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Adam Levick

Adam Levick serves as Managing Editor of CiF Watch, an affiliate of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA), and is a member of the Online Antisemitism Working Group for the Global Forum to Combat Antisemitism. Adam made Aliyah from Philadelphia in 2009 and lives with his wife in Modi'in.

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Analysis

The Daily Effects of Palestinian Privilege

By Adam Levick

It is the Palestinians who should be considered “privileged” because lesser standards apply to them

Op-Eds

Suggestions for Palestinians Who Want to ‘Ease Tensions’ in Jerusalem

By Adam Levick

If you’re a Palestinian and get an urge to do something that might cause Jews to stop living-don’t!

Op-Eds

Miracle in Gaza: Power Plant the Guardian Declared “Destroyed” Comes Back to Life

By Adam Levick

Amnesty International:The crippling of the power station was “collective punishment of Palestinians”

CIFWatch

Harriet Sherwood Completely Mischaracterizes Iran Sanctions Bill

By Adam Levick

The bill (by Senator Robert Menendez, along with 58 co-sponsors) has been accurately described by multiple media sources.

CIFWatch

False Charge of ‘Palestinian Kids in Cages’ Lives On in Documentary

By Adam Levick

One Israeli media outlet steadfastly refuses to set the record straight.

CIFWatch

Guardian's Cartoon of Powerful Jews Manipulating Western Leaders

By Adam Levick

You don’t even need to believe that antisemitism is at play to be contemptuous of the extraordinary myopia displayed in the Guardian report.

CIFWatch

Harriet Sherwood Won't Reveal Shawan Jabarin Terror Ties

By Adam Levick

To learn more about the story we contacted Anne Herzberg, NGO Monitor’s legal advisor.

CIFWatch

Sounds Israeli: IDF Performs Hatikva in Sign Language

By Adam Levick

This [particular] Volunteer Soldiers’ Basic Training was extra special.

CIFWatch

Guardian Revisionism of Rouhani Holocaust Remarks

By Adam Levick

Pretending that the facts of the Holocaust are a matter of serious historical dispute is a classic rhetorical evasion.

CIFWatch

Guardian Jerusalem Syndrome: Fearing Judaisation of Temple Mount

By Adam Levick

The Palestinian Authority is condemning Jews who tour the holy site by suggesting that their visits represent a broader Israeli scheme to “Judaise” it.

CIFWatch

Zionist Big Bang Theory at the Guardian

By Adam Levick

Such framing of events in the Middle East represents more than mere hostility to Israel.

CIFWatch

Independent Legitimizes Jerusalem Ethnic Cleansing Lie

By Adam Levick

There actually has been a decline in the proportionate size of Jerusalem’s Jewish population, with an increase in the proportion of the Arab population.

CIFWatch

The List of 26 Palestinian Prisoners and their Victims

By Adam Levick

Many in the media, including the Guardian, The Independent, and the Irish Times, have whitewashed the violent and often brutal crimes of the prisoners being released.

CIFWatch

Guardian Wants 5 Million Returned to Where They Never Lived

By Adam Levick

The number of actual Palestinian refugees from the Arab-Israeli War, out of the initial 750,000 or so after the war, is estimated to be closer to 30,000.

CIFWatch

Harriet Sherwood Misleads on Religious Significance of the Kotel

By Adam Levick

Sherwood gets the significance of the Western Wall and Haram al-Sharif wrong

CIFWatch

Let's BDS Turkey!

By Adam Levick

Dear friends of the BDS movement, now is your chance to prove that you are not just shills for terrorists and Arab rejectionism.

CIFWatch

The Myth of Palestinian Prisoner Torture the Guardian Perpetuates

By Adam Levick

Such myopic and at times obsessive focus on Israeli culpability is part of a pattern at the Guardian.

