Middle East

November 10, 2014

Did Daniel Barenboim use a fake Rabin quote on the pages of the Guardian?

Daniel Barenboim is an Israeli conductor and pianist who currently serves as the musical director o...

November 6, 2014

Guardian falsely claims right-wing Jews want to pray 'inside al-Aqsa Mosque'

Whilst there is indeed a movement to allow Jews to pray at the Temple Mount (the holiest site in J...

November 3, 2014

CiF Watch prompts correction to UK newspaper claim Jews 'stormed the mosque'

A few hours ago, we posted about a wildly inaccurate and propagandistic headline in a Nov. 2nd artic...

November 3, 2014

'Mainstream' UK newspaper wildly claims Jews 'stormed' al-Aqsa Mosque

The hyperbolic and inaccurate claim that Jews “storm” the al-Aqsa mosque (or often even ...

November 2, 2014

What does it say about BDS activists when the loss of 500 Palestinian jobs is a 'victory'?

Whilst it’s not clear if SodaStream’s decision to close their plant in the West Bank tow...

October 30, 2014

CiF Watch prompts correction to Times of London Palestinian 'bus ban' claim

Yesterday, Oct. 29th, we posted about an article by Gregg Carlstrom in the Times of London which al...

October 30, 2014

Who's more "far-right", Yehuda Glick or the Palestinian who tried to murder him?

A reporter working in the international press corps here understands quickly that what is important ...

October 20, 2014

Guardian claims Israeli officials dismiss European critics as "Nazi-hugging antisemites"

Do Israeli officials or those closest to Binyamin Netanyahu dismiss European critics of Israel as &#...

October 20, 2014

Financial Times misleads with partial quote by William Hague about 'Palestine'

A Financial Times article by Philip Stephens, Israel is losing its friends in the world (Oct. 16),...

September 28, 2014

Why does the Guardian portray Hamas as a victim of Israeli aggression?

“Our narrative has gained the upper hand in the media” – Hamas deputy political l...