Category Archives: Media Bias

Is Ha’aretz is pulling a Scott Thomas on us?

Remember Scott Thomas? The New Republic’s crack reporter who wrote about supposed atrocities in Iraq? The one who was utterly disgraced and proven to be a liar? This Melanie Phillips article on Ha’aretz’s claims of IDF abuse in Gaza makes … Continue reading

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Major newspaper seems fated to cast Israel in the worst possible light

I suppose that the article Israeli Coalition Appears Fated to Clash With U.S. isn’t nearly as bad as the title. Still it’s got some problems. For example, early on the reporter, Howard Schneider writes: A leading contender to become defense … Continue reading

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When page A6 says something

When allegations of the IDF’s conduct first emerged, Yaacov Lozowick observed: Haaretz has just launched a series (so they say) of articles in which soldiers who fought in Gaza tell of wrongdoings. I’m linking to the first article here, and … Continue reading

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Newspapers investigate journalistic misconduct – not!

Following on the heels of the Ha’aretz report that soldiers did not abide by the IDF’s code of morality, the NYT reports Soldiers’ Accounts of Gaza Killings Raise Furor in Israel (via memeorandum) The testimonies by soldiers, leaked to the … Continue reading

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The anti-Zionist elephant

Ethan Bronner reports in After Gaza, Israel Grapples With Crisis of Isolation. But in the weeks since its Gaza war, and as it prepares to inaugurate a hawkish right-wing government, it is facing its worst diplomatic crisis in two decades. … Continue reading

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Pincus fed paranoia

I’ve blogged quite a bit about the Chas Freeman appointment, but there’s a need to post (at least) one more item. Originally when Walter PIncus wrote about Freeman’s withdrawal he took great care to emphasize the Jewish opposition to the … Continue reading

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When extremism counts and when it doesn’t

The Washington Post reported on the murders of two Israeli policemen the other night. Israeli police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said the shooting was being treated as a “nationalistic” attack, the phrase Israeli police occasionally use for political violence carried out … Continue reading

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Banality of a weasel

I suppose I should be generous to Roger Cohen. According to Roger Simon, Cohen flew out to LA on his own initiative – and dime – in order to defend his defense of the Iranian regime. But Simon writes that … Continue reading

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Pincus: Arab media confirm that omnipotent Israel lobby sunk Freeman appointment

In a remarkable bit of investigative reporting, Walter PIncus of the Washington Post confirmed his previous reporting on the withdrawn appointment of Chas Freeman to be the next head of the National Intelligence Council. As Pincus wrote in Intelligence Pick … Continue reading

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German documentary proves al-Dura was a hoax

Philippe Karsenty sent an email that was published on The Iconoclast blog that says a German documentary has thoroughly proven the Mohammed al-Dura story to be a hoax perpetrated on the world by the Palestinians, with the willing blindness (or … Continue reading

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Israel and the media: Tunnel vision, blindness, or outright bias?

Yesterday, the Israeli press carried Hassan Nasrallah’s recorded speech released on Mohammed’s birthday. It’s a pretty important speech, you would think, since Britain has recently announced that it is seeking to establish ties to Hizbullah. And it’s a very important … Continue reading

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Sderot as a symbol

The Washington Post reports on Sderot as a “symbol” Perhaps a quarter of Sderot’s population has moved away in recent years. Of the 20,000 or so residents left, anxiety and other signs of post-traumatic stress are widespread. That’s the message … Continue reading

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Roger Cohen: Straw man simplicity

Soccer Dad and Snoopy have both had their shots at Roger Cohen’s unbelievably naive column that claims that Iranian Jews are free. Now it’s my turn to reply to his response. The indignation stems from my recent column on Iranian … Continue reading

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Iran, the Jews and Roger Cohen

This is a slight modification of the NYT headline Iran, the Jews and Germany, an article by Roger Cohen. In that article Roger Cohen, NYT op-ed columnist, tries to answer his many critics regarding his series of apologetic articles on … Continue reading

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Changes in Middle East present new challenges for American reporters

The Washington Post reports, Tough Options For Clinton on Trip to Mideast, with a sub-head of “Analysts Urge Radical New Approach To Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process” What are those “tough options?” Any new peace effort would be complicated by other factors, … Continue reading

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