CIFWatch

England Crushed by Israel’s Winning Goal in Jerusalem (Video)

By Adam Levick

England’s Under-21 football team, already eliminated from the UEFA Under-21 Finals in Israel, after losing their first two games, were beaten 1-0 by Israel in Jerusalem’s Teddy Kolleck stadium, to be left at the bottom of their group, having accumulated no points and having scored just one goal in their three group games (and that […]

CIFWatch

What the Media Won’t Tell You about ‘Palestinian Prisoners’

By Adam Levick

The language in Sherwood’s report was revised to note that it is only the Palestinians who view them as “political prisoners.”

CIFWatch

Guardian Misleads Readers on Israeli Druze

By Adam Levick

The war, if it comes, may not be a disaster, if it delivers Golan back into Syrian hands.

CIFWatch

IDF stymies Guardian’s Obsession with Conscientious Objector

By Adam Levick

Over a two month period, Sherwood has published three reports and over 1500 sympathetic words about Blanc’s case.

CIFWatch

Sounds Israeli: Idan Amedi

By Adam Levick

Israeli musician Idan Amedi was discovered on the Israeli show Kokhav Nolad.

CIFWatch

Terrorists as 'Political Prisoners': CiF Watch Prompts Guardian Correction

By Adam Levick

The Guardian has called terrorists convicted of murder or attempted murder 'political prisoners.'

CIFWatch

The 'Refugee' Slated to Win 'Arab Idol'

By Adam Levick

The Palestinian “refugee” swindle is but one of the many political derivatives of the Palestinian narrative which so often passes for serious journalism at the Guardian.

CIFWatch

Sounds Israeli: Ofra Haza

By Adam Levick

The late Ofra Haza sings "Jerusalem of Gold" in 1998.

CIFWatch

The Blood Libel Begins: The Guardian's Original Reporting on Al Dura

By Adam Levick

The Guardian took the hideous claim that the IDF fired mercilessly at a young boy until he was dead at face value, without even a hint of journalistic skepticism.

CIFWatch

Sounds Israeli: The Fools of Prophecy

By Adam Levick

A raw live version of the Israeli hit 'Ein Ani' performed in front of an IDF unit in 2012.

CIFWatch

Sounds Israeli: The Idan Raichel Project

By Adam Levick

Israeli artist Idan Raichel blends African, Latin American, Caribbean and Middle Eastern sounds.

CIFWatch

Is the Word 'Terrorism' Anti-Muslim?

By Adam Levick

The mantra that terrorism is only used in reference to Muslims has no basis in fact.

CIFWatch

Sounds Israeli: Mosh Ben-Ari

By Adam Levick

Israeli artist Moshe Ben-Ari writes music with a blend rock, soul, reggae and world music.

CIFWatch

The Guardian’s Continuing Obsession with Mordechai Vanunu

By Adam Levick

Is there really any mystery as to why Vanunu is so admired by the Guardian?

CIFWatch

Does the BBC's New Editor's Jewishness Matter?

By Adam Levick

The Guardian's report noted that "Harding, who is Jewish, will also have to leave behind the pro-Israeli line of the Times."

CIFWatch

Sounds Israeli: Rita

By Adam Levick

Rita's music reportedly became an underground hit on underground radio stations in some Muslim countries, including Iran.

CIFWatch

Sounds Israeli: Lina Makhoul Sings ‘Hallelujah’

By Adam Levick

Nineteen year-old Israeli Arab Lina Makhoul won Israel's "The Voice" reality show.

CIFWatch

Stop Labeling Judea and Samaria Residents 'Illegal'

By Adam Levick

According to the Associated Press's logic, shouldn't the terms 'illegal settler' and 'illegal settlements' also be put out of commission?

CIFWatch

Sounds like Passover: Matzah Dancing in Paris

By Adam Levick

Salsa dancing flash mob and music in Paris.

CIFWatch

Sounds Israeli: The Angelcy (Video)

By Adam Levick

Music video from the Israeli band The Angelcy of their original song, 'My Baby Boy.'

