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Israeli Cruise Review Sinks in Ocean of Garbage

Which country did The Times of London think it was visiting?

September 19, 2012 12:55 By : 26 Comments

Israel Made Me Set Myself on Fire, Part 2

On September 3, we noted The Guardian’s report that an unemployed Gaza man had died after setting himself alight, apparently in protest over his family’s dire living conditions. For Harriet Sherwood,...

September 4, 2012 14:14 By : 3 Comments

Israel Made Me Set Myself on Fire

The Guardian reports that an unemployed Gaza man has died after setting himself alight, apparently in protest over his family’s dire living conditions. Harriet Sherwood expands on Gaza’s woes...

September 3, 2012 13:27 By : 3 Comments

Rachel Corrie and the “Cycle of Violence”

The verdict from an Israeli judge that Rachel Corrie’s death was  an accident has set off a predictable whirlwind of media coverage. Reading The Guardian’s report, this section stands out: At...

August 28, 2012 9:38 By : Leave a Comment

BBC Man Lands New York Times Top Job

Mark Thompson The Daily Telegraph reports that outgoing BBC director general Mark Thompson has been named president and chief executive of the New York Times. According to the report: Mr Thompson will...

August 15, 2012 12:07 By : 5 Comments

HR Comment: Righting a Capital Offense

HR’s Managing Editor is published in the Jerusalem Post.

August 14, 2012 13:23 By : 27 Comments

HonestReporting Forces Guardian to Retract Claim That Tel Aviv is Capital of Israel

HonestReporting achieves a significant success.

August 8, 2012 11:33 By : 110 Comments

The Guardian’s Olympian Obsession

It’s not been a vintage performance by Israel’s team at the London Olympics. Disappointing for sure but perhaps not entirely surprising. What is surprising, however, is The Guardian‘s...

August 7, 2012 10:52 By : 11 Comments

Israel Made Me Beat My Wife

It’s truly amazing just how far The Guardian can go when it comes to blaming Israel. Angela Robson takes a look at the status of women in Gaza and carries out some interviews: “Before the...

July 31, 2012 13:06 By : 118 Comments

UPDATE: Guardian Style Guide: Tel Aviv No Longer Israel’s Capital

Update – 30/07/12 While the BBC’s failure to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in its Olympics coverage has caught the attention of many of us, including the Israeli government,...

July 30, 2012 17:54 By : 5 Comments