Colour Prejudice in India

by Ranbir In India the preference for lighter skin is well known. In Bollywood lighter actresses such as Katrina Kaif find that the right skin tone outweighs talent and ignorance of Hindi. Skin lightening products do roaring trade. But what lies at the root of all this? Many people assume it is because over three […]

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Muslim Brotherhood Wins Egyptian Elections

Muslim Brotherhood Wins Egyptian Elections June 24, 2012 16:49 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. As today’s Israel Daily News Stream went to press, Egypt’s Presidential Election Commission declared Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi […]

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Al Qaida-Linked Group Claims Responsibility for Monday’s Terror Attack

Al Qaida-Linked Group Claims Responsibility for Monday’s Terror Attack June 20, 2012 15:08 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. Al-Qaida-linked group takes responsibility for Monday’s terror attack while the IDF said it killed a […]

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Pro-Israel Editor Disappears In Iraq

Pro-Israel Editor Disappears In Iraq June 21, 2012 12:03 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. The Iranian-born editor of Kurd-Israel disappeared in Iraqi Kurdistan. Point of No Return fears that Mouloud Afand was […]

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Palestinian Girl’s Death: Hamas Owns Up

Palestinian Girl’s Death: Hamas Owns Up June 20, 2012 15:25 by Simon Plosker When will the media learn? How many times have ubiquitous “Palestinian medical sources” turned out to be less than wholly reliable? In the latest example, the aforementioned Palestinian medical sources claimed that a two-year old Palestinian girl had been killed in an […]

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Egyptian Terror Strikes Israel

Egyptian Terror Strikes Israel June 18, 2012 14:28 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. Terrorists infiltrating from Egypt killed an Israeli this morning. News services were quick on the attack. Yesterday, Haaretz reported […]

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Is Hamas Interfering In Egyptian Elections?

Is Hamas Interfering In Egyptian Elections? June 17, 2012 15:11 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. Hamas is accused of planning terror attacks to influence the Egyptian elections. Haaretz reports that Egyptian […]

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Der Sturmer in the UK?

Der Sturmer in the UK? June 13, 2012 15:13 by Simon Plosker The following by HR’s Managing Editor Simon Plosker appeared originally on The Times of Israel. What would Israel do if a journalist from Der Sturmer was filing reports from inside the country? Despite the fact that there is remarkable press freedom in Israel, […]

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The Conflict As Seen by German Media

The Conflict As Seen by German Media June 7, 2012 12:50 by GuestPost In the wake of newly elected German President Joachim Gauck’s visit to Israel, this guest article was written exclusively for HonestReporting by Ulrich Sahm. Son of a well-known diplomat, Sahm was born in Bonn, Germany and grew up in London, Paris, Moscow […]

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