Operation Swords of Iron

January 30, 2025

Themes in BBC News website Gaza ceasefire coverage

This past week has seen extensive BBC News website reporting on the topic of the return of evacuated...

January 29, 2025

More pointless ‘analysis’ from BBC Verify

On January 21st – two days after the release of the first three Israeli hostages under the ter...

January 27, 2025

Financial Times turns post-Holocaust vow of ‘Never Again’ on its head

It’s unclear how being the grand nephew of a genocide scholar imbues Financial Times journalis...

January 24, 2025

Weekend long read

1) At the INSS, Tamir Hayman discusses ‘Security Concerns of the Gaza Ceasefire and Hostage Releas...

January 24, 2025

Palestinian prisoners portrayed as ‘hostages’ on BBC Radio 5 Live

h/t GB The January 15th edition of BBC Radio 5 Live’s ‘5 Live Drive’ included an item (from 2:...

January 22, 2025

BBC presentation of Palestinian prisoners sticks to the old template

On January 20th the BBC News website published a filmed report on its ‘Middle East’ page under t...

January 21, 2025

Futility of BBC mandatory referrals on display yet again

Among the many reports concerning the commencement of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the releas...

January 20, 2025

Indy corrects false claim over terms of hostage deal

An article in the Independent (“Why the ceasefire hostage deal is stumbling at the final hurdl...

January 20, 2025

BBC’s Bowen states the obvious – but fails to explain

On the evening of January 15th the BBC News website published an article by the corporation’s inte...

January 19, 2025

Even after Oct. 7th, Guardian refuses to say the words “Palestinian antisemitism”

The Observer (a Guardian sister site) published an editorial that serves as a perfect illustration o...