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November 20, 2013
The Tripod: Links in 3 Languages Nov. 13-19
The everlasting accused
The Swiss report on the death of Yasser Arafat is used by the Spanish press to point a finger at Israel,. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)The attacker portrayed as a victim
Spanish news agency Europa Press published several articles attempting to address Israeli “violence” against the Palestinians while ignoring or downplaying Palestinian violence. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)A look at information bias
The release of Palestinian prisoners and the announcement by Israel of the construction of housing in East Jerusalem reflected how the majority of Hispanic media covered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)Conceding Peace
CAMERA supported Students Supporting Israel at the University of Minnesota publish an op-ed in their campus paper. (in Focus)Brandeis Breaks with Al Quds University After Nazi-Style Rally
Al-Quds University President Nusseibeh tries to explain Nazi-Style rally on campus, warning of the “vilification campaigns by Jewish extremists.” (in Focus)University of Massachusetts Amherst Hosts Sgt. Benjamin Anthony’s Lecture
Over 80 students attend CAMERA sponsored event at UMass-Amherst. (in Focus)BBC misrepresents Israel’s stance on P5+1 talks yet again
Despite having heard the contrary first hand from a senior Israeli minister, the BBC claims that Israel is opposed to talks with Iran. (BBC Watch)Why we need to talk about the BBC’s promotion of Middle East conspiracy theories
It’s time to join the dots between irresponsible Middle East reporting and the rise in antisemitism in Europe. (BBC Watch)Silence in Media in Face of Eden Atias’s Brutal Murder
An Israeli soldier is murdered by a Palestinian and the media focuses on settlements. (in Focus)Drexel Event on Israeli-Palestinian Peace Negotiations
Drexel students bring a Middle East expert to campus in CAMERA supported event. (in Focus)Guardian columnist blames the persecution of Mid-East Christians on Israel’s creation
The Guardian columnist views the disturbing news of anti-Christian persecution in Muslim countries within the Middle East – resulting in Christian communities fleeing the region in large numbers – and argues that the root cause is Israel’s creation. (CiF Watch)Iran and the media blame Israel for Beirut attacks
EFE, Bolivia’s La Razón and Mexico’s Milenio published false accusation by Marzie Afjam, of Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and did not correct. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)November 12, 2013
The Tripod: CAMERA Links in 3 Languages — Nov. 6-12
BBC correspondent compares anti-terrorist fence to Berlin wall, fails to mention terrorism
The BBC’s ‘From our own Correspondent’ presents a one-sided and inaccurate view of Israel’s anti-terrorist fence (BBC Watch)NYT goes where BBC declines to tread
The BBC systematically fails to address the subject of incitement and glorification of terrorism, either by Hamas or the Palestinian Authority (BBC Watch)Declare Your Freedom Pro-Israel Rally Planned for New Orleans
Our CAMERA supported student group at the University of New Orleans, Allies for Israel, is planning a Declare Your Freedom 2.0 rally this March. Watch the video created by students at Allies for Israel to learn about the planned pro-Israel rally. (in Focus)Jelen’s Big Slip
Our first CAMERA Fellow in Uruguay publishes his response to an anti-Israel article in two papers. Read the translation here.(in Focus)Arafat, when rumors replace the news
Some of the Spanish speaking press hurried to publish rumors about Arafat’s death. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)Faulty education system to blame for unrest in Middle East
“It is important to challenge what you believe, so that you know why you believe it. That’s why I decided to backpack around Jordan, the West Bank and Israel this past summer. I have been to refugee camps and through checkpoints. I have experienced the terror that accompanies a rocket attack, and the heartbreak that comes from talking to a Holocaust survivor.” (in Focus)Who ever heard of The Washington Post
Why did all the Israeli media report on the scathing New York Times editorial against Netanyahu, but ignore the Washington Post? (Presspectiva)RT, the Beduin community and the Prawer Plan
Russia Today only quotes sources that oppose the Prawer Plan, while the Plan’s benefits and supporters are disregarded. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)Exploring Veterans Day and the End of World War I Through a Zionist Lens
The lead-up to the end of World War I signified a turning point for Zionism. Below, we explore Veterans day through the Zionist lens. (in Focus)November 5, 2013
The Tripod: CAMERA Links in 3 Languages — Nov. 1-5
CAMERA Presents: Dr. Anat Berko at Tulane University
Students learn about terrorism in the Middle East, through sociological psychological lenses at a CAMERA supported event. (in Focus)El Pais publishes a letter from ReVista de Medio Oriente
The letter was sent to the Spanish newspaper as a response to a couple of articles with several inaccuracies. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)Always Human Error?
