12 April 2001
The notion that Palestinian parents send their children to die is yet the latest reincarnation of a well-known scapegoating strategy known as ‘blaming the victim.’ Read more about Palestinian parents blamed for their children's deaths during street clashes
4 April 2001
Much of the media portrays the current conflict between the Palestinians and the Israeli occupying army as an encounter or contest between equals, ignoring the massive imbalance of military, economic, political and diplomatic power between the Palestinian and Israeli sides. Read more about The 'conflict between equals'
20 March 2002
Many unwitting journalists and politicians continue to reproduce the baseless Israeli claim that former Prime Minister Ehud Barak was “generous” in an “unprecedented” way in the offer he made to the Palestinians at Camp David. Read more about Misrepresentation of Barak's offer at Camp David as "generous" and "unprecedented"
St. Paul, Minnesota 26 June 2001
Since the “unilateral cease-fire” was declared (22 May 2001) and the “restraint” buzzword started appearing (28 May 2001), Israeli actions on the ground have clearly not been restricted to acts of “self-defence”, as Sharon put it. Read more about Israel's widely reported "unilateral cease-fire" was non-existent from day one
12 September 2001
The Palestinian people, who sit glued to their television sets in disturbed silence like the rest of the world, are actually better placed than most to understand what those of us living in America currently feel and are finding it hard to express. Read more about The Palestinian people, as a whole, portrayed as supportive of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
11 February 2002
The condemnation of terrorism should not be reserved for the terrorism of one side in any conflict. Israel’s actions following the suicide bombings of 1st and 2nd December demonstrate this perfectly. Read more about Ultimate hypocracy: Israel's targeting of Palestinians spun as part of the "War Against Terrorism"
9 April 2002
Contrary to what US President George Bush and various media sources have said about Palestinian President Yasser Arafat needing to condemn suicide bombings “in Arabic”, below are translations of three recent statements made by Arafat or representatives of the Palestinian Authority and broadcast in Arabic over the Voice of Palestine radio station, Palestine TV, or WAFA. Read more about Mistaken assertions that Arafat has not condemned terror "in Arabic"
St Paul, Minnesota 20 May 2002
On 29 March 2002, Israel began what it called “Operation Defensive Shield”, an unprecedented invasion of Palestinian towns to “defeat the infrastructure of Palestinian terror in all its parts and components” according to the Israeli Cabinet Communique that announced the massive military operation. Read more about Israeli distortions during the siege on the Church of the Nativity
Chicago, Illinois 8 July 2002
Only those who want the conflict to continue will maintain the lie about Palestinian textbooks and find in them non-existent excuses to continue the oppression and dehumanisation of the Palestinian people while what little is left of their country is stolen from under their feet. Read more about A textbook case of Israeli propaganda
31 July 2002
The UN report provides no new information to those who are seriously interested in the truth of what happened in Jenin last April. To the Israelis it provides another propaganda coup and plenty of misleading headlines clearing it of any fault, to Kofi Annan and the UN it provides a welcome end to an embarrassing and politically awkward chapter, and to Palestinians it proves yet again that for Israel impunity, not law, is the rule. Read more about Media Distortions and the UN Report on Jenin