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Camera’s MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS ACCURACY IN MIDDLE EAST REPORTING

By Steve

Posted on November 12, 2016

Camera’s MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS ACCURACY IN MIDDLE EAST REPORTING

The BBC’s Haneen Zoabi Show

The BBC documentary “Israel’s Arab Warriors” about Arab soldiers serving in the IDF shows audiences a side of Israel they rarely see. But unfortunately the program gives an uncritical platform to MK Haneen Zoabi, with no challenges to her assertions and no context for her political party’s ideology. She appears nine times in the 47-minute film, beginning less than a minute in with, “This small, marginalized group that serves in the Israeli army against its people knows they are crossing a patriotic red line.” Read more

German Authorities Investigate Facebook
For Allowing Holocaust Denial

Four Facebook executives are under investigation by German authorities for allegations that the network tolerates Holocaust denial and incitement, which are violations of Germany’s hate speech laws. Read more

The World Council Of Churches Supports
Christian Anti-Zionist In Jerusalem

The World Council of Churches, an umbrella organization of Christian denominations, supports an organization in Jerusalem that is “a gathering point for anti-Israel Christians living in the Holy Land,” writes CAMERA’s Dexter Van Zile. And the organization’s executive director “traffics in some ugly propaganda that will only embolden Palestinian violence and cause distrust on the part of Israelis.” Read more

BBC News Ignores Yet Another Case Of
Hamas Maritime Smuggling

For the third time in six months, BBC News has chosen to ignore reporting on a story about Hamas maritime smuggling.The corporation’s funding public could therefore be forgiven for arriving at the conclusion that the broadcaster has no intention of providing them with the kind of information which would contribute to their understanding of why a naval blockade on the Gaza Strip is necessary. Read more

UK Media Watch Interview With Dave Rich

Check out this interview from CAMERA’s UK Media Watch with Dave Rich, author of the new book “The Left’s Jewish Problem.” Read more

Christian ‘Peacemaker’ Promotes Jew-Hatred In Promised Land

Most people understand that promoting a cartoon of a hook-nosed Jew getting kicked by a crucified Jesus is something no one should do. But one person who didn’t get the memo is Yusef Daher, executive secretary of the Jerusalem Interchurch Center (JICC), a Christian ecumenical “peacemaking” institution located in the Holy City. Read more

In Haaretz Headline
Alleged Attack Becomes Fact

Four Palestinians reported that they were attacked by Jewish settlers while harvesting olives, and an investigation is underway. But a Haaretz headline treated the claim as fact. Read more

Amiram Goldblum’s Numbers Don’t Add Up

In an op-ed in Haaretz, Amiram Goldblum claims that Yitzhak Rabin’s diplomacy led to a decrease in Palestinian terror attacks. But the numbers he cites don’t line up with reality. Read more