CIFWatch

How the British Media Covered Omar Misharawi’s Death

By Adam Levick

The damage done by the now iconic image of Misharawi clutching his slain child can not be ameliorated by even the clearest retractions.

CIFWatch

The Media and the 'Palestinian Only' Bus Lines

By Adam Levick

Contrary to claims made in the media, there are no ‘Palestinian only’ bus lines.

CIFWatch

The Guardian's Prisoner of the Day

By Adam Levick

Here’s what a Guardian reader casually glancing at the Palestinian “prisoner” wouldn’t have known.

CIFWatch

The Obligation to Avoid Anti-Semitic Behavior

By Adam Levick

By comparison, whites who avoid evoking anti-black narratives and imagery in America, by and large don’t bemoan the so-called “restrictions” placed on their artistic or intellectual expression.

CIFWatch

How One British Paper Commemorated Int'l Holocaust Memorial Day

By Adam Levick

Spare us your Holocaust pieties and consider honoring Jews who are still among the living.

CIFWatch

The Foreign Media's 'Rightward Shift' Never Happened

By Adam Levick

The Guardian and other foreign media invested heavily in promoting their desired political narrative of a Jewish state lurching dangerously towards the right.

CIFWatch

The Press Calls Israel Right-Wing, But Gives a Free Pass to Jordan

By Adam Levick

The Guardian’s Jordan page has absolutely nothing warning of the nation’s dangerous lurch to the extreme right abyss.

CIFWatch

What is Fatah Actually Celebrating?

By Adam Levick

Fatah is celebrating its 48th anniversary, but the group was in fact founded in 1959 which was 54 years ago. So what 1965 event are they actually celebrating?

CIFWatch

Israeli Culture Wins at the United Nations

By Adam Levick

Many commentators on the far left scolded those who would suggest a connection between culture and success – imputing racism to such arguments.

CIFWatch

Meet Egyptian Activist Maikel Nabil: Pro-democracy and Pro-Israel

By Adam Levick

Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil spent over 302 days in prison for criticizing the Egyptian Military after it took power in early 2011.

CIFWatch

‘Articles of Faith’: The Absence of Critical Thinking About 'Settlements'

By Adam Levick

Those who insist that the "settlements" represent the biggest obstacle to peace should be asked to explain why their theory doesn't match with the history.

CIFWatch

The Real Facts of the Palestinian Teen Shot for Waving a "Toy" Gun in Hevron

By Adam Levick

The Arab assailant pressed the realistic looking run it to the IDF officer's throat and further attacked other IDF officers, throwing punches and grappling with one.

CIFWatch

The Guardian Invents Israeli Airstrike on Gaza Rally

By Adam Levick

The photo caption claimed an air strike occurred during a rally on December 8th, but no Israeli strikes have occurred since November 21.

CIFWatch

Guardian Editorial Takes the Side of Morsi (or Mubarak?)

By Adam Levick

Even the Guardian's own writers criticized the Guardian's editorial.

CIFWatch

Does the Guardian Own a Map? More Claims that E-1 Cuts the 'West Bank' in Two

By Adam Levick

The Guardian was under no obligation to consult Israel before making allegations, but they could at least consult a map.

CIFWatch

Anti-Semitic Cartoons at the Guardian

By Adam Levick

For Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell, Israel is a sinister, controlling and manipulative state.

CIFWatch

On the Guardian's Opinion Section: Hamas Propoganda

By Adam Levick

IDF strikes on Nov. 18 knocked out the Hamas television stations Al Aqsa and Al Quds in Gaza, but Hamas leaders were likely not too concerned, and knew they could always count on Plan B: Propagandizing at the Guardian.

CIFWatch

Guardian Staff Perplexed by US, UK Support for Israel

By Adam Levick

Another ‘anti-Zionist head-exploding’ moment occurred when the U.S. House and Senate overwhelmingly passed non-binding resolutions backing “Israel’s right to self-defense.”

