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West Bank

The West Bank (also known as Judea and Samaria) is a disputed territory between Israel and Jordan. Captured by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War, it remains under divided administration between Israel and the Palestinian Authority pending a final status agreement.

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Simon Plosker

An Irish Teacher’s Harsh Unreality

Daire Louise O’Dowd’s piece for IrishCentral about her experiences in the Palestinian territories is a mess of misinformation, inaccuracies and propaganda.

Backspin
Pesach Benson

Which West Bank?

An unusual email turned up in my inbox this morning. Until I got to the

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Simon Plosker

Headline Fail: ‘West Bank Colonization’

The Irish Times and its journalist Lara Marlowe deliberately employ the word “colonization” in order to deny Jews indigenous status in the region.

Backspin
Simon Plosker

HR Book Review: Beyond the Green Line

Beyond the Green Line is the story of British immigrant to Israel, Marc Goldberg’s IDF service during the Second Intifada.

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Simon Plosker

Har Adar Terror Attack: Headline Fails

Media coverage of a terror attack at the gates to the Israeli community of Har Adar create issues of nuance over the exact location and question marks over the terror word.

News Critiques
Simon Plosker

Demolition Job: Balance and Relevant Facts Go Missing

As Israel demolishes illegally built Palestinian structures in the West Bank, The Independent’s Bethan McKernan does her own demolition job in a series of one-side stories lacking in balance and omitting relevant facts.

Down Under
Simon Plosker

Settlements Are the Only Issue for 60 Minutes

On Australian Channel 9’s 60 Minutes, Liam Bartlett produces an appallingly one-sided report on settlements using a Palestinian narrative and outright distortions.

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Daniel Pomerantz

Washington Post Slams Israel, Ignores Ethics

When discussing Israeli checkpoints The Washington Post throws professionalism out the window: in favor of slamming Israel in a shameless piece of what is essentially Palestinian propaganda, disguised as news.

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Zahava Raymond

Author’s Effort To Make Jewish History Die

An author visited the West Bank on a trip with Breaking the Silence, and wrote an essay in which she completely denies Jewish ties to Israel, while demonizing and dehumanizing Israelis – and the Irish Times promotes her hateful, false narrative.

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