December 2nd will mark two years since the Mount Carmel forest fire disaster in which 44 people died, including members of the Israeli Prison Service, a bus driver, members of the Israeli […]
Postcard from Israel – Mount Carmel
Hanan Ashrawi lies at ‘Comment is Free’ about homes for ‘Jews only’ in Jerusalem
Hanan Ashrawi’s ‘Comment is Free’ essay on Nov. 29, ‘Supporting Palestine today at the UN is a vote for peace in the Middle East‘, included these opening passages: “It might seem stating […]
65 years ago today: Guardian misses one key element of 1947 UN partition
Today is the 65th anniversary of the passage of UN General Assembly Resolution 181 on the future status of British ruled Palestine. The Guardian’s Picture of the Day, Nov. 29, in recognition of this […]
CST report on antisemitic discourse slams the Guardian: Singles out Orr and McGreal
The CST, the official body advising the UK Jewish community on matters of security and antisemitism, just released a comprehensive report on antisemitic discourse in the UK for 2011 and singled out the Guardian for opprobrium. In […]
Surprise, surprise! Jon Donnison’s fauxtographic Tweet partner is a Guardian journalist
In a BBC Watch post which went viral – the effects of which are still reverberating today – Hadar Sela reported on a Tweet by BBC Gaza correspondent Jon Donnison with a photo he […]
Why any Israeli can be murdered by Palestinian terrorists, as explained by Chris McGreal
A guest post by Richard Millett Meet Abu Jindal and Abu Nizar. Up until fairly recent times they might have been fixing cars for Israelis. Nizar’s father even “had good things to […]
Guardian readers editor criticizes Steve Bell cartoon for evoking antisemitic stereotypes
On Nov. 16, we posted about a political cartoon in the Guardian by Steve Bell, Nov. 15, depicting British foreign minister, and former PM Tony Blair, as puppets being controlled by Israeli […]
Seumas Milne tells thousands at London rally that Palestinians have a right to kill Israelis
On Nov. 20 at ‘Comment is Free’ the Guardian’s Associate Editor, Seumas Milne, explicitly justified the murder of Israelis by Palestinian terrorists, while simultaneously arguing that, as an occupying power, Israel has […]
Why did the Guardian change a headline originally suggesting Hamas culpability?
Nabila Ramdani’s essay at ‘Comment is Free’ (Israel’s Gaza bombardment has put Palestine at the top of the agenda, Nov. 23), about the aftermath of the Gaza war arrives at quite predictable […]
Lies of omission and commission: Chris McGreal’s propaganda from Gaza
Chris McGreal doesn’t like Israel. That’s his right. However, as a journalist he and his editors have a duty to ensure that information disseminated is honestly conveyed, accurate and fair. Chris McGreal’s report, Palestinians count […]
Postcard from Israel – Bahan
Kibbutz Bahan in the Hefer Valley in central Israel is the site of a park named ‘Utopia‘ which houses, among many other things, a wonderful collection of orchids – some 20,000 in […]
Minutes after Tel Aviv terror attack, Glenn Greenwald praises Seumas Milne’s defense of ‘armed resistance’
At a little past noon today a terrorist attacked Israeli civilians on a bus traveling through Central Tel Aviv, injuring 21. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack. Here are a few highlights […]
Terrorist attack in Tel Aviv injures 21
Per the Jerusalem Post. “A terrorist blew up [the #142] bus on Shaul Hamelech Street in Tel Aviv around noon Wednesday. Police confirmed that the explosion was a terrorist attack, although Channel […]
Guardian claims Hamas scored political points from photo of Egypt PM cradling dead baby
An official Guardian editorial (Gaza: storm before the quiet, Nov. 21) on talks of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas cited legitimate claims of victory both sides could make if a truce is […]
The Guardian’s Seumas Milne defends Palestinians’ right to kill Israelis
Guardian Associate Editor Seumas Milne just published an essay at ‘Comment is Free’ brimming with anger at Israel, and crowing about the glory of Hamas “resistance”. In ‘Palestinians have the right to […]
A glimpse of life near the Gaza border: #IsraelUnderFire
I spent the day participating in a media tour of Sderot and other Israeli towns close to the border with Gaza. The day included a security briefing, several Code Red (Tzeva Adom) […]
BBC’s Jon Donnison Tweets malicious fauxtography
This is cross posted by Hadar Sela, who originally posted this piece at our sister site, BBC Watch Among the recent Tweets on the BBC Gaza correspondent Jon Donnison’s Twitter timeline we find this: […]
Huffington Post Promotes Anti-Semitic Cartoonist, Carlos Latuff
Cross posted by Matt at Huffington Post Monitor The Huffington Post, allegedly a mainstream, balanced news media outlet, has covered and promoted the work of anti-Semitic cartoonist Carlos Latuff. The Huffington Post, its […]
The Dead Baby War: Fisking Max Fisher
Cross posted by Richard Landes at Augean Stables under the full title: “The Dead Baby War: Reflections on Palestinian Thanatography and Western Stupefication”. Max Fisher, formerly of the Atlantic Monthly, now the WaPo’s “foreign […]
Guernica, Gaza and the Guardian
The following letter was not only chosen by editors at the Guardian as worthy of publication on Nov. 18., but even was featured in the title. What Leslie, a supporter of […]
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