Posted on Sat, April 9, 2011 at 14:21 pm CEST
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Who Won’t Talk? The Palestinian Authority, Not Israel

The effort to make Israel look bad is simply ridiculous. But even in this context, the following lead paragraph caught my eye… Continue reading

Topics: Germany • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Media Bias • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process 
Posted on Sat, April 9, 2011 at 02:48 am CEST
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Some European Intellectuals Go Insane With Hatred

People in English-speaking countries are often horrified and outraged by what’s published in their language’s mass media… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Barry Rubin • Europe • Media Bias • Netherlands • Pro-Palestinianism 
Posted on Mon, April 4, 2011 at 19:09 pm CEST
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Why Contemporary Media Is So Bad

A reader asks me: But why is media reporting so bad (obviously with many honorable exceptions). I first wrote on this topic… Continue reading

Topics: Media Bias • Miscellaneous • Multiculturalism • The Media • United States of America 
Posted on Sun, February 27, 2011 at 15:08 pm CET
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Israel-Bashing: The Al-Jazeera Mirror

American journalists on the ground in the Mid-East these past few weeks, elbow-to-elbow with al-Jazeera reporters like never before… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Arab Spring • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Media Bias 
Posted on Mon, February 21, 2011 at 21:59 pm CET
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My Adventures with NPR: A Case Study of Media as Political Warfare Operation

Here’s an experience that I think is very revealing. I was asked by an NPR program to be interviewed on the situation in Egypt… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Media Bias • The Media • United States of America 
Posted on Sat, February 5, 2011 at 21:15 pm CET
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Upside-Down Journalism: Don’t Believe What You See in International News Media

The weak point here is not what Israel says or does — since even documented reports are ignored or ridiculed — but the credulity, unprofessional behavior, and sometimes malice of the journalists involved… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Media Bias • The Media • The Middle East 
Posted on Mon, January 24, 2011 at 13:49 pm CET
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The “Palestine Papers”: Fabrication of the Day

Several people have asked me what I think about the new “Palestine Papers” which have been “obtained” (that means the PA gave it to them) by al-Jazira, the Guardian, and perhaps others, in imitation of Wikileaks… Continue reading

Topics: Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Media Bias • Palestine Papers • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process 
Posted on Wed, January 5, 2011 at 12:58 pm CET
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HonestReporting: Palestinians Caught in Another Libel?

Honestreporting issued a communique questioning the reports of mainstream media outlets on the death of a Palestinian woman allegedly killed by inhaling tear gas during a protest against Israel’s security barrier… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Media Bias 
Posted on Mon, November 1, 2010 at 17:05 pm CET
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Political Correctness and the TV Anchors

As usual, a nice cartoon by Dry Bones about how TV anchors are concerned about political correctness when talking about mail bombs like those that were mailed to synagogues in Chicago by al-Qaeda jihadists in Yemen… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Semitism • Anti-Zionism • Islamophobia • Media Bias • Satire 
Posted on Fri, October 15, 2010 at 16:09 pm CEST
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Islamophobia Or Dupophobia?

This is a new cartoon by Yaakov Kirschen on Islamophobia. It’s of course satire, but his insight and humor is pointing out how media is biased on Israeli Issues and how political correctness is denying true criticism of Islam… Continue reading

Topics: Islamophobia • Media Bias • Satire 
Posted on Wed, August 4, 2010 at 23:08 pm CEST
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The Lebanon-Israel Border Incident Was Planned Ambush at Israeli Territory

Conclusive evidence shows that the Lebanese army staged a planned ambush on the IDF in Israeli territory and invited media to film the lethal attack on the IDF Tuesday… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Hezbollah • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Lebanon 
Posted on Tue, August 3, 2010 at 23:52 pm CEST
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After Lebanon Border Ambush, Reuters Published False Anti-Israel Propaganda

Here’s what happened this morning along the so-called Blue Line, the internationally recognized UN-codified border between Israel and Lebanon. Israeli soldiers were… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Hezbollah • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Lebanon • Media Bias • United Nations 
Posted on Thu, July 15, 2010 at 18:30 pm CEST
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France Banning Al-Aqsa TV for Inciting Hatred and Encouraging Terrorism

The French government is banning Hamas’ Al-Aqsa TV for inciting hatred and encouraging terrorism. Hamas denounced the French government’s decision… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Semitism • Anti-Zionism • France • Hamas • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Israel • Jew-Hatred • The Media 
Posted on Thu, July 15, 2010 at 16:17 pm CEST
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How Should Media Handle Conflict?