Presspectiva responds to Haaretz blog post explaining away the “Rihanna incident” (Presspectiva)Zionism and Religion
Are the two contradictory? (Presspectiva)The New York Times, Haaretz and Maariv – An Empirical Experiment
Within 48 hours three papers made the same mistake. Who published a correction? (Presspectiva)Hassidim, Soya and Dubious Sources
A viral story about Gur Hassidim was based on some rather dubious evidence. (Presspectiva)BBC report on building tenders presented in one-sided political terminology
The BBC embraces the politically motivated terminology used by the Palestinian Authority and fringe groups of radical anti-Israel campaigners in a report on construction plans in Jerusalem suburb. (BBC Watch)BBC coverage of prisoner release in pictures
The imbalance in BBC coverage of the recent release of convicted Palestinian terrorists is reflected even in the images selected to illustrate reports. (BBC Watch)Guardian columnist compares Israel to an autistic child
Guardian columnist Giles Fraser evokes the refrain that ‘Israel doesn’t play well with others’ by advancing a bizarre analogy between the ‘stubborn’ Jewish state and a cognitively underdeveloped child. (CiF Watch)CSUN Stands Back as Professor Klein Uses University Resources to Promote Israel Boycott
California State University Northridge fails to remove Professor Klein’s webpage, posted on the university server, that promotes the boycott of Israel. (in Focus)Recap of Dr. Anat Berko’s Campus Tour
Anat Berko just recently completed her October campus tour, visiting ten campuses that stretched from Florida to Ohio. (in Focus)Students at ORT University in Uruguay Attend Lecture Given by Professor Jack Drassinover
CAMERA’s first Fellow in Uruguay organizes an event about Israel on his campus. (in Focus)Lost in the Israeli geography
European TV channel Euronews continues to believe that the capital of the Jewish State is Tel Aviv. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)Argumentative illusionism
An op-ed by ReVista published in the Argentinean newspaper Clarín. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)Answering Marcelo JelenE
Article by Ilan Bajarlia, Ort University of Uruguay CAMERA Fellow. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)University of Pittsburgh Hosts Barak Barfi
At CAMERA supported event, Barak Barfi Discussed Endangered Minorities in the Arab Spring (in Focus)October 31, 2013
The Tripod: CAMERA Links in 3 Languages — Oct. 29-31
BBC airbrushes Hizballah, Iran from feature on 1983 Beirut bombings
A BBC article on the bombing of the US Marines barracks in 1983 omits any mention of the perpetrators. (BBC Watch)BBC double standards on paramilitary murals
BBC reporting on paramilitary murals in Northern Ireland meets different standards than those displayed in reports from PA controlled areas. (BBC Watch)El Pais: Palestine, BDS and other issues
False rumors about support for the BDS movement is helping boycott campaigns against Israel. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)BDS in El Universal of Mexico
A group of radical activists criticize an invitation to Israel by the organizers of Latin America’s largest book fair. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)Less Hamas, More Humus Event Featuring Anat Berko at Florida State University
Dr. Berko discussed suicide terror as perpetrated by Hamas and other groups at CAMERA sponsored event. (in Focus)University of Central Florida Hosts Dr. Anat Berko
30-40 students attend CAMERA sponsored event titled “The Smarter Bomb: Women and Children as Suicide Bombers”. (in Focus)Israel returns to the UN Human Rights Council
After 18 months Israel agrees to return to the Council, but demands objectivity and non-biased resolutions. . (ReVista de Medio Oriente)October 28, 2013
The Tripod: CAMERA Links in 3 Languages — Oct. 25-28
Among the Turmoil, Israel Can Be a Model For Stability
Our CAMERA Supported group at the University of Minnesota, Students Supporting Israel, publishes a letter to the editor in their campus paper educating their campus about Israel’s democracy. (in Focus)Rihanna, Haaretz and Palestine
Did Rihanna sing about Palestine in her Israeli concert? Only in Ha’aretz. (Presspectiva)Missing: The Facts
Why did Amnesty International Israel not mention the facts about UNHRC anti-Israel bias in his op-ed? (Presspectiva)A potpourri of errors
The Mexican newspaper El Universal misinformed its readers about the “Rihanna affair”. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)Where’s the coverage?
