August, 2018

August 17, 2018

Weekend long read

Our weekly round-up of Middle East related background reading....

August 17, 2018

The glaring omission in the BBC’s portrayal of Gaza truce negotiations

The BBC promotes a claim from a political NGO for the third time....

August 16, 2018

UKMW prompts Daily Mail correction to claim Israel violated ceasefire with Hamas

We immediately filed a complaint with Daily Mail editors, taking issue with their claim that the IDF...

August 16, 2018

BBC misleads on Gaza athletes travel

BBC audiences led to believe that Gaza athletes banned from travelling. ...

August 16, 2018

BBC Two’s Victoria Derbyshire and a non-existent political party

The standard of BBC fact-checking in evidence on BBC Two....

August 15, 2018

Reviewing BBC Radio 4 coverage of Corbyn wreath laying story – part two

A discussion about Jeremy Corbyn's pockets, conspiracy theories about doctored photos and irrelevant...

August 15, 2018

Guardian cartoon defends Jeremy Corbyn and ties Israeli leader to white supremacy

Whilst it would be wrong to blindly accuse journalists and editors of being personally antisemitic, ...

August 15, 2018

Reviewing BBC Radio 4 coverage of Corbyn wreath laying story – part one

BBC Radio 4 listeners hear Black September terrorists described as 'activists' - twice....

August 14, 2018

Over a third of BBC website’s Corbyn wreath laying report allocated to denials

Background and context missing from the BBC News website's report on the latest UK Labour party scan...

August 14, 2018

An upcoming event in London

An opportunity to hear a fascinating perspective on International Law concerning the restrictions on...