Would mainstream media mavens be willing to discuss their practices and listen to critics? Will discussions like this change anything in terms of how stories about conflicts are framed and phrased… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Britain • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Media Bias • Peace Process • The Media • The Middle East 
Posted on Sun, July 4, 2010 at 23:38 pm CEST
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Mainstreaming the Extremists; Marginalizing the Moderates

Evidence changes, dislikes stay the same. Radicals become moderate; moderates become radical. Israel-bashers know what they are against even if they don’t know why. Perhaps they don’t care why… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Israel • The Media • United States of America 
Posted on Mon, June 28, 2010 at 11:32 am CEST
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The Free Gaza Movement and its Political Agenda

Free Gaza played an important role in the coalition of organizations which orchestrated the latest flotilla, even though the dominant force was the Turkish IHH. Free Gaza started sending aid flotillas to… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Gaza Flotillas and Convoys • Humanitarian Aid • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Israel 
Posted on Thu, June 10, 2010 at 13:22 pm CEST
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Meet the Foreign Press Head

Do you wonder why foreign press reports about Israel are so skewed? Meet Conny Mus, the Dutch chairman of the Foreign Press Association in Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Zionism • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Gaza Flotillas and Convoys • Israel • Media Bias • The Media 
Posted on Tue, June 8, 2010 at 11:06 am CEST
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Canadian TV Falsely Implying Israel is Responsible for the Death of Gaza Babies?

Another example of the insanity and profound anti-Israel bias currently gripping mass media all over the world. If it can be blamed on Israel, it’s the world’s lead news… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Zionism • Canada • Gaza and Westbank • Humanitarian Aid • Israel • Media Bias 
Posted on Mon, June 7, 2010 at 09:45 am CEST
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Media Bias: Did Reuters Crop Photo’s to Show the Mavi Marmara Militants Unarmed?

The Turkish newspaper Hürriyet published some recovered photo’s (from memory cards) showing armed militants (with knives and metal rods) dragging injured soldiers below deck. Some reports said they wanted to take the injured soldiers hostage and use them as a bargain to stop the Israel navy take control… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Gaza Flotillas and Convoys • Global Jihad • Israel • Media Bias • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, June 6, 2010 at 21:07 pm CEST
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Flotilla Activists Linked to Al-Qaeda, Hamas and Other Terror Organizations

The Israel Defense Forces revealed on Sunday that five of the pro-Palestinian activists aboard the Turkish-flagged ship it intercepted last week en route to the Gaza Strip have links to the Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Gaza Flotillas and Convoys • Global Islam • Global Jihad • Hamas • Israel 
Posted on Sat, June 5, 2010 at 16:41 pm CEST
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Overview of The Pre-Planned Violence During Israel Navy Interception of Mavi Marmara

Clip produced by official Israeli sources, describing the Israeli Navy’s interception of the Mari Marmara, which met with violence on the part of the IHH-sponsored activists… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Gaza Flotillas and Convoys • Global Jihad • Islamofascism • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Jew-Hatred 
Posted on Fri, June 4, 2010 at 11:08 am CEST
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The Gaza Flotilla Issue: Logic and Truth

The inability of much of the world to comprehend the new form of propaganda as well as terrorism warfare, the nature of revolutionary Islamism, and the nature of a moderate and democratic Israel, among other things… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Gaza Flotillas and Convoys • Israel • The Media 
Posted on Thu, June 3, 2010 at 20:23 pm CEST
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The Media’s Skewed Gaza Flotilla Coverage

Live report from Ashdod examining how the media skewed the Gaza Flotilla event to portray Israel as the aggressors… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza Flotillas and Convoys • Israel • The Media