Hi Ho Hari: Plagiarizing Columnist Suspended

Hi Ho Hari: Plagiarizing Columnist Suspended Johann Hari HonestReporting and Independent columnist Johann Hari have something of a history: In 2008, Hari compared Israel to excrement: ““Whenever I try to mouth these words [of reassurance for Israel], a remembered smell fills my nostrils. It is the smell of shit.” In the same opinion piece, he […]

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South African Watchdog Declares Israel an Apartheid State

South African Watchdog Declares Israel an Apartheid State The accusation that Israel is an “apartheid state” is a deliberate misuse of language as part of a larger strategy to erode the Israeli state’s legitimacy and deserves to be confronted. This is particularly true when it occurs in South Africa where the term “apartheid” carries extra emotional and […]

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Terminally Ill: Medical Journal Infected With Anti-Israel Bias

Terminally Ill: Medical Journal Infected With Anti-Israel Bias The UK medical journal, The Lancet, has returned to its annual Israel-bashing issue exploring health conditions in the Palestinian territories. Last year, the journal employed active supporters of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel as supposedly expert commentators on the situation, which earned it […]

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MK Shills For Anti-Semite in Guardian

MK Shills For Anti-Semite in Guardian Raed Salah Those who accuse Israel of being an “apartheid” state are often silenced by the revelation that Israeli Arabs have their own political parties and are elected to Israel’s parliament, the Knesset. Even more astounding to the uneducated is the tolerance of the Israeli democratic system that allows […]

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Libya Coverage Exposes Media Double Standards

Libya Coverage Exposes Media Double Standards With the turmoil and upheaval in the Middle East, it is always interesting to examine how the media is covering events compared with coverage of Israel. Particularly in a situation where Western nations are involved in a military campaign, as in the case of Libya, it can be enlightening […]

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Sleeping Dogs Don’t Lie – But the Press Does

Sleeping Dogs Don’t Lie – But the Press Does UPDATE: Hours after publishing this critique, the BBC published a separate followup reflecting Maariv’s apology, while the Daily Telegraph removed the story from its website. We wait for AFP and YNet News to correct the record as well. UPDATE 2: The BBC’s response is simply unacceptable. Find […]

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HR Comment: Media Crossing the Line

HR Comment: Media Crossing the Line This opinion piece by HR Managing Editor Simon Plosker was originally published on YNet News on 22 July 2011. “We are in a battle, and more than half of this battle is taking place in the battlefield of the media.” So said Al-Qaeda’s new leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in November […]

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Leaked: Assad Regime Tied to Israel Border Riots

Leaked: Assad Regime Tied to Israel Border Riots We criticized the media for taking Syrian propaganda at face value in the wake of incidents on the Israeli-Syrian border. Unverified casualty figures were broadcast despite their being based solely on Syrian claims. Despite the media’s romanticism for a story of Palestinian “refugees” attempting to return to […]

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Miami Lies: Herald Publishes Apartheid Smear Op-Ed

Miami Lies: Herald Publishes Apartheid Smear Op-Ed The Miami Herald has seen fit to publish an op-ed by Samah Sabawi who is described as a policy advisor for Al-Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network. A look at Al-Shabaka’s website reveals the organization: provides a platform for diverse Palestinian viewpoints within the framework of the vision and […]

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