Defecting Syrian Diplomat Tells All July 17, 2012 16:35 by Pesach Benson Everything you need to know about today’s coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Today’s Top Stories: 1. Today’s Zaman: Turkey’s credibility with NATO is taking a hit as the army backtracks on what caused the […]
Bob Costas to “Call Out” IOC Over Minute of Silence July 19, 2012 14:11 by Pesach Benson Everything you need to know about today’s coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Today’s Top Stories: 1. Suicide bomber kills eight Israeli tourists in Bulgaria. Blame centers on the usual […]
BBC Olympic Coverage Declares East Jerusalem as Palestinian Capital July 19, 2012 13:34 by Simon Plosker The BBC Sport website’s coverage of the forthcoming London Olympic games features country profiles of all of the competing nations. Every other country profile includes a listed capital city. All except for Israel. This even includes “Palestine” where the BBC […]
UNESCO Inaugurates Academic Chair at Hamas U. July 12, 2012 16:25 by Pesach Benson Everything you need to know about today’s coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Today’s Top Stories: 1. UNESCO inaugurated a science chair at Gaza’s Islamic University — better known as Hamas U. Haaretz […]
Extraordinary Letter Reveals Dissent Within Iran’s Revolutionary Guards July 15, 2012 14:15 by Pesach Benson Everything you need to know about the weekend coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Today’s Top Stories: 1. The House Foreign Affairs Committee’s held hearings on PA corruption. The Washington Free Beacon […]
UN Fixation On Israel Gives Assad Free Pass July 3, 2012 17:35 by Pesach Benson Everything you need to know about today’s coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Today’s Top Stories: 1. UN talks on the international weapons trade have stalled over Palestinian participation; AFP reports that diplomats are using the […]
Op-Ed: BBC Exposes Its Mideast Bias? July 2, 2012 12:08 by Simon Plosker This opinion piece by HR Managing Editor Simon Plosker is republished courtesy of The Commentator. In 2004, the BBC conducted a thorough internal review of its coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The contents of the Balen Report, authored by Malcolm Balen were never released to the […]
UNESCO Gives Palestinians the Church of the Nativity July 1, 2012 14:55 by Pesach Benson Everything you need to know about the weekend coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Today’s Top Stories: 1. UNESCO gave the Church of the Nativity “World Heritage” status. I wish CNN coverage […]
Reuters Cowed By PA While Police Rough Up Photographer July 2, 2012 19:31 by Pesach Benson Everything you need to know about today’s coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Today’s Top Stories: 1. A Reuters photographer covering a Ramallah demonstration was horribly roughed up by PA police. But Where’s […]
The BBC In Its Own Words: “We Made a Mistake” June 26, 2012 15:47 by Simon Plosker In March 2011, the BBC’s coverage or, rather, lack of coverage of the brutal murders of the Fogel family generated outrage as well as shock and grief that an Israeli family, including a three-month old baby girl, could […]
