BBC Persian Service promotes anti-Semitic Holocaust denier Atzmon The BBC’s promotion of Gilad Atzmon is not novel, but translation into Farsi for broadcast in Iran is a new low. (BBC Watch) BBC resurrects Knell’s ‘one-state’ campaigning article An old article promoting the ‘one-state solution’ as a panacea to the troubles...
The Plight of Nigeria’s Christians Ignored By Many
While many people are aware of the Islamic terrorism in countries like Israel, Iran, and Iraq, these same people may not be aware of the same Islamic terrorism taking place in other parts of the world. In Nigeria, much of the Islamic community has, unfortunately, been taken over by terrorist...
The Tripod: CAMERA Links in Three Languages—July 31
What are BBC audiences being told about ME talks? Taking a look at what the BBC is telling its audiences about the Middle East peace talks. (BBC Watch) Can’t Find A Referendum? You Must Be Gidon Levy Gidon Levy claims democracies don’t use referendums. (Presspectiva) Guardian falsely claims that most...
The Media Misrepresenting Palestinian Prisoners
Media outlets such as The Guardian and BBC have been misrepresenting Palestinian prisoners who are to be released as part of the peace negotiations. There are several problems with their articles, particularly the fact that they minimized the criminal activity of the prisoners, exaggerated their sentences, and failed to state...
The Tripod: CAMERA Links in Three Languages
The Guardian Asks if 4.9 Million Palestinian “Refugees” Will “Return” to Cities…Where They Never Lived Those who get their news from the Guardian could be forgiven for falsely believing that there are nearly 5 million Palestinian refugees from the 1948-49 Arab-Israeli War. The truth is that there are closer to...
From the Campus Director’s Desk: CAMERA’s Amazing Student Trip to Israel
CAMERA just completed its 7th Annual Student Leadership and Advocacy Mission in Israel. Our CAMERA Fellows, who were chosen to represent CAMERA on campus for the 2012-2013 academic year, participated in the all-expense-paid trip, along with student activists who are members of our CCAP-supported pro-Israel organizations. Twenty-three Jewish and non-Jewish...
The Tripod: CAMERA Links in Three Languages—July 29
Pre-Oslo Prisoners and Their Crimes To understand the sensitivity of the debate over Israel’s decision to release convicted Palestinian terrorists, one must know who these prisoners are and what crimes they committed. CAMERA provides a list. (CAMERA) Another Perspective on Middle East Peace Emanuele Ottolenghi describes the “six mistaken assumptions...
Glorifying Hate
Does a true partner for peace honor those who committed acts of terror? In history, there have been only a few Jewish terrorists who murdered Palestinians. Israel has given all of these people lengthy prison sentences, and has refused to release them early. On the other hand, the ruling Palestinian...