New York Times Photo Outrage

November 14, 2013 20:07 by Simon Plosker The New York Times‘ story supposedly on the fatal stabbing of Israeli soldier Eden Atias is a graphic illustration of all that is wrong with the newspaper’s Israel coverage. For starters, it is ten paragraphs down before we even learn the details of the horrific attack on Atias […]

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France Replaces USA as Great Satan

November 11, 2013 14:25 by Pesach Benson Israel and the US still not eye-to-eye on Iran. The State Department’s number 3 person, Wendy Sherman, was in Israel trying to reach an understanding with Jerusalem on the unfolding “first-step” deal with Iran. But the Times of Israel reports Sherman went home without one. Meanwhile, Benjamin Netanyahu […]

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Loewenstein’s Load of BDS BS

November 7, 2013 14:27 by Simon Plosker Writing in The Guardian’s Comment is Free, Australian anti-Israel journalist Anthony Loewenstein defends the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against charges of anti-Semitism, specifically in the context of a court case brought against an Australian academic. BDS is a comprehensive, international strategy that seeks to present Israel as a […]

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Morsi Trial Adjourns in Chaos

November 4, 2013 16:47 by Pesach Benson Today’s Top Stories • Trying to soften its image, Hamas appointed a 23 year-old woman to be its spokesperson to the Western media. Israa Al-Mudallal is a British-educated journalist who started off caught between Hamas and the Israeli media — in this case, YNet: The new spokeswoman has […]

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Hezbollah, Al-Qaida Girding For Major Offensive

October 30, 2013 17:39 by Pesach Benson Israel last night released 26 Palestinian terrorists from prison. They were welcomed with big celebrations in Ramallah and Gaza. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Netanyahu said he would expedite building projects in eastern Jerusalem as “compensation.” This includes tenders for 1,500 new homes,  a tourist center in near the City […]

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