Bethan McKernan

September 6, 2017

UKMW prompts Indy correction to story about 2006 Gaza beach incident

Editors at The Independent upheld our complaint about two misleading claims in an article focusing...

August 17, 2017

Indy story on Halamish terrorist cites part of his last Facebook post, but omits antisemitic bit

Similarly, al-Abed's apparent belief that Jews are subhuman certainly at least partially explains h...

August 7, 2017

Independent revives 2006 Gaza Beach libel

Though most articles which refer to the 2006 Gaza beach incident now refer to the cause as 'disputed...

August 4, 2017

UKMW prompts another media outlet to admit that Tel Aviv is not Israel’s capital

For the sixth time in a little more than a  year, UK Media Watch has prompted a UK media correction...

July 20, 2017

Indy corrects. New text refutes claim Israel stops Gaza docs from traveling to training seminars

UK Media Watch prompted a correction at The Independent to the claim that Israel prevents Gaza docto...

June 28, 2017

Indy cherry picks quote from Israel Electric chief to impute maximum malevolence

By citing just three seemingly damning words within a longer, more nuanced interview with the head o...

May 25, 2017

UKMW prompts Indy correction to sentence claiming 750,000 Palestinian prisoners since 1967

The claim, that there's been 750,000 Palestinian prisoners since 1967, stated as fact by McKernan, i...

March 22, 2017

UKMW prompts Independent to remove article legitimising the views of anti-Zionist extremist

Whilst we commend Indy editors for removing the article, the fact that one of their Middle East corr...

January 23, 2017

UK media note construction of Jewish homes in “east” Jerusalem; ignore new Palestinian homes

Are Israeli homes built across the green line only considered "illegal settlement construction" when...

February 18, 2016

Arab buildings vs Israeli lives: An example of selective media outrage

Here’s the sensational headline which accompanied a Feb 17th article at i100 (The Independentâ...