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The good and the bad of media coverage of Palestine

Why doesn't Israeli press office share byline for New York Times' Gaza coverage?

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Wed, 11/14/2012 - 20:07
Media bias morphs the reality of the world’s fourth-largest military relentlessly attacking a defenseless, besieged population into a cliché of tit-for-tat violence for which Palestinian resistance groups are responsible.

New Obama video, like 2010 pro-Israel ad, uses sleazy sex talk to lure youth support

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Fri, 10/26/2012 - 18:18

These ads reduce women from political actors to sexual objects doing men’s bidding.

BBC acknowledges misstatement on Rachel Corrie but refuses correction

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 09/06/2012 - 12:41

If the BBC can’t show that Israeli soldiers died on the same day as Rachel Corrie, why can’t it simply offer a straightforward correction?

Guardian Reader's Editor evades key questions in column on Joshua Treviño debacle

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Sun, 08/26/2012 - 22:57

The Guardian has a responsibility not to enable bigotry even as it offers readers diverse points of view.

Guardian dumps Joshua Treviño

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Fri, 08/24/2012 - 21:01

The Guardian has dumped Joshua Trevino, who incited murder of Palestine solidarity activists, over conflict of interest.

How The Guardian's Joshua Treviño injected anti-Muslim hate into 2010 California senate race

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Wed, 08/22/2012 - 18:32

At an Israeli consulate rally in 2010, the candidate Treviño wrote speeches for mouthed words of hate and vilification.

Guardian offers bizarre new defense for hiring Islamophobic murder-inciter Joshua Treviño

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 08/21/2012 - 17:40

The Guardian now says it is somehow obligated to provide a platform for extremism, while it continues to refuse to correct blatant falsehoods.

American student shot dead by Israel “deserved” to die says Guardian's Joshua Treviño

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Mon, 08/20/2012 - 22:45

The Guardian continues to lie to its readers about its new columnist Joshua Treviño’s record.

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