CNN and Fox are really going after each on human shields in Libya. What are your thoughts? asks a reader in Milwaukee. It’s complicated because the reporters themselves may have been the unwitting...
Israel Goes Gaga Over Goldstone, Part 2
Yesterday’s stories that Judge Goldstone would help retract his UN report were too good to be true. AP quotes Goldstone straight from the horse’s mouth: Nevertheless, Goldstone said, he did...
Israel Goes Gaga Over Goldstone
What a day. First, AP reported on the UNHRC’s reaction to Judge Goldstone’s about-face: A spokesman for the U.N. Human Rights Council said for the report to be withdrawn Goldstone would have...
Voice of America’s Spin Cycle
This Voice of America headline and lead ‘graph combo captures the folly of Big Media’s view on the “cycle of violence.” The endless cycle of violence along Israel’s border...
Why the NYT Didn’t Publish Goldstone’s Op-Ed, Part 2
Ben Smith at Politico has been in touch with the NY Times about why it didn’t publish Goldstone’s op-ed. Smith writes: Times spokeswoman Eileen Murphy emails, “We did in fact receive...
Pro-Israel Blog-Off: Second Quarter Final
The second quarter final of the 2011 Pro-Israel Blog-Off’s underway at IsraellyCool. This match pits submissions by CiF Watch and Ultimate Culture Clash. Check out their submissions and vote for your...
5 Reasons the NY Times Spiked Goldstone’s Mea Culpa
Here are five reasons why the NY Times rejected publishing Judge Goldstone’s about-face. 5. The paper’s new motto is “All the news that’s fit to punt.” 4. Pinch Sulzberger...
Memo to BBC: Goldstone Calls Casualty Count Into Question
Leave it to the BBC to stand by Gaza casualty figures that Judge Goldstone himself called into question on Friday. Israel’s lack of cooperation with our investigation meant that we were not able to corroborate...
BBC: Coverage of Fogel Family Massacre Was Weak, But . . .
The BBC conceded its Itamar massacre coverage was lousy. The Jewish Chronicle writes: In her response Ms Boaden said: “I agree with you that the significant nature of this murder of an entire family...
4 Thoughts On Goldstone’s “Mea Culpa”
Four thoughts Judge Richard Goldstone’s mea culpa. His Washington Post chest-beating is weak, but still has significance: 1. Goldstone’s clearly backtracking. If he wanted to laud...