CIFWatch

Guardian's Israel Correspondent Won't Publish Hamas Brutality

By Adam Levick

On March 8, the Guardian published “International Women’s Day highlights hurdles obstructing women," (co-authored by 12 Guardian correspondents, including the paper’s Jerusalem correspondent, Harriet Sherwood), on the subjugation of women around the world. Harriet Sherwood not only ignored the egregious violation of womens’ rights in the Palestinian territories, but, instead, devoted 118 words to the alleged injustice meted out to a female Palestinian terrorist affiliated with Islamic Jihad held in an Israeli jail named Hana Shalabi.

CIFWatch

Abbas Announces 10-Month Moratorium on Jew-Hatred (Satire)

By Adam Levick

Imagine if Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced a 10-month partial freeze on incitement and antisemitism in the West Bank in a bid to restart stalled peace talks with Israel.

CIFWatch

Arabs Sending Children to Provoke and Be Killed by Israeli Soldiers

By Adam Levick

Placing innocent Palestinian children in potentially dangerous situations, cynically hoping for a media coup stemming from any overreaction by IDF soldiers, is indeed shameful. However, such provocations by the Tamimis pale in comparison to an antisemitic Palestinian political culture which consistently sends messages to their youth that martyrdom – dying, or even murdering Israeli Jews, to advance the Palestinian cause – is one of the most important political values they should aspire to.

CIFWatch

Condemning Israelis Democracy, While Serving in Knesset

By Adam Levick

The legal impunity Jamal Zahalka will continue to enjoy – the rights of citizenship, and special rights as an MK, afforded him by the very state whose existence he incites against – represents stubborn proof attesting to the continuing vitality of Israeli democracy.

CIFWatch

Locked Up Children: An Example of Anti-Israel Media Bias

By Adam Levick

On June 27, Honest Reporting revealed The Independent‘s use of the following photo to illustrate a particularly critical story on the Israeli treatment of Palestinian child detainees.

CIFWatch

UK Columnist Admits: 'Anti-Semitism Plays Some Role in Hostility Towards Israel'

By Adam Levick

There are two things Glenn Greenwald and I have in common – which is two more than I realized only an hour ago. He has the flu, according to his latest ‘Comment is Free’ post, and I have flu-like symptoms due to a recent ill-advised flu shot. The other more substantive commonality pertains to one acknowledgement in his post – one of seven miscellaneous observations by the Guardian’s new U.S. blogger.

CIFWatch

Defamation: Combating the Assault on Israel's Legitimacy at the Guardian

By Adam Levick

Benjamin Pogrund, a former South African journalist, and anti-Apartheid activist, who made Aliyah in 1997 and founded Yakar’s Centre for Social Concern, published a piece at ‘Comment is Free’ on Oct. 25 titled ‘Israel has moved to the right, but is not an apartheid state.' Pogrund refuted the recent poll on Israeli views of Arabs, and the profound distortion of the poll results, which smeared Israel with the charge of apartheid, by Gideon Levy of Ha’aretz.

CIFWatch

Guardian Columnist Concludes: Israelis Favor Apartheid

By Adam Levick

The most glaring omission by Sherwood is her broader failure, in this or other reports alleging Israeli racism, to provide similar data indicating the political views of Palestinians. This is part of a larger problem within the Guardian’s coverage of the region, which consistently fails to rigorously examine Palestinian society and mores.

CIFWatch

Israel 'Accused' of Ensuring Gazan's Had Proper Nutrition

By Adam Levick

The most interesting aspect of the Guardian/AP report on Oct. 17, ‘Israel used calorie count to limit Gaza food during the blockade,' in addition to the extremely misleading headline, is that there is little if anything in the story which demonstrates that Israel did anything improper whatsoever.