A bomb hurled at an Israeli school bus is not deemed newsworthy for Spanish media. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)Why report well when you can do some harm to Israel?
The Spanish state owned Radio Television Corporation managed to overshadowI srael’s goodwill gestures in releasing Palestinian prisoners. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)Middle East headlines in the Spanish speaking press
The Latin-American press focuses on the Israel-Gaza tension and on the release of 26 Palestinian prisoners. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)October 24, 2013
The Tripod: CAMERA Links in 3 Languages — Oct. 22-24
Where’s the coverage? Jewish cemeteries defaced in Israel
Why does the Israeli media treat the defacing of Jewish cemeteries in Israel differently, (Presspectiva)Letter to the Editor: “In Response to Nadine Aly”
SJP at FAU spreads inaccuracies. A CAMERA Fellow speaks up with a letter to the editor, and is published in his campus paper. (in Focus)A Testimonial from a Cedarville University Alumna
CAMERA has had an enormous impact on my past two years in college, my current occupation, and my future career goals. As a Christian . . . (in Focus)CAMERA Helps Bring Dr. Anat Berko to USF
As part of the Less Hamas More Hummus Campaign, Dr. Anat Berko spoke at the University of South Florida about her first hand research on suicide bombers and their handlers. (in Focus)Accuracy and impartiality failures in BBC report on Jerusalem elections
The BBC misleads readers by suggesting that Arab Jerusalemites cannot be Israeli citizens and conceals the campaign of intimidation to stop them voting. (BBC Watch)BBC terms bus bomb planner claimed as a member by 2 terror groups ‘militant’
How many internationally recognized terror organisations have to claim a person as one of their members before the BBC will stop euphemistically describing him as a “militant”? (BBC Watch)Why won’t Harriet Sherwood tell readers about the suspected terror affiliation of Shawan Jabarin?
It seems reasonable to expect journalists who take their professional duties seriously would inform their readers when a so-called “human rights” organization they’re covering is led by a suspected terrorist, which explains why the Guardian failed to do so in a report about the radical Palestinian NGO, Al Haq. (CiF Watch)Inside The Mind of a Bomber
Our speaker is met with a few protesters at UF. CAMERA Fellow Avia Gridi has the final word when she writes about it for her school paper. (In Focus)October 21, 2013
The Tripod: CAMERA Links in 3 Languages — Oct. 16-21
BBC not sure cross-border tunnel intended for terror?
The curious use of punctuation in reports on the discovery of a tunnel leading from the Gaza Strip into Israel implies that the BBC is not convinced of the project’s purpose or location. (BBC Watch)BBC R4 presents jaundiced account of San Remo conference
The BBC’s reliance upon two activist academics to explain the San Remo Conference and the Balfour Declaration produces predictably subjective results. (BBC Watch)Revealed: How Richard Silverstein was duped again by a phony “source”
When blogger Richard Silverstein isn’t expressing support for the end of the Jewish state, or defending terror groups like Hamas, he’s often busy peddling false “scoops“ based on little or no evidence. (CiF Watch)Transmutation of the reality
The Paraguayan newspaper Última Hora bids farewell to context, when it reverses the roles of the players. It is now Iran which is the threatened party. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)The Politics of a Humanitarian Fundraiser
The surprising reactions of anti-Israel groups when a pro-Israel group tries to fundraise for Syrian refugees. (in Focus)The Loneliness of Leadership
To what period in Churchill’s life did Netanyahu compare himself? (Presspectiva)Transforming speculation into fact
Argentinean media 26noticias.com.ar claims that Israel makes between 10 and 15 atomic bombs each year. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)Spokesmen of an ideology
The Spanish news agency Europa Press has major problems with any fact or data that would invalidate or place in doubt its assumption of perennial Israeli guilt and evil. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)CAMERA’s Campus Team Visits Students in Florida.
CAMERA’s Campus Director Aviva Slomich and Senior Campus Coordinator Samantha Mandeles have just returned from visits with our pro-Israel groups in Florida. Learn about the pro-Israel events happening now in Florida! (in Focus)October 15, 2013
The Tripod: CAMERA Links in 3 Languages — Oct. 11-15
Kick Off Event at Drexel Draws In 40-60 Students
Dragons for Israel at Drexel University, a CAMERA supported group since 2011, held their first event of the semester, with 40-60 students attending. (in Focus)The longest life imprisonment sentence?
