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AP’s Historical Revisionism on Jerusalem
An April 11, 1948 New York Times article reports on the conflict over Jerusalem.
AP's ahistorical claim that conflict over eastern Jerusalem began only when Israel captured the area from Jordan in 1967 has yet to be corrected. In fact, the conflict raged in 1948, and even earlier.
  
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Apartheid Week
Roundup of Information on PC(USA) Israel Debate
March 11, 2010

The Presbyterian Church (USA) is preparing to debate a number of proposals related to the Arab-Israeli conflict at its General Assembly in early July. Here is a roundup of recent developments.

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Ha'aretz Flubs the Facts on Arabs in the Knesset
March 10, 2010
Ha'aretz again deceives readers, now claiming there are no Arab Knesset members when there are currently 12, including, for instance, Ibrahim Sarsur.
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CAMERA Staffer Rebuts Israel Apartheid Week on National Radio Program
March 10, 2010
CAMERA staffer Gilead Ini appeared on the Steel on Steel radio program to discuss the Israeli Apartheid canard now being pushed on college campuses by anti-Zionist activists.
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CMEP Disguises Anti-Israel Propaganda as Lenten Reflection
March 10, 2010
Churches for Middle East Peace is distributing Lenten study materials that put Israel in the seat of judgment in the weeks before Easter.
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Presbyterian Peacemakers Offer Contradictory Messages About Jewish Sovereignty
March 10, 2010

Presbyterian Peacemakers affirm Israel's right to exist in one document, but attack Zionism in another.

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BDS, Academic/Cultural Boycott of Israel, and Omar Barghouti
February 24, 2010
As anti-Israel extremists prepare to bring their propaganda campaign to campuses across North America under the rubric of "Israeli Apartheid Week," CAMERA analyzes the Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) movement and its goal of dismantling the Jewish state.
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James Carroll Misrepresents Jerusalem Evictions Story
February 24, 2010
James Carroll portrays the evictions of Palestinian famillies in Jerusalem as evidence of creeping annexation by Israel ignoring the fact that they failed to pay their rent.
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BBC and New York Times Omit Coverage of Palestinian Corruption Story
February 23, 2010
The recent accusations by a Palestinian anti-corruption official of rampant financial improprieties are ignored by the BBC and the NY Times
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CAMERA Responds to Galloway Coverage in Boston Paper
February 12, 2010

One week after British Member of Parliament George Galloway was able to portray himself as a man of peace in a local Boston newspaper, CAMERA revealed the man's role as an apologist for murderers and dictators in the Middle East.

