The Guardian Invents Israeli Airstrike on Gaza Rally
The photo caption claimed an air strike occurred during a rally on December 8th, but no Israeli strikes have occurred since November 21.
On the Guardian’s Opinion Section: Hamas Propoganda
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.
Postcard from Israel: Tel Lachish
The site of Tel Lachish shows evidence of human habitation in Israel spanning many different historic periods over thousands of years.
The Blood Libel Begins: The Guardian’s Original Reporting on Al Dura
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.
Locked Up Children: An Example of Anti-Israel Media Bias
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.
Focus on Israeli humanitarianism: Eye from Zion
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.
Sounds Israeli: Ofra Haza
The late Ofra Haza sings "Jerusalem of Gold" in 1998.
Guardian Revisionism of Rouhani Holocaust Remarks
Pretending that the facts of the Holocaust are a matter of serious historical dispute is a classic rhetorical evasion.
What Word will be Missing from BBC Report on Sentencing of Hamas Terrorists?
Despite the BBC reporting the sentencing of Hamas terrorists convicted for murdering 2 Israelis in a planned terror attack, the words 'terror, terrorist or terrorism' do not appear once in the report
Does the Guardian Own a Map? More Claims that E-1 Cuts the ‘West Bank’...
The Guardian was under no obligation to consult Israel before making allegations, but they could at least consult a map.
Sounds like Passover: Matzah Dancing in Paris
Salsa dancing flash mob and music in Paris.
The Guardian’s Prisoner of the Day
Here’s what a Guardian reader casually glancing at the Palestinian “prisoner” wouldn’t have known.
Postcard from Israel – Mazkeret Batya
There are not many places in the Middle East (or in Britain, for that matter) in which one can still find an old fashioned British red telephone box with a working phone. In Mazkeret Batya, south-east of Rehovot, there is exactly that – a remnant from the days of the British Mandate – on the main street of the moshava, next to the museum.
Postcard from Israel: Machane Yehuda Market
Machane Yehuda market in Jerusalem has its roots back in the late nineteenth century when it was known as Shuk Beit Ya’acov after the nearby neighbourhood of the same name which was established in 1885. Two years later, the Machane Yehuda neighbourhood was built and the market continued to grow. Under British Mandate rule the market was given a make-over, permanent stalls and roofing were built and the new name caught on.
The Rocket Barrage on Southern Isael
Earlier, I took part in a briefing with Lt. Col. Avital Leibovich of the IDF Spokesman’s unit regarding the intensified rocket fire upon the south of Israel over the past few hours, which –at the time of writing – the Guardian has not yet seen fit to report. Lt. Col. Leibovich reported that 68 rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip in the past twelve hours. Two foreign nationals – farm workers from the Kissufim area – were critically wounded by rocket fire and three or four additional civilians are suffering from lighter injuries. Several homes have been damaged.
Israeli Culture Wins at the United Nations
Many commentators on the far left scolded those who would suggest a connection between culture and success – imputing racism to such arguments.
Guardian’s Israel Correspondent Won’t Publish Hamas Brutality
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.
Guardian Columnist Concludes: Israelis Favor Apartheid
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.
UK Columnist Admits: ‘Anti-Semitism Plays Some Role in Hostility Towards Israel’
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.
Defamation: Combating the Assault on Israel’s Legitimacy at the Guardian
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.
England Crushed by Israel’s Winning Goal in Jerusalem (Video)
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...
Harriet Sherwood Won’t Reveal Shawan Jabarin Terror Ties
To learn more about the story we contacted Anne Herzberg, NGO Monitor’s legal advisor.
The ‘Refugee’ Slated to Win ‘Arab Idol’
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.
Stop Labeling Judea and Samaria Residents ‘Illegal’
According to the Associated Press's logic, shouldn't the terms 'illegal settler' and 'illegal settlements' also be put out of commission?
Postcard from Israel: Winter Fruits and Flowers
Winter flowers are already blooming, led of course by the dainty little Persian Cyclamen (Rakefet).
The Guardian, Muslim Rioting and ‘Cause & Effect’
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...
The Launch of BBC Watch
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.
Sounds Israeli: Rita
Rita's music reportedly became an underground hit on underground radio stations in some Muslim countries, including Iran.
Israel ‘Accused’ of Ensuring Gazan’s Had Proper Nutrition
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.
Independent Legitimizes Jerusalem Ethnic Cleansing Lie
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.