Backspin

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AP‘s Maggie Michael and the Washington Post‘s Ellen Knickmeyer went on the same Egyptian tour

The Christian Science Monitor‘s Josh Mitnick found Palestinians trying to organize a moderate Islamic opposition

Hamas took two busloads of journalists on a tour of the Gaza Strip. Stops included,

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Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez says he’ll expel foreign critics. Might Israel take similar action against

Martin Peretz wonders about a “coy correction” in the NY Times. (Hat tip: Soccer Dad)

On his blog, Time correspondent Andrew Lee Butters calls Israel’s closure of Gaza a “siege”

The Financial Times wonders if the flurry of peace activity is leading to Palestinian statehood

On the anniversary of Qana, the Jerusalem Post examines the IDF’s handling of the media

* Must read: Examining Gaza’s increasing number of honor killings, Newsweek correspondent Kevin Peraino finds

Will Mideast coverage on South African Broadcasting Corporation newscasts be more balanced? That’s the hope

Don Wycliff, former public editor of the Chicago Tribune, participated in a recent letter-writing campaign

The British Medical Journal ran a double page spread asking, “Should we consider boycotting Israeli

Hezbollah is training southern Lebanese locals to fight Israel. The Financial Times writes: “We have

To restore trust, the BBC wants to spend public money for “honesty courses.” But the

Once again, the Washington Post gives a soapbox to terror. This time, in a religious

Despite the legal limbo, a Darfur refugee debunks apartheid comparisons. Sanka, a Sudanese Muslim told