UPDATE 10:30 pm: Congrats to Israel Muse, who won round seven. * * * Aussie Dave just announced the eighth match of the 2011 Pro-Israel Blog-Off. This match pits against each other submissions by What...
AP’s Fact Checking Fail
Don’t believe everything they tell you. Fact check everything. The most important lesson of Journalism 101 is an adage familiar to all reporters: If your mother says she loves you, check it out. Do...
King Abdullah’s Royal Book Fail
Unfortunately for Jordan’s King Abdullah, month-old events on the ground disprove the preface of his just-released autobiography. Amazingly enough, the king still blames the region’s problems...
Will Google Street View Save Israel From Stupid BBC Surveys?
Oh joy. A BBC poll (pdf format) of the most and least popular countries groups Israel at the bottom with Pakistan, North Korea and Iran. This is from a news service obsessed with skewering Israel. Not...
Pro-Israel Blog-Off: Round 1, Match 7
Aussie Dave just announced the seventh match of the 2011 Pro-Israel Blog-Off. This match pits against each other submissions by Eretz Avot, The Blog of Walker, and Israel Muse. Check out their submissions...
No Israelis Expelled Over New Passport Forgery
A team of British SAS soldiers and diplomats were caught by Libyan rebels carrying explosives and fake passports in a badly bungled first-contact mission. I’m sure the fake passports were high quality...
Top 5 Arguments Against Israeli Apartheid Week
With the arrival of March comes the ever-popular Israeli Apartheid Week on many college campuses. But with the Arab world engulfed in mass protest against tyranny from within, one might expect organizers...
Israeli Democracy’s Warts Are a Selling Point Too
When we talk about Israeli democracy — warts and all — who knew the warts could be a selling point too? I think Tom Friedman’s onto something when he says Al Jazeera coverage of Israel...
Tough Times for the Arab Lobby in Washington
Lobbying firms representing autocratic Arab regimes in Washington are having a tough time. For years, they have been one of the most formidable lobbying forces in town: the elite band of former members...
Putting Women’s Rights Back on the Mideast Media Agenda
International Women’s Day on March 8 coincides with Israel Apartheid Week. This video put together by HonestReporting Canada looks at the rights of Middle Eastern women. I wonder if the feminists...
