Browsing Tag AFP

Media Overplays Airport Security Issue

Sensationalist reporting of unusual Israeli security measures.

April 25, 2013 12:26 By : 18 Comments

Why Are Only Jews Referred to as Terrorists in the Media?

How did the media cover a Jewish terrorist?

April 10, 2013 14:17 By : 25 Comments

AFP’s Mosque Muck Up

It says a lot about AFP that the French wire service labels the Tomb of the Patriarchs a “mosque” in a headline.   The Palestinians are  already on record saying they’ll use UNESCO...

January 15, 2013 18:25 By : 12 Comments

Despite the Hype, E1 Doesn’t Cut West Bank in Two

The patch of land the world’s fixated on today is roughly 4.5 square miles adjacent to Jerusalem and Maale Adumim. There’s no fancy name to the place. It’s simply known by the bureaucratic...

December 2, 2012 16:51 By : 38 Comments

SUCCESS: Sunday Times Removes Doctored Iranian Photo

The Sunday Times removes Iranian fauxtography.

July 10, 2012 12:50 By : 6 Comments

Sunday Times Republishes Doctored Iranian Fauxtograph

On July 1, 2012, The Sunday Times (subscription only) published a story on three days of Iranian missile tests and a threat to wipe Israel “off the face of the earth” in the event that the Jewish state...

July 8, 2012 10:13 By : 5 Comments

Palestinian Girl’s Death: Hamas Owns Up

Reliable “Palestinian medical sources”?

June 20, 2012 15:25 By : 29 Comments

Caught on Camera: “Stoning” Attack on Israeli Car

The photographers are there as a boulder is hurled at an Israeli car.

February 23, 2012 15:00 By : 68 Comments

AFP Joins Suha Arafat’s Charm Offensive

Suha Arafat’s charm offensive continued with an interview on Egyptian TV. Cue the violins: YNet News describes how Mrs. Arafat even trotted out her out her 16-year-old daughter, Zahwa. The interview...

November 17, 2011 12:33 By : 1 Comment

Media Throws Israel Under the Bus

A Palestinian publicity stunt gets the media’s attention.

November 16, 2011 14:24 By : 21 Comments