HR's Most Popular Content of 2012

10. CBS 60 Minutes: An Unholy Attack on Israel

Alex Margolin
January 3, 2013

Although 60 Minutes enjoys a strong reputation for hard-hitting journalism, it doesn’t always live up to its lofty status. It’s report on the flight of Christians in the holy land was a ca…

9. Communique – Top Five Media Fails of Gaza War

Alex Margolin
January 3, 2013

Like all Arab-Israeli conflicts, the battle for hearts and minds in Operation Pillar of Defense took place alongside the military battle. Of course, it also included a numerous cases of false or disto…

8. Communique – Israel Made Me Beat My Wife

Alex Margolin
January 3, 2013

In some quarters, Israel can do no right, and the Palestinians can do no wrong. So we shouldn’t be surprised when The Guardian blames Israel for domestic abuse in Palestinian society:
“Before th…

7. Video – How to Fake an Anti-Israel News Photo

Alex Margolin
January 3, 2013

Photo bias has been one of the worst areas of media bias in recent years. While the number of images that have been distorted through photoshop have dropped in recent years, there has been no shortage…

6. Communique – Gaza Child Killed by Hamas

Alex Margolin
January 3, 2013

Palestinian propagandists have never been shy about parading their dead, especially when the dead are children. But during Operation Pillar of Defense, the propagandists took it to a whole new level….

5. Petition – UN False Photo Employee Must Go

Alex Margolin
January 3, 2013

One of the worse media offenses of the first half of 2012 was committed not by a member of the press but by an employee of the UN Office foir Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA). When viole…

4. Slideshow – Why You Should Care About Iran

Alex Margolin
January 3, 2013

HonestReporting created a number of slideshows in 2012, and the one explaining the threat of Iran was the most popular.
But instead of focusing on Iran’s military threat to Israel, especially in…

3. Video – Searching for Israel’s Capital

Alex Margolin
January 3, 2013

The Guardian got our attention, first by referring to Jerusalem as Israel’s capital city, then again by issuing a prompt correction, along with a statement declaring Tel Aviv as Israel’s c…

2. Video – al-Dura: What Really Happened

Alex Margolin
January 3, 2013

Our oldest video, originally posted five years ago as background on the controversial al-Dura case, drew more viewers in 2012 than almost everything we did last year. Of course, it’s as relevant…

1. Video – Exposed: Pallywood Returns to Gaza

Alex Margolin
January 3, 2013

The most popular piece of content from HonestReporting in 2012 may have been the most important. The video depicted footage of a Palestinian man apparently hurt in Israel’s Pillar of Defense ope…