did Haaretz send a reporter to Istanbul and dedicate extensive space to an event funded by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and headed by disgraced antisemite Richard Falk?
Has the Turkish campaign to recruit the hearts and minds of Muslim allies worked its charm on AFP? The news agency's grossly tendentious depiction of threats to the Gaza ceasefire -- "Israeli strikes and claims of Palestinian attacks" -- suggests that the answer is yes.
On January 14, communities across the globe marked 100 days since Israeli hostages were abducted to Gaza. When an Israeli soccer player in Turkey was arrested for doing the same, the New York Times cast it as a martial reference, and refused to correct their misrepresentation.
Update: Reuters corrects after misreporting that Turkey is among the American allies to have purchased the F-35 advanced fighter jet. In fact, the U.S. cancelled the deal after Turkey bought Russia's S-400 air defense system.
