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HonestReporting – Latest News Stories about Israel in the Media

By Steve Ornstein

Posted on September 16, 2026

HonestReporting – Latest News Stories about Israel in the Media

In Focus

“NAZA”: A Record Venice Ovation, IDF Condemnation and a Genocide Fabrication

“NAZA” has been hailed as a devastating exposé of Israeli “genocidal policy” before most people have even had a chance to see it. But beneath the record-breaking ovations and glowing reviews lies a documentary built on anonymous testimony, disputed claims and a striking inversion of the very laws of war it purports to expose.

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Photo Bias

From Great March of Return to October 7, Hamas Photographer’s Death Shows How Al-Qassam Has Deployed Media Operatives

Hamas commemorated Nihad Khalil Mohammed Abd al-Nabi as a military media “knight,” years after he was wounded photographing the 2018 Great March of Return riots and later died in the October 7 War. His case shows how Hamas has long deployed trained media specialists to produce images meant to shape international perception, influence coverage, and advance the group’s narrative worldwide.

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Commentary

October 7 Massacre Conference To Be Held by Masar Badil in Toronto Despite U.S. Terror Designation

Canada banned Samidoun, an organization tied to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Yet Masar Badil, a U.S.-sanctioned offshoot, is still operating and hosting a Toronto conference to study the “revolutionary practices” of October 7, extract lessons from Hamas’ attack, and strengthen its network across North America.

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Analysis

New PIJ Child Soldier Announcement Shows How Recruitment is a Family Affair

Over half of the 23 Palestinian child soldiers identified since July had close relatives tied to terrorism. The latest Palestinian Islamic Jihad case, involving two teenage family members who served in the same unit, points to a broader pattern in which recruitment becomes a family affair while the media continues to look away.

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Analysis

Israel’s Long Campaign Against Hamas: IDF Strikes for Old Crimes to Prevent News Ones

Israel’s latest strikes targeted two Hamas operatives tied to attacks nearly two decades apart. Israeli security agencies say both remained active threats, showing how pursuing past attackers can also help prevent future ones.

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Blog

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From how Robert Kraft’s statement on Macklemore puts the media’s narrative out, to the New York Times’ knack for finding the “right” Israeli for their narratives, to Henry Ford’s estate finally confronting his antisemitism, to a Holocaust historian dismantling Israel’s “genocide,” it’s The Honest Word.

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