Everything you need to know about today’s coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Today’s Top Stories: 1. Egypt’s political disarray turns...
Israeli state comptroller’s report sharply criticizes government handling of the Mavi Marmara raid
Everything you need to know about today’s coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Today’s Top Stories: 1. The Israeli state comptroller, Micha Lindenstrauss,...
Media Cheat Sheet 11/03/2011
Everything you need to know about today’s media coverage of Israel. Big time speculation of a possible attack on Iran eclipsed the Palestinian statehood push and the new Gaza flotilla. Iran’s...
And I’m a Not Medical Writer . . .
Considering that the latest two-ship flotilla stunt is only carrying “symbolic aid” and that organizers readily admit that the real goal is to bust the Gaza blockade, this headline I spotted...
Media Cheat Sheet 11/02/2011
Everything you need to know about today’s media coverage of Israel. Shortly before publishing today’s cheat sheet, media reports came up of a two-boat flotilla of ships travelling from Turkey...
The Broken Clock Logic of Palmer’s Rejectionists
Just as a broken clock is still correct once a day, it’s safe to say that the UN will vindicate Israel once in a blue moon. But as I read The Guardian’s staff-editorial on the Palmer report,...
5 Key Claims of the UN’s Mavi Marmara Report
The NY Times obtained a copy of the UN report on the Mavi Marmara affair. The inquiry — chaired by Sir Geoffrey Palmer — is expected to release its report tomorrow. I skimmed the full report...
Will the Last Flotillista Aboard Please Turn Off the Lights?
The second flotilla’s officially over. The Israeli navy intercepted the Dignite al Karama and is taking the boat back to Ashdod. No resistance was offered. Will the last flotillista aboard please...
July 7 Thoughts
• Quote of the Day: So many reporters were packed aboard the Tahrir, it’s amazing there was room for relief supplies. Globe & Mail columnist Margaret Wente (via HonestReporting Canada) • Malam...
The Guardian: Still Spinning the Flotilla
The flotilla movement never made it a secret that its second convoy was a political stunt to embarrass Israel. Pretentions of delivering humanitarian aid were always secondary. And yet The Guardian implies...
