BackSpin Editor

According to wire reports, UN experts concluded that Israel did not use any uranium-based shells

Here’s an interesting point to ponder about free speech and controversial cartoons. According to AP,

Why is the BBC putting words in the mouths of Palestinians? Could it be that

The Syrians are rattling their sabers but this AP headline was just a little too

The International Red Cross complains that Israel unfairly targeted PRC medics in Gaza, resulting in

Guess the buzzword making a comeback. Reuters quotes from a Finnish diplomatic statement criticizing Israeli

* Der Spiegel explains that the the German navy’s rules of engagement prevent it from

AP notes Hamas is still trying to sell a hudna: Ahmed Yousef, political adviser to

Snapped Shot critiques the photos of Friday’s “women’s march” in Beit Hanoun organized by Hamas.

Coming on the heels of France-2 TV’s defamation suit against Philippe Karsenty, it’s rather ironic

The airwaves are about to get more crowded. The imminent launchings of France 24 and

First prize in Iran’s perverse Holocaust cartoon contest went to Abdollah Derkaoui of Morocco. See

The NY Times gave op-ed space to one of Ismail Haniyeh’s advisors trying to peddle

The UK Press Complaints Commission ruled that journalists can call Israel an apartheid state. That’s

The Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon released Qassam casualty figures. See YNet News for more

AP and Reuters photographers attended the same Hamas rally in Hebron and captured nearly identical

The Boston Globe reports that Hezbollah is trying to seize more political power in Lebanon:

A BBC exec told the Sunday Telegraph that the news service wouldn’t rule out the