Logical mistakes, lack of contextualization and bias in the Spanish news agency Europa Press. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)13 years on: BBC website still misleads over 2000 Ramallah lynching
The BBC states that its online news articles are a ‘permanent public record’. But what happens when those stories are inaccurate, biased or misleading? (BBC Watch)BBC template response to audience complaints about Psagot
In response to complaints about its lack of coverage of an attack on a nine year-old Israeli girl, the BBC says it was the weekend. (BBC Watch)The paper which hates Britain? Guardian leaks ‘worst blow to British intel ever’
Several of Britain’s top national security advisors have slammed the Guardian for their decision to disseminate extremely sensitive classified information – intel which one official warned would serve as a ‘guidebook for terrorists’ . (CiF Watch)Palestinians will pay dearly for Hamas ‘resistance tunnels’
The discovery of a Hamas tunnel stretching from southern Gaza into Israel, built with humanitarian construction materials, not only will harm Gaza economically, but will serve to erode Israeli trust that future territorial concessions will truly result in peace. (CiF Watch)Finally a 3000 year old Palestinian village is found – Well only in Ha’aretz headline
Misleading headline implies Israel is about to evict a 3000 year old village. (Presspectiva)From journalist to capital founders
For the European TV channel Euronews, Tel Aviv is Israel’s capital city. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)El País, recycling nothing
Under the headline “Swiss scientists confirm the possibility that Arafat was poisoned”, the Spanish newspaper El Pais transformed a non-news item into a news-breaking event. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)Selective journalism
When the World Bank blamed Israel for the Palestinian economic ills, Spanish press was eager to inform. But when an EU document pointing to Palestinian corruption was leaked, there was silence. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)October 10, 2013
The Tripod: CAMERA Links in 3 Languages — Oct. 9-10
BBC backgrounder on Yom Kippur war misleads on Syria
In a backgrounder on the Yom Kippur war, the BBC claims that failed negotiations between Syria and Israel sparked the fighting, despite the fact that no such negotiations took place. (BBC Watch)BBC Yom Kippur war accuracy failure perpetuated over years
BBC articles going back at least eight years cite grossly inflated Israeli casualty figures in Yom Kippur war. (BBC Watch)Threat to the Well Balance of Peace at the University of Houston
CAMERA Fellow writes about the situation on his campus: “Students for a Democratic Society, the same student organization that was fighting for civil rights in 60’s and 70’s . . . this time they were involved in the so-called “Palestinian cause”, their approach, more than humanitarian, is political agenda, with sparkles of antisemitism. . .” (in Focus)Iran, from a nuclear threat to a disarmament champion
The press barely covered the designation of Iran as chair of the Disarmament Commission of the UN. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)The Media and Netanyahu’s Blue Denim Jeans
Should Reuters have been more careful with its report? (Presspectiva)We Welcome The New ICC Executive Director: Jacob Baime, A Former CAMERA Fellow
Jacob Baime writes about his time as a CAMERA Fellows while an undergrad at Brandeis. (in Focus)October 8, 2013
The Tripod: CAMERA Links in 3 Languages — Oct. 5-8
BBC’s Simpson mainstreams trope used by anti-Israel campaigners
The BBC’s veteran World Affairs editor uses a suspect idiom employed by anti-Israel writers . (BBC Watch)Inaccuracy and distortion in BBC report of Netanyahu’s UN speech
The BBC website’s report on the Israeli PM’s UNGA speech misleads audiences . (BBC Watch)More evidence the Guardian got it wrong on Rouhani’s “Holocaust” remarks
Contradicting the Guardian’s account of the remarks to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour by Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani, Rouhani’s own translator has recently confirmed that the word “Holocaust” was in fact never used by during the interview. (CiF Watch)Fighting for Israel on College Campuses
CAMERA’s Senior Campus Coordinator writes in The Algemeiner on bullying and harassment that she experienced at Hampshire College while trying to defend Israel. (in Focus)He Just “Died”
Analysis of media coverage of the death of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef (Presspectiva)Why do building materials so confuse the media?
Presspectiva corrects erronous reports on Israeli policy regarding the Gaza Strip (Presspectiva)Middle East in the Spanish speaking press
The press was focused on possible political implications of the death of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef and land restitution to Palestinians from Burka. (ReVista de Medio Oriente)On The Front Page!
IDF Lt. Colonel Anat Berko speaks to a crowd of over 100 students on how children and women are recruited by terrorist organizations. Article about event appears on front page of student paper. (in Focus)
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