Backspin

This is what it’s like when a rocket strikes.

Franchising Apartheid Few people who directly suffered from South African apartheid buy into the Israeli

A photo and caption raise more questions than they answer. See HonestReporting Canada’s latest communique:

28 Claims of damage for agricultural property and goods. 113 Cars damaged by rockets between

One of Nachman Shai‘s three wishes is to ditch the word hasbara for “public diplomacy.”

The Guardian editor’s Jeningrad apology and the latest developments from the al-Dura trial prompt David

The Jerusalem Report published online an extract of a report about the al-Dura controversy from

Palestinians in Lebanon hacked into the Ashkelon News web site on Monday night, planting pictures

The Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center details some instances of Palestinian civilians voluntarily putting themselves

Soccer Dad wonders: Why doesn’t the Washington Post’s coverage of Israel’s fight against Hamas match

I invite readers to fisk today’s column by The Guardian’s Seumas Milne. Need help? See

Israel’s Foreign Ministry is refusing requests to appear on Al-Jazeera to protest its exaggerated coverage

South African ex-pat Lawrence Hart reacts to Durban II and the “Israel apartheid” slur.

Even the Youngest Kids Know Things Have Changed A visit to Ashkelon’s Harel Elementary School.

Talking at a London Jewish Book Week affair, The Guardian’s editor, Alan Rusbridger, apologized for

Hamas strongman Mahmoud Zahar thanks Al-Jazeera for its great coverage.

CNN notes the new Arab media charter that making life difficult for Arabic journalists, cartoonists

The Jerusalem Post features Avichay Adraee (pictured), the only member of the IDF’s Spokesman’s Office