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UK Media Watch prompts Guardian and Indy revisions
As we noted recently, a Guardian article by Sian Cain (Michael Chabon witnesses ‘grievous injustice’ in occupied territories, May 6th) included the following paragraph, with background on the...
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Respected Mid-East analyst slams the Indy for publishing smear by Robert Fisk
Cross posted from Harry’s Place When The Independent went entirely online in late March, its readers (or what were left of them) received solemn undertakings that it would keep its high standards […]
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Despite Israel’s “war on human rights activists”, state gives award to...
Shulman was given the ultimate 'establishment' award - a decision approved by the putatively far-right Education Minister Naftali Bennett - despite the fact that he is just the kind of 'peace and human...
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Indy seeks the ‘wisdom’ of Juan Cole in story on Israeli government shake-up
Criticizing Lieberman is one thing. Smearing Israel by highlighting the intellectually unserious suggestion - by a commenter with a track record which includes antisemitism - that the state is on par...
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UK Media Watch prompts Indy correction to Imad Mughniyeh assassination claim
It was widely reported in early 2015 that Mughniyeh - widely believed responsible for attacks on Israeli and American targets, including the deadly 1983 attack on the US Embassy in Beirut - was killed...
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Rachel Shabi gets it wrong on Lieberman and two states
Whilst commentators are free to express skepticism over Lieberman's sincerity in supporting two states (or the feasibility, legality or ethics of what's known as 'The Lieberman Plan'), Shabi's claim...
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The Independent whitewashes the extremism of BDS
An article in the Independent by Rachel Revesz (New York governor Andrew Cuomo orders a boycott of anti-Israel movement, June 7th) included the following characterization of the BDS movement. The...
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Antisemitic trope at the Indy: Israeli minister called “bloodthirsty”
The blood-libel motif originated in the twelfth century in England and alleged that Jews needed Christian blood for their Passover service. In today’s Arab world – and in some far-left anti-Israel...
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Contrary to Indy charge, Israel INCREASED water supply to Palestinians during...
The latest smear against Israel in the British media involves a distortion used repeatedly by mainstream media outlets, NGOs and pro-Palestinian propagandists: the charge that Israel cruelly uses water...
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Indy journo on why water libel not corrected: ‘It was never reported as fact’
Yesterday, we clearly demonstrated that a report published in the Independent charging Israel with cutting off water to Palestinian towns during Ramadan was, in effect, the complete opposite of the...
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Independent and Times of London make only superficial revisions to water...
1) There have indeed been water shortages since the start of Ramadan (and since the start of the summer heat), but these were caused naturally by an increase in demand and a shortage of supply from the...
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Independent op-ed scolds Elie Wiesel for his “blind spot towards the...
Over at Israellycool, you can find a collection of tweets by some vile Israel haters vilifying Elie Wiesel on the day the world learned of his passing at age 87. The tweets, […]
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UK Media Watch prompts revision to Indy op-ed by Rachel Shabi
We previously posted about an op-ed by Rachel Shabi published in The Independent which included an extremely misleading claim concerning the position of Israel’s defense minister, Avigdor Lieberman, on...
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Obsessive criticism of Israel and its humanitarian impact in two images
Let’s begin by stating what should be obvious: Israel, like all countries, should not of course be immune to criticism. However, those of us who comment on the disproportionate criticism the Jewish […]
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You may have missed it, but Palestinian terrorists tried to kill Jews again
One of the benefits of our transition from focusing entirely on the Guardian to monitoring all UK media outlets is that we’re now better able to contextualize Israel related news reports and […]
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Indy’s snapshot of Israel: War crimes, racism and misogyny
If you were to glance at the Israel page of the Independent on Sept. 7th, this is what you would have seen. In summary: Two articles pertain to accusations of war crimes […]
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Indy is fourth UK news site this year forced to correct claim that Tel Aviv...
This represents at least the fourth British media correction this year to a false claim that Tel Aviv is Israel's capital.
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Independent cherry-picks Dutch PM’s comments on BDS
Once again, the Indy has exaggerated the impact of BDS and significantly skewed the facts to reinforce the increasingly absurd narrative that Jerusalem is facing 'increasing international isolation'.
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Indy headline packs powerful propagandistic punch
Though the Indy article included information on the attempted suicide in the fifth paragraph of the article, if you were to merely read the headline and strap line, you'd be forgiven for believing that...
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The Independent places the Temple Mount in “Palestine”
An article published earlier in the month at Indy100 (The Independent’s BuzzFeed–style website featuring ‘click bait’ and viral content) highlighting photos from around the world of Muslims celebrating...
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