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Time's McGirk Sides With Opponents of Jerusalem Archeology
February 10, 2010
Tim McGirk, Time Magazine's Jerusalem bureau chief, has once again replaced objective reporting with advocacy journalism, this time promoting opponents of archeological excavations in the City of David in an article entitled “Archaeology in Jerusalem: Digging Up Trouble.”
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The AJC's of a Failure to Correct Gaza Refugee Errors
February 3, 2010
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has failed to correct two straightforward factual errors concerning refugees in Gaza despite the fact the Palestinian government and UNRWA provide contradictory information.
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UPDATED: C-SPAN's Washington Journal Caller Problem
February 3, 2010
A handful of frequent callers to C-SPAN's Washington Journal consistently spew invective and falsehoods against Jews and Israel. This vilification is frequently enabled — if not positively encouraged — by C-SPAN's receptivity, especially that of the hosts.
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Cloud of Questions Over Ha'aretz's White Phosphorous Story
February 1, 2010
Ha'aretz's most prominent headline and lead story today claim an Israeli government reports says that two army officers were disciplined "for using white phosphorous." In fact, the report said the reprimand was for unjustified artillery fire.
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Stephen Sizer Complains to Police About Blogger
February 1, 2010
An Anglican Vicar who has been given a platform for his views by the tyrannical regime in Iran has complained to the police about a blogger in Great Britain. (Feb. 3 Correction)
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Washington Post Also Corrects "Jewish-Only Roads" Falsehood
January 28, 2010
The Washington Post joined others in correcting the false statement that Israel has a "practice of reserving some roads for Jews." Roads are "open to all Israeli citizens and to other nationals, regardless of religious background," the Post clarified.
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Anna Baltzer - Jewish Defamer of Israel
January 25, 2010
Anna Baltzer is a Jew who makes false charges against Israel. This puts her in high demand as a speaker at churches and universities who relish a Jew condemning Israel.
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Amanpour's Impulse: Smear Israel
January 21, 2010
 CNN's Christiane Amanpour reveals a hostile view of Israel, injecting gratuitious, false claims about it into an argument between two guests discussing an unrelated subject.
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BBC Panorama Distorts the Facts About Jerusalem
January 21, 2010
In a Panorama documentary about Jerusalem, viewers learn less about demographics, demolitions and the path to peace than they do about BBC's own biases about Jerusalem.
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Henry Siegman Promotes Forceful Intervention Against Israel
January 18, 2010
Pro-Palestinian advocate, Henry Siegman, calls for "forceful outside intervention" to compel Israel to accept a Palestinian state.
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C-SPAN's Washington Journal a Platform for Anti-Semitism
January 8, 2010
Washington Journal, C-SPAN's daily public affairs interview program, has become a megaphone for anti-Jewish, anti-Israel conspiracy theorists. January 4th segment with former CIA staffer Michael Scheuer, epitomizes the problem.
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"Jewish Only Road" Falsehood Corrected
January 5, 2010
After wrongly referring to "Israel's practice of reserving some roads for Jews," the AP corrected its wording. But not before one newspaper published the erroneous language.
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BBC Removes Misinformation on US, Israel, Geneva Convention
January 5, 2010
As a result of CAMERA's formal complaint to the BBC, the British media giant removed from its Web site major distortions about the US position on Israeli settlements.
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After Detroit Terror Attack Fails, Diane Sawyer Profiles Israel
December 31, 2009
Diane SawyerFollowing the failed terror attack on Northwest Airlines, ABC's Diane Sawyer and Pierre Thomas falsely charged that Israeli security, while effective, profiles Muslims. In fact, Israel profiles for terrorism, not for race, religion or ethnicity.
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On the Lookout for Bias at NPR
December 31, 2009
Although NPR coverage of Israel is not as slanted as it once was, recent examples of bias, like the piece on illegal construction in East Jerusalem by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, show that old habits die hard.
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Book Review: "The Invention of the Jewish People"
December 30, 2009
When it comes to undermining the legitimacy of the Jewish state, there is no thesis too absurd to be published. Such is the case with "The Invention of the Jewish People" a book by Shlomo Sand who teaches French history at Tel Aviv University.
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NY Times Runs Puff Piece on Anti-Israel Comic Book
December 30, 2009
joe saccoIf Patrick Cockburn and Joe Sacco have one thing in common, it is their outspoken antagonism toward Israel. And despite this, or perhaps because of this, the New York Times enlisted the former to review the latter's new anti-Israel comic book, Footnotes in Gaza.
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Letter to Jimmy Carter Urges Action After Apology
December 24, 2009
CAMERA has sent a letter to Jimmy Carter after the former president apologized to the Jewish community for anything he may have done to stigmatize Israel. CAMERA's letter called for concrete actions to go along with his apology, specifically, the correction of recent false charges.
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Aftonbladet Silent on Jordan's Organ Trafficking
December 23, 2009
Aftonbladet's Jan Helin has been unresponsive about whether his paper would cover organ trafficking in Jordan after its notorious piece on Israel. Is the Swedish paper uninterested without the Israel angle?
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LA Times Op-Ed Calls For Dismantlement of Jewish State
December 21, 2009
The Los Angeles Times publishes another Op-Ed calling for the dismantlement of the Jewish state. Jonathan Kuttab's piece makes ludicrous assumptions about the fate of a Jewish minority in a "binational state."
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Gaza's Blue Baby Syndrome and Brittain's Bad Blood
December 15, 2009
victoria brittainJudging by the distortions and omissions in her recent column, journalist and activist Victoria Brittain's ostensible concern about methemoglobinemia in Gaza is less important than her desire to assail Israel.
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Technology Mag, IEEE Spectrum, Veers into ME Politics
December 10, 2009
IEEE Spectrum GazaA journal of engineering science runs a politically tinged cover story on Gaza's power plant.
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A Formal Letter to Justice Goldstone
December 7, 2009
UPDATED: CAMERA has received a "response" from Justice Goldstone regarding our Nov. 17 letter requesting answers to specific questions addressing the substance of the Goldstone Report.
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New Yorker's Lawrence Wright Proffers Palestinian Narrative
December 5, 2009
While claiming to recount "What really happened during the Israeli attacks" on Gaza, Wright relies on a biased version of the facts, marring an otherwise informative piece on the January 2009 conflict.
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Ha'aretz's Ode to an 'Apartheid Road'
November 24, 2009
CAMERA photographs Palestinian private cars, taxis, buses, trucks and pedestrians on Route 505 in the West Bank, dubbed "an exemplary apartheid road -- for Jews only" by Ha'aretz's Noam Ben-Zeev.
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Peace Activists Host Speaker Who Demonizes Israel
November 21, 2009
Activists from Watertown Town Citizens for Environmental Safety in Watertown, Mass. recently played host to Mohammed Omer, a Palestinian journalist who demonizes Israel.
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Note to Media: Gilo Is in Jerusalem
November 18, 2009

