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HonestReporting’s managing editor, Simon Plosker, discussed the controversy of Jawaher Abu Rahma’s death, as well as HonestReporting’s new web site, which we hope to unveil any day now. Click...

Check out this new video from my colleagues at HonestReporting Canada. The “peace” messages Abbas gives to Western and Palestinian audiences don’t match up. But the media doesn’t...

Does the Shin Bet need to take security precautions for the prime minister at media functions, like last yesterday's press conference? Unfortunately, yes. Was the prime minister's message —...

Former US diplomat Jeffrey Feltman slams a NY Times profile of Al Akhbar, a newspaper published by Hezbollah. Feltman, who was the US ambassador to Lebanon, writes in this letter to the...

Malam put together one heckuva investigation into the International Solidarity Movement. It drew several conclusions, this one being what I thought was most signficant: The concept of "non-violence"...

A poll of Palestinians living in eastern Jerusalem finds that an awful lot of them would like to have Israeli citizenship. See the detailed results at the Pechter Mideast Polls, as well as Jackson...

• A remarkably articulate "big picture" look at conspiracy theories targeting That Convenient Scapegoat, Israel • Imagine if Mexico started naming streets after Jared Loughner. Well, Ramallah's...

Investigative journalist Brian Deer exposed a big fraud at The Lancet. It turns out that a 1998 article linking autism to the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine — already debunked — was...

See HonestReporting's latest critiques: • Why does the media not show the same skepticism towards Palestinian libels as it does towards official Israeli statements? Tear Gas Or Palestinian Smokescreen?...

Looks like the Society of Professional Journalists' lifetime achievement award named for Helen Thomas is about to hit the dustbin of history. The SPJ's executive committee recommended retiring...