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Hamas Freeloads Off Red Cross Jerusalem HQ

Three Hamas MPs are freeloading at a Red Cross office in eastern Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Post writes: During their time at the Red Cross, the politicians have held regular Friday prayer services attended...

December 12, 2010 14:40 By : Leave a Comment

AP Stringer Calls Abbas’s Bluff

UPDATE 1:25 p.m. I just spotted Maan News reporting a PA gag order on coverage. Many Palestinian editors and journalists have been warned against making any public reference to the power struggle between...

December 12, 2010 12:55 By : Leave a Comment

3 Reasons Why Paul McGeough’s Flotilla Coverage Doesn’t Deserve Prestigious Award

Sydney Morning Herald correpsondent Paul McGeough was aboard Challenger One, some 150 meters away from the Mavi Marmara when the Israeli navy intercepted the Gaza flotilla. Now, his account of the incident...

December 12, 2010 8:19 By : 2 Comments

Turkish Premier is a Zionist Tool

Turkish PM Erdogan is a Zionist tool, according to the country's former premier. Necmettin Erbakan, told The Zaman: The soured relationship with Israel and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's...

December 11, 2010 21:22 By : 1 Comment

Shattered Lens: Part 3 – Putting Palestinians Behind Bars

What could be more symbolic of suffering and mistreatment than the image of small children behind bars? Particularly in reference to Gaza, which is regularly portrayed as a vast "open air prison." HonestReporting...

December 9, 2010 17:57 By : 5 Comments

Wikileaks: Syrian Human Shields Protect Hezbollah Facilities

The latest Wikileaks revelation comes from NaharNet: If rockets were to rain down on Israeli civilians in Tel Aviv, Israel would still have powerful incentives, as it did in 2006, to keep Syria out of...

December 9, 2010 15:12 By : 1 Comment

Wikileaks: Al-Manar TV Shareholders Targeted for Sanctions

The US embassy in Beirut recommended financial sanctions on 38 shareholders in Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV station. The Daily Star writes: “Designating them now will reinforce our efforts to discredit...

December 8, 2010 13:20 By : Leave a Comment

PA Journalists Support Western Wall ‘Study’: Why It Matters

The Jerusalem Post's Khaled Abu Toameh reports that the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate has expressed its support for the PA's "study" denying any Jewish ties to the Western Wall. The...

December 8, 2010 9:33 By : 1 Comment

Anti-Israel Diatribe in Teachers Federation Magazine

An anti-Israel diatribe published in the B.C. Teachers Federation Magazine inflames tensions, misleads peers, and brings prospects for peace to a dead-end. See HonestReporting Canada’s latest critique:...

December 7, 2010 21:15 By : 1 Comment

Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Into the Water

I thought Israeli policy was to neither confirm nor deny alleged Mossad shark attacks. I’m willing to make an exception here: Shark attacks not linked to Mossad says Israel Meanwhile, Dominic Waghorn...

December 7, 2010 16:05 By : 2 Comments