In support of Jews goin’ rogue
“Is it possible that the whole world is wrong and [the Jews] are right?” – Ahad Ha-‘Am, 1893 (about the blood libels) – Kofi…
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BBC promotion of the ‘targeting the media’ myth
One of the central themes promoted by some BBC journalists and editors during and after Operation ‘Pillar of Cloud’ was the notion that Israel…
Wishful thinking: a BBC view of ‘global sentiment’
The BBC News website’s Middle East page had a ditsy little headline on its homepage of December 3rd: Turning Tide UN vote offers snapshot…
Two footballers cited by Chris McGreal as endorsers of anti-Israel petition flatly deny signing it
H/T Raphael The Guardian’s Chris McGreal published a story (‘Footballers condemn plans to hold U21 European Championship in Israel‘) on Nov. 30 about a…
A Guardian Left extremist mourns Israel’s continued existence
A guest post by AKUS If we could vote on it, I suspect that his Nov. 30 essay at CiF, The UN vote to recognise…
Does the Guardian own a map? Op-Ed falsely claims E-1 would cut West Bank in two
On December 3, we demonstrated that Harriet Sherwood’s allegation that proposed Israeli construction in the area of land (known as E-1) between Jerusalem and Ma’aleh…
The strange story of a complaint to the BBC
Readers no doubt remember the report carried here at BBC Watch about an edition of the BBC Radio 5 programme ‘5 live Drive’ from November…
BBC advances Palestinian narrative on ‘E1’
In no fewer than three articles currently available on the BBC News website’s Middle East page, we find the promotion of the narrative according…
Harriet Sherwood falsely claims Israeli construction will cut E. Jerusalem off from West Bank
H/T Tamar Harriet Sherwood’s Dec. 3 report, ‘UK summons Israeli ambassador over settlement plan’, repeats a disproven allegation concerning the alleged injurious impact to Palestinians of…
Undiluted propaganda from the BBC’s Jon Donnison
Definitions and descriptions of propaganda inevitably include the use of selected information – including by continuing misrepresentation, selective use of facts and the use…