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CBC: Our Israel Coverage Was Separate and Unequal

The CBC fessed up. When the publicly funded Canadian broadcaster picked up on a Human Rights Watch report charging Israeli discrimination against Palestinians in areas like housing, freedom of movement,...

February 16, 2011 9:23 By : Leave a Comment

The Guardian: We May Have Given A Misleading Impression

The Guardian fesses up to bungling a PaliLeaks quote box: A quote by Tzipi Livni, Israel’s former foreign minister, within a panel that formed part of the Palestine papers, was cut in a way that...

February 14, 2011 14:34 By : 1 Comment

Israel: Gaddafi’s Distraction of Choice

This says it all.  While his people gear up this week’s Libyan Day of Rage, strongman Muammar Gaddafi is also prepping — by trying to distract everyone with the Palestinian problem. Gaddafi...

February 14, 2011 14:07 By : 1 Comment

Pro-Israel Blog-Off: Round 1 Match 4

Aussie Dave just introduced the fourth match of the 2011 Pro-Israel Blog-Off. This match pits against each other submissions by Challah Hu Akbar, Daled Amos, and JooTube. Check out their submissions and...

February 14, 2011 12:19 By : Leave a Comment

Dear Egypt . . .

Dear Egypt, Congratulations on your new day. “People power” swept away Hosni Mubarak’s 30 years of autocracy and repression. You ousted the regime without jihad, without “martyrdom...

February 13, 2011 9:23 By : Leave a Comment

NYT Slams Door on PaliLeaks Thesis

While we were all distracted by Egypt, the NY Times Magazine published an in-depth look at the Abbas-Olmert peace talks. Before the publication of the Palestine papers, Israeli journalist Bernard Avishai...

February 9, 2011 22:53 By : 1 Comment

Christian Science Monitor: When All Else Fails, Trust IDF Superiority

I hope a strong, vibrant democracy emerges in Egypt. But if not, well, just trust IDF superiority to blow the bad guys to smithereens. That’s the approach this Christian Science Monitor staff-ed...

February 9, 2011 14:33 By : 2 Comments

Abbas and the Jordanian Passport Affair

The problem: You’re a Jordanian official who likes to keep the kingdom’s Palestinians “in their place” till they can one day return to the western side of the Jordan River. You...

February 9, 2011 10:42 By : 2 Comments

Common Sense Prevails In Teacher’s Journal

HonestReporting Canada highlights a textbook example of grass roots action after a trade journal (in this case, a British Columbia teacher’s magazine) flunked out on Israel. After publishing this...

February 8, 2011 11:02 By : Leave a Comment

HR Comment: Egypt Exposes Media Hypocrisy

The intense coverage of the uprising in Egypt has revealed a significant double standard in the media’s coverage of Israel.

February 7, 2011 16:52 By : 49 Comments