June 5, 2014 15:41 by Pesach Benson According to Buzzfeed, the US has been talking to Hamas through back channels — oh, for the last six months. Sheera Frenkel’s source is anonymous, and the State Dept. denies the story, so judge for yourself: During the talks, Hamas gave assurances that allowed the U.S. to support […]
May 29, 2014 16:05 by Simon Plosker Lauren Booth, journalist, Islamist and Dishonest Reporter of the Year for 2008 (and sister-in-law of former British PM Tony Blair) has a long and disturbing track record when it comes to Israel. Now, for some reason only known to herself, she decided to include HonestReporting in this Twitter […]
May 7, 2014 15:21 by Pesach Benson Haaretz obtained a copy of a letter (pdf format) suggesting hard proof that the Palestinians deliberately sabotaged peace efforts. The letter was written by Israeli national security adviser Joseph Cohen to a number of foreign diplomats: Attached to the letter, a copy of which has been obtained by […]
May 11, 2014 14:13 by Pesach Benson Newsweek followed up on last week’s controversial article about alleged Israeli spying on the US. The main buzz: Israel tried to spy on Al Gore’s bathroom. One of Newsweek’s sources, retired CIA officer Paul Pillar — according to Algemeiner – supports BDS. As for the other sources, reporter Jeff […]
May 4, 2014 11:48 by Simon Plosker Only days before Israel celebrates 66 years since independence, it’s no surprise that The Guardian is focusing on “Remembering the Nakba” by profiling the Zochrot non-governmental organization (NGO): Maps, leaflets and posters explain the work of Zochrot – Hebrew for “Remembering”. The organisation’s mission is to educate Israeli Jews about […]
April 23, 2014 13:31 by Simon Plosker An article in The Economist, ”The final fizzling of negotiations,” contained the following sentence in reference to the murder of Baruch Mizrahi, fired on by a Palestinian terrorist on his way to a Passover Seder: The next day a Palestinian gunman fired on cars on a nearby road restricted […]
April 23, 2014 15:29 by Pesach Benson Ukraine separatists said holding American-Israeli journalist: Simon Ostrovsky, of Vice News, hasn’t been seen since Monday. The “people’s mayor” of Slaviansk insists that Ostrovsky is now helping the separatists, but judging from the reporter’s last tweet from a separatist press conference, that’s a pretty dubious claim. More at The Wire.
April 13, 2014 15:48 by Simon Plosker Disowned by his university and branded a traitor by his fellow Palestinians. This after a professor took 27 college students on a trip to the Auschwitz concentration camp as part of a project to teach empathy and tolerance. The Washington Post takes up the story: [Professor] Dajani said […]
April 7, 2014 16:40 by Jeremy Zauder Our 2014 Q1 Report (click here to view or download) contains highlights from January through March, including: Media Corrections Fighting BDS: Scarlett Johansson and SodaStream Social Media Backing the Australian Jewish Community Against Four Corners Taking on an Irish Anti-Semite Interns Additional Staff Media Appearances TVEyes Joe Hyams […]
March 30, 2014 17:35 by Pesach Benson The UN Human Rights Council had a busy weekend of Israel-bashing. Not only did the council pass five resolutions slamming Israel, it also nominated a Christine Chinkin — a professor with her own ignoble history — for a key human rights monitoring position. See below for more on this […]