Yesterday, Israel approved the building of 900 homes in its capital, a move opposed by the United States, and incorrectly reported by some media outlets which described Gilo as in the West Bank.

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Roger Cohen Errs on Settlements and Barrier
November 17, 2009
"[F]acts are hard," writes New York Times columnist Roger Cohen in the International Herald Tribune today. Facts are hard for Cohen, who errs on settlements and the security barrier.
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CAMERA Analyst Guest on Israel is Real
November 16, 2009

CAMERA analyst Dexter Van Zile discussed the refusal of mainline peacemakers to address hostility toward Israel and Jews in the Middle East during a recent radio interview on WSMN-AM in Nashua, New Hampshire.

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UPDATED: Gale Cengage Encyclopedia Uses Falsehoods to Equate Zionism and Racism
November 12, 2009
Gale Cengage turned to a radical anti-Zionist — a man who has argued that suicide bombers are "patriots" and the Jewish state is "Hitlerite" — to write an encyclopedia article on Zionism. The publisher is now reviewing the piece's accuracy.
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Carter, Goldstone and Gaza
November 11, 2009
In an Op-Ed in the International Herald Tribune, Jimmy Carter enthusiastically endorses Goldstone's Report, grossly inflating the extent of destruction and the number of displaced Gazans, among other errors which require correction.
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UPDATED: Norwegian University Votes Down Anti-Israel Boycott
November 5, 2009
UPDATED: Nov. 12, 2009 The board of  the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) at Trondheim unanimously rejected a proposal for a cultural/academic boycott of Israel.
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At LA Times Bilin Stone-Throwing is Nonviolent
November 4, 2009
In his article today about the allegedly peaceful and nonviolent Bilin demonstrations, Richard Boudreaux of the Los Angeles Times discounts the rock-throwers who have injured some 200 Israeli soldiers and border policemen.
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The Goldstone Report: A Study in Duplicity
November 3, 2009
CAMERA lists and describes some of the many examples of  factual errors and double standards in the Goldstone Report. The piece continues to be updated with additional information.
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Daily Show Duo Spread Lies About Israel
November 2, 2009
The Daily Show features a segment with Palestinian activist Mustafa Barghouti and anti-Israel extremist Anna Baltzer defaming Israel.
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Amnesty Water Report Waterboards the Truth
October 29, 2009
Amnesty International's Troubled Waters – Palestinians denied fair access to water, recycles old and false anti-Israel charges, condemning Israel's supposed use of Palestinian water. But, in fact, Palestinians are using Israeli water. Typically, Amnesty also claims that Israeli settlements have luxurious pools while Palestinians are parched. Again, Amnesty is dead wrong – Palestinians have pools galore, including this one in Jenin, shown in the photo at left.
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Amira Hass, the Samouni Family, and the Pursuit of Truth
October 21, 2009
Ha'aretz's Amira Hass yesterday was honored with a prestigious award for her "pursuit of the truth." But her extensive coverage of the Samouni family deaths demonstrates a practice of reporting interviewees' contradictory and discredited claims at face value.
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Human Rights Watch Discredited Even By Its Founder
October 20, 2009
Human Rights Watch, the NGO that has become more famous for its obsessive attempts to delegitimize Israel than for its stated mission to promote global human rights, is becoming less and less credible. Now, even its founder and former chairman, Robert Bernstein, has publicly dissociated himself from that NGO's agenda.
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Sweden's Aftonbladet Spreads Libels, Bigotry
October 15, 2009
Scandanavia's largest newspaper printed libels in August charging Israel plunders and trafficks organs from Palestinians — though editor Jan Helin admits they have no evidence for the story. Nevertheless, none of the many factual errors and inventions have been corrected. Instead, the Aftonbladet lies have spread unchecked to Middle East media and Web sites in ugly permutations. 
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Presbyterian Peacemakers Promote Hezbollah Website and Anti-Israel Incitement
October 14, 2009

