How The NY Times Whitewashes the Scandal of Israel’s Child Prisoners
Dima al Wawi, 12, was released from an Israeli prison last week, and according to The New York Times, her experience there was not all that bad. She played shuffle ball and went to classes, and when...
View ArticleGaza Despair, Israeli Culpability, Unfit to Print in The NY Times
Gaza made the front page of The New York Times recently, with an article highlighting the fears of residents who suspect Hamas of building tunnels under and near their homes. The topic was ready-made...
View ArticleThe NY Times Plays the Israeli Army’s Game: Hyping Threats, Shielding Criminals
The New York Times reports today that Israel faces “monumental security challenges” and is now caught in a debate over just how tough the military should be with those who threaten to harm its soldiers...
View ArticleThe NY Times Whitewashes the Abuse of Palestinian Workers in Israel
Palestinians are pouring over the border from the West Bank to Israel daily, The New York Times tells us in a recent front-page story lavish with photos. The job seekers, many of them illegal, face...
View ArticleThe NY Times: IDF’s Order on Shooting Captured Comrades, All a “Mistake”
In an evasive and misleading New York Times story today, Isabel Kershner attempts to explain away a notorious Israeli army directive that has allowed troops to kill one of their own rather than allow...
View Article“The Awful Clarity” of Israeli Oppression Becomes Murky Spin in the NYT
When writer Michael Chabon visited the West Bank city of Hebron earlier this year, the brutal reality of the Israeli occupation hit him with force. During an interview with the Forward, he appeared...
View ArticleWhitewashing Israeli War Crimes, the NYT Turns its Back on Survivors and Critics
So it’s settled, according to The New York Times: Israel was not at fault in a strike that killed 10 civilians near a United Nations school in the 2014 assault on Gaza, nor was it guilty of breaking...
View ArticleBillions in Taxpayer Money to Israel: How the NYT Hides Unsavory Facts from View
Thanks to American taxpayers, Israel has been receiving $3.1 billion in direct military aid each year, and under a new agreement signed this week that amount is set to rise to $3.8 annually. This is a...
View ArticleNY Times Bureau Chief Serves Israeli Agenda: Distorting History, Ignoring...
One month into his stint as New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief, Peter Baker has struck a world-weary tone: In his telling, the turmoil of Palestine-Israel is nothing more than an ancient feud, and...
View ArticleMuzzling Israeli Dissent in the NYT: B’Tselem’s Hard Hitting Testimony Lost...
Israeli rights advocate Hagai El-Ad spoke eloquently last week before the United Nations Security Council, appealing to the world body for action on the brutal occupation of Palestine, but according to...
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