The End of an Era: A Requiem for The Washington Post and Its Anti-Israel Bias

Key Takeaways: The Washington Post’s Middle East bureau closures mark a sad moment for journalism, but also underscore the consequences of years of ideology-driven coverage and fiscal mismanagement rather than rigorous, fair reporting. Systematic anti-Israel...
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Clickbait, Conspiracies, and a Fake Photo: The Times’ Epstein–Mossad Debacle

Key Takeaways: The release of Jeffrey Epstein–related files has fueled a surge in online antisemitism, with old conspiracies repackaged as claims that Epstein was a Mossad asset. That fringe smear was irresponsibly mainstreamed by The...
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How Social Media Got Hamas Casualty Figures Wrong

Key Takeaways: On social media, a claim has spread that 50,000 Hamas terrorists were killed during the war. The figure appears to stem from a misinterpretation of a Hamas government aid program for widowed families,...
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What Antisemitism Looks like in 2026, Not 1996

Key Takeaways: The criticism of a $15 million Super Bowl ad to combat antisemitism reflects a growing gap between how legacy institutions think of antisemitism versus how it actually manifests today. Contemporary antisemitism attacks Jewish...
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The End of an Era: A Requiem for The Washington Post and Its Anti-Israel Bias
Clickbait, Conspiracies, and a Fake Photo: The Times’ Epstein–Mossad Debacle
How Social Media Got Hamas Casualty Figures Wrong
What Antisemitism Looks like in 2026, Not 1996

NORTHERN THREAT

▶ Why the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism Isn’t “Controversial”
 People keep calling the IHRA definition of antisemitism “controversial.”...
▶ Why Huda Kattan Keeps Getting Canceled
Huda Kattan has resurfaced once again, this time inserting herself...
▶ From The Protocols to the Present: How the “IDF Trains ICE” Claim Recycles an Antisemitic Lie
Amid the controversies in the U.S. over the conduct of...
▶ Follow the Money: Why the “Israel Owns Washington” Claim Falls Apart
One of the most common accusations leveled against Israel is...
▶ Iran in Latin America Is Not a Theory. It’s a Network.
Iran’s footprint in Latin America is often framed as speculation...
▶ Iran’s Signals Draw Attention
U.S. officials are drawing attention to a pattern of financial...
▶ Adelaide Writers’ Festival Backtracks After Dropping a Hamas Apologist
On January 8, the Adelaide Writers’ Festival removed author Randa...
The Lie That Lit the Match: Yardena Schwartz on Hebron, Disinformation, and the Media’s Vanishing Memory
Key Takeaways: A disinformation campaign about Islamic holy sites “under...
▶ Verification for Some, Certainty for Others: A Media Double Standard
When Israel is accused of committing a massacre, headlines often...
▶ The Pictures That Defined 2025 — and the Ones the Media Left Out
End-of-year photo collections are meant to reflect the moments that...
▶ Why the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism Isn’t “Controversial”
 People keep calling the IHRA definition of antisemitism “controversial.”...
▶ Why Huda Kattan Keeps Getting Canceled
Huda Kattan has resurfaced once again, this time inserting herself...
▶ From The Protocols to the Present: How the “IDF Trains ICE” Claim Recycles an Antisemitic Lie
Amid the controversies in the U.S. over the conduct of...
▶ Follow the Money: Why the “Israel Owns Washington” Claim Falls Apart
One of the most common accusations leveled against Israel is...
▶ Iran in Latin America Is Not a Theory. It’s a Network.
Iran’s footprint in Latin America is often framed as speculation...
▶ Iran’s Signals Draw Attention
U.S. officials are drawing attention to a pattern of financial...
▶ Adelaide Writers’ Festival Backtracks After Dropping a Hamas Apologist
On January 8, the Adelaide Writers’ Festival removed author Randa...
The Lie That Lit the Match: Yardena Schwartz on Hebron, Disinformation, and the Media’s Vanishing Memory
Key Takeaways: A disinformation campaign about Islamic holy sites “under...
▶ Verification for Some, Certainty for Others: A Media Double Standard
When Israel is accused of committing a massacre, headlines often...
▶ The Pictures That Defined 2025 — and the Ones the Media Left Out
End-of-year photo collections are meant to reflect the moments that...
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HonestReporting to Keep ‘Eye on Media’ in Classic Jerusalem Post Column
The popular media monitoring column Eye on the Media that was initiated in The Jerusalem Post by its venerated late editor David Bar-Illan more than 30 years ago was relaunched this weekend by HonestReporting executive director and executive editor Gil...
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