When reader representatives talk about their papers’ Mideast coverage, I pay attention. They don’t touch on the Israel file often enough because it’s one of many issues they juggle. Unfortunately,...
Jerusalem Post Editor Stepping Down
We’re sorry to see David Horovitz stepping down as top editor of the Jerusalem Post. Horovitz was a regular speaker at HonestReporting events, including our Mission to Israel. During his time in...
Guns and Poses: Mavi Marmara Humanitarian Volunteers Were Armed
Israel’s Yediot Aharonot published photos of unidentified flotillistas aboard the Mavi Marmara holding guns. According to Nana 10 (Hebrew), the images came from cameras the IDF seized from the...
Assad’s Small Media Victory at the Times of London
I don’t understand how the Times of London chose a photo of a Palestinain funeral to illustrate an update about Syrian rebels reportedly killing 120 policemen. This AP photo has nothing to do with...
Naksa Day: Plotted Paydirt, Not Popular Protest, Part 2
Bashar Assad wasn’t the only person paying protesters lately. A Lebanese man who rushed the border in last month’s Naqba Day incident told The Guardian: One demonstrator who was wounded that...
Naksa Day: Plotted Paydirt, Not Popular Palestinian Protest
If you think today’s protests along the Israeli-Syrian border represent a “Palestinian Spring,” think again. The Reform Party of Syria says says it has information that Assad regime paid...
A Digest of Weekend Articles
• Columnist Faisal Al Qasim says the Arab regimes are are more brutal than the Zionists: But is the Arab media still able to satirise Israeli barbarism with the same vigour after it has witnessed what...
NY Times Fails to Scrub New Editor’s “Absolute Truth”
What a sloppy way to handle an otherwise routine announcement. Jill Abramson is replacing Bill Keller as the NY Times’ top editor. Unfortunately, someone at the paper thought Abramson’s...
Smoking Gun Photos From Mavi Marmara?
Here’s new meaning to smoking gun photos. The Israeli navy has obtained photos taken aboard the Mavi Marmara of IHH “humanitarian activists” holding guns. YNet News reports: Photos...
A Flickr View of Jerusalem
I’ve gotten used to living in Jerusalem, so I’m used to passing by the city’s sites without giving much thought to the significance of this landmark or that site. So it’s good...