CIFWatch

UK Writer Compares Security Barrier to the Warsaw Ghetto Wall

By Adam Levick

The Observer (sister publication of the Guardian) published a review, by film critic Philip French, of the film '5 Broken Cameras,' a documentary produced by a Palestinian about his “resistance” to Israel’s security fence in Bil’in. In in addition to the story’s predictable Palestinian narrative, French writes that "Inevitably, seeing this barrier going up in Israel we think of the wall surrounding the Warsaw ghetto, the one that appeared overnight in Berlin…."

Op-Eds / CIFWatch

Arab Teachers' Rejection of Holocaust Education Highlights Arab Anti-Semitism

By Adam Levick

Rumors of a U.N. decision to introduce Holocaust studies in schools in Palestinian refugee camps run by UNRWA have outraged Jordanian teachers.

CIFWatch

Did the Guardian Just Recognize “East” Jerusalem as Part of Israel?

By Adam Levick

It’s been a tough year for the Guardian’s “research” department. Earlier in Oct., the Press Complaints Commission concluded that the Guardian’s “unequivocal statement” in their “Style Guide” that “Tel Aviv is the capital of Israel” was incorrect and therefore breached “the Editors’ Code of Practice.

CIFWatch

The Launch of BBC Watch

By Adam Levick

Fans of this blog have often asked why we do not monitor British media institutions other than the Guardian for anti-Israel bias – a query to which we have not had an answer. Until now. Recognizing the importance of the BBC in shaping world-wide opinion, a new site, BBC Watch, has been launched which will monitor BBC coverage of Israel and the Middle East.

CIFWatch

The Guardian, Muslim Rioting and ‘Cause & Effect’

By Adam Levick

An official Guardian editorial on Oct. 1, ‘In praise of the political cartoon,' commended the Egyptian newspaper Al Watan for “publishing… pictures with the message that the west misunderstands Islam," which the editorial contrasted with “Charlie Hebdo's senselessly inflammatory caricatures of the prophet Muhammad.” Charlie Hebdo is a French satirical magazine which printed a set of cartoons on Sept. 19 featuring Muhammad which included […]

CIFWatch

Ahmadinejad more Popular than Obama? Iranian News Agency Tricked by the Onion

By Adam Levick

The satirical news website, The Onion, published a story on shocking poll results, showing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - who is widely viewed with disdain in the U.S - to be more popular than President Barack Obama among rural whites in the U.S. The Iranian FARS News Agency was quick to republish the obviously fake story. When the agency realized its mistakes they claimed that "if a free opinion poll is conducted in the US, a majority of Americans would prefer anyone outside the US political system to President Barack Obama and American statesmen."

CIFWatch

Blurred Reality: Muslim Protesters' Anti-Jewish Slogans

By Adam Levick

The media has overlooked Muslim protesters' hypocrisy in protesting what they perceive as slander against them by slandering the Jews.

CIFWatch

Focus on Israeli humanitarianism: Eye from Zion

By Adam Levick

Eye from Zion, established in 2007 by Israeli businessman Nati Marcus, is a humanitarian organization dedicated to giving the gift of sight to poor people in developing countries.

CIFWatch

9-11: A Note with Five Words & Two Numbers

By Adam Levick

Randy Scott’s family believed he had died instantly on September 11, 2001. Ten years after the attack, a note thrown out the window of the South Tower shortly after impact was discovered and identified using DNA tests. It was written by Scott minutes before he perished.

Op-Eds

Put International Solidarity Movement on Trial for Rachel Corrie's Death

By Adam Levick

It is shameful that ISM will never face serious critical scrutiny for their recklessness, despite of their well-documented record of terror-abetting extremism, which ultimately took the life of Rachel Corrie.

Analysis

'Global March to Jerusalem': An Attempt to "unravel the Zionist edifice"

By Adam Levick

The broader aims of Global March to Jerusalem, according to the project’s official website, are as follows: “[To] end the Apartheid, ethnic cleansing and [racist]...Judaisation policies affecting the people, land and sanctity of Jerusalem… [which] is a crime not only against Palestinians but against all humanity.”

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