Economist

November 30, 2016

UKMW prompts Economist correction – retracts false claim on ‘Arabic song ban’

Yesterday, we posted about an article titled: ‘The Economist Explains: The status of Arabic speake...

November 29, 2016

The Economist bizarrely alleges ‘decades-long Israeli ban on Arabic songs’ (UPDATE)

A Nov. 27th article in The Economist titled 'The Economist Explains: The status of Arabic speakers i...

July 25, 2016

Economist evokes Al Durah in depiction of ‘inevitable’ Palestinian violence

Though Economist editors (and cartoonists) no doubt fancy themselves sophisticated and progressive, ...

March 3, 2016

Economist unable to view Israel’s minorities as anything other than victims

What are the obligations of citizens in a democracy? For many, so accustomed to the media’s &#...

January 20, 2016

The Economist: “Israelis seem especially susceptible to hysteria”.

A 2012 Economist article claimed that Israelis and their Prime Minister fears Iran because they suf...

December 31, 2015

“Sophisticated” Economist revives facile cartoon smearing Israel

The following cartoon was posted yesterday on the Facebook page of The Economist: The cartoon was or...

October 28, 2015

Economist tries out new euphemism for malevolent terrorists: “Restive” Palestinians

As some news headlines on the recent Arab terror spree have demonstrated, the media’s capacit...

August 31, 2015

Economist fails to question film’s claim that 70% of IDF ‘atrocity’ testimony was censored

“A movie theater isn’t the ideal setting for forensic analysis of something so complex as a ...

August 7, 2015

UK Media Watch prompts Economist correction on Palestinian casualty stats

An Economist article (What is the Palestinian Authority for?) included the following claim: THE men ...

May 17, 2015

Economist editor questions the morality of American Jews who support Israel

The Economist published a column in the magazine’s Democracy in America blog criticizing a ...