May, 2014

May 7, 2014

BBC Israel focus in numbers: April 2014

Below is our regular end of month count of articles appearing on the Middle East page of the BBC N...

May 7, 2014

The Independent fails to fact-check claim in story about 'Jewish State' proposal

As our posts noting CiF Watch-prompted corrections often demonstrate, beyond the UK media’s bi...

May 7, 2014

BBC ignores Hamas show of force in Ramallah

The pictures below were not taken in Hamas-ruled Gaza, but in Al Bireh, near the Palestinian Authori...

May 6, 2014

In search of Palestinians who are sickened by PA's celebration of Sbarro bomber

Cross posted from This Ongoing War, a blog edited by Arnold and Frimet Roth Yesterday’s post [...

May 6, 2014

More wind in the sails of the ‘apartheid’ trope from BBC’s Bowen

As has already been noted on these pages, the BBC’s coverage of the end of the latest round of...

May 5, 2014

Israel's Declaration of Independence read by David Ben-Gurion on May 14, 1948

As we transition from mourning to celebration, and Israel’s 66th Independence Day is now upon us, ...

May 5, 2014

Yom HaAtzmaout

Wishing a very happy Independence Day to all our readers celebrating Israel’s 66th year. ...

May 5, 2014

Israel haters arrested outside Sodastream-owned shop in Brighton.

Cross posted by London-based blogger Richard Millett As many as eight anti-Israel activists were arr...

May 5, 2014

Yom Hazikaron (Remembrance Day) at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv

Last night at 8:00 Israel came to a complete standstill when sirens wailed for one minute throughout...

May 5, 2014

Mainstreaming extremism on BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 and the British Library collaborate on the collection of recordings for ‘The Liste...