Clik here to view.
There’s room at the Inn: More evidence Catherine Philp misled on Bethlehem
In our post on Dec. 25, we commented on a tendentious and highly misleading story published by Catherine Philp at The Times (Settlements choke peace in little town of Bethlehem) which argued that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Daily Mail distorts Scarlett Johansson quote to impute greed to SodaStream role
We typically don’t spend too much time monitoring the Daily Mail, but the tabloid had a story about the Scarlett Johansson/SodaStream row which is worth a quick look. As you may recall, Johansson...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CiF Watch prompts correction to false Indy claim that US views settlements as...
A Feb. 2 story at The Independent by Jonathan Owen, titled ‘Scarlett Johansson split with Oxfam may deter celebrity charity work‘, included the following passage: One of SodaStream’s main factories is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Fisking’ Robert Fisk’s latest on Israel: distortions, half-truths and...
Robert Fisk isn’t very happy with the latest “betrayal of the Palestinians”, which is how he characterizes the US decision to temporarily end their aggressive engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Guardian editorial predictably embraces ‘settlement root cause theory’.
Though the Guardian fancies itself ‘the world’s leading liberal voice‘, a fair analysis of the paper’s editorial stance on a myriad of issues suggests an institutional failure to adhere to two...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Despite Economist claim, ‘fanatical settlement’ of Kochav Ya’ir is neither...
(See UPDATE on this post below) While the UK media (much like its US counterpart) often employ euphemisms – and often wild rhetorical somersaults – to avoid passing ‘value judgments’ on Palestinian...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CiF Watch prompts Indy correction to claim that abducted teens were ‘settlers’
Yesterday, we posted about a Guardian report co-authored by Peter Beaumont which included a false and characteristically tendentious reference to the three Israeli youths abducted by Palestinian...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Economist is latest media outlet to falsely claim the 3 kidnapped teens are...
An article in the print edition of the Economist on June 21 titled ‘Stirring Bad Blood‘ included false claims in the opening and final sentences. Here’s the first sentence of the anonymous report: THE...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bizarre claim in the Guardian: ‘Red roofs are mandatory in Israeli settlements’
‘What can ‘forensic architecture’ reveal about the conflict in Gaza?‘, Guardian, Sept 1, focuses on the Haifa-born, London educated architect Eyal Weizman, evidently famous in some circles as the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A review of BBC News website coverage of UNSC resolution 2334
This is a cross post from BBC Watch. Events at the UN Security Council received generous coverage on the BBC News website on December 23rd and 24th. BBC audiences found articles relating […]
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK media note construction of Jewish homes in “east” Jerusalem; ignore new...
Are Israeli homes built across the green line only considered "illegal settlement construction" when the homes are built for Jews?
View ArticleClik here to view.
UKMW prompts correction relating to this question: How many settlements are...
Whatever one’s views on Israeli construction across the green line, the narrative often advanced in the UK media – of new settlements expanding at ‘a record pace’, eating away at ‘huge swaths’ of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK media obfuscate ‘stunning’ US shift on settlements and peace
The White House expressed the view that the overwhelming majority of settlement construction is not an impediment to peace. However, most UK media reports on the announcement instead focused on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Three facts the Guardian didn’t reveal in their report on Jerusalem...
These errors and omissions represent a pattern by Beaumont, in which he fails to distinguish between homes built within existing Jerusalem neighborhoods and West Bank settlements (which would almost...
View ArticleMore inadequate BBC reports on the Airbnb story
The BBC continues to fail to provide audiences with the full range of information necessary for understanding of the Airbnb story.
View Article