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Washington Post: “Bee Stings on the Israeli Bear’s Behind”

The WaPo’s ombudsman ridicules the danger of Gaza rockets.

November 25, 2012 13:37 By : 34 Comments

HR Comment: Media War Review

Some observations on how this conflict was conducted and covered from a media perspective.

November 22, 2012 15:23 By : 6 Comments

Tel Aviv Bus Bombing: BBC True to Form

In the aftermath of a terrorist attack in Israel, the BBC can always be relied upon not to avoid clearly stating that a terror attack has occurred. This is the opening paragraph of the latest report on...

November 21, 2012 16:28 By : 7 Comments

Huffington Post Reposting Anti-Semitic Cartoonist

In a live blog, the Huffington Post included the following: The cartoon itself makes the offensive suggestion that Netanyahu is profiting from Israel’s military action primarily to win votes in...

November 21, 2012 12:31 By : 3 Comments

Reuters Editor’s Ignorant Tweet

Twitter feeds often reveal what media personalities really think about Israel and it can be really ugly. Take this tweet from Reuters social media editor and columnist Anthony De Rosa: The ignorance on...

November 21, 2012 10:18 By : 4 Comments

Propagandist Doctor Returns in the New York Times

Mads Gilbert returns to Gaza’s Shifa Hospital.

November 21, 2012 9:09 By : 14 Comments

HR on Location and Under Fire: Rockets on Sderot

Simon Plosker at the scene of a rocket attack in Sderot Today I joined a group of journalists and headed down to Israel’s south. I was able to see for myself the trauma that the residents have experienced,...

November 20, 2012 20:54 By : 4 Comments

Top 5 Media Fails: The Media War Hall of Shame

What are the worst cases of media bias so far during this Gaza conflict?

November 19, 2012 17:16 By : 147 Comments

Vicious Agitprop From Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown I gave up taking Yasmin “some of my best friends are Jews” Alibhai-Brown seriously many years ago. Unfortunately she regularly pens poisonous pieces against Israel and...

November 19, 2012 14:30 By : 36 Comments

Gaza Child Killed… By Hamas

This iconic image of a dead Gazan child is not what it seems.

November 18, 2012 9:01 By : 88 Comments