A group of Presbyterian peacemakers is promoting anti-Israel incitement from a number of sources including Al Manar, a Hezbollah-controlled television station.

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CAMERA Analyst Interviewed On Janet Parshall's America
October 13, 2009
In a September 22, 2009 appearance on Janet Parshall's America, CAMERA analyst Dexter Van Zile recounts some of the problems with the Goldstone Report, which gave unwarranted credence to Hamas' claims of Israeli wrongdoing.
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From the Telegraph, a Virtual How-To Guide for Anti-Israel Bias
October 9, 2009
The author may not have meant it to be so, but Adrian Blomfield’s recent article in the British Telegraph about tensions in Jerusalem could serve as a “How-To” guide for anti-Israel bias. It seems all the elements are there to skew public understanding of recent events in Israel’s capital.
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Hamas Charter

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Why has Hamas never ceased to target Jewish civilians within Israel even after Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip more than three years ago? The answer lies in its governing charter.

Notable Quotes
“Westerners, who tend to treat Arabs with a condescension masked as 'understanding,' may be quick to dismiss all this as a function of anger at Israeli policies and therefore irrelevant to the development of liberal politics in the Arab world. Yet a liberal movement that winds up espousing the kind of anti-Semitism that would have done the Nazis proud is, quite simply, not liberal.”
Amr Bargis and Samuel Tadros, senior partners with the Egyptian Union of Liberal Truth, in the Wall Street Journal, Oct. 29, 2009.
 
“I don't think any country would find it acceptable to have missiles raining down on the heads of their citizens. The first job of any nation-state is to protect its citizens. And so I can assure you that if ... somebody was sending rockets into my house, where my two daughters sleep at night, I'm going to do everything in my power to stop that. And I would expect Israelis to do the same thing.”
Barak Obama, July 23, 2008 press conference, Federal News Service.
 
“The government of Canada has been very clear since the beginning of this crisis that it believes that the Hamas rocketing was responsible for the initial development of this crisis and for the continuing deepening humanitarian tragedy.”
Canadian minister of foreign affairs Peter Kent, quoted by AFP.
 
“I don't think that there has ever been a time in the history of warfare when any army has made more efforts to reduce civilian casualties and deaths of innocent people than the IDF is doing today in Gaza.”
British Col. Richard Kemp, senior advisor on army issues to the British government, speaking on BBC.
 
 

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