Chaim Lax
ARTICLES BY: Chaim Lax
Here’s What You Should Know About Israeli Settlements
Whether in the mainstream media, academia, or a casual conversation among friends, any discussion of Israeli politics inevitably brings up the issue of “Israeli settlements.” But...
The Washington Post’s Flawed Investigation Into American Activist’s Death Leaves More Questions Than Answers
Less than a week after Aysenur Eygi was killed while attending a demonstration outside the Palestinian town of Beita in the West Bank, The Washington...
The Wall Street Journal’s Israel Coverage Is Extremely Biased
Throughout the 10 months of war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, The Wall Street Journal’s opinion page has been one of mainstream media’s most sympathetic to...
The Washington Post Reporter Who Called Biden a ‘War Criminal’ Has a History of Anti-Israel Social Media Posts
The Washington Post’s Taylor Lorenz recently came under fire for posting a selfie on Instagram with US President Joe Biden in the background and the caption “War...
HBO and John Oliver’s Disgraceful Comparison of Israel to Nazi Germany in West Bank Analysis
What do you get when you mix a late-night comedy news show with complex political topics like the West Bank, Israeli settlements, and the Israeli-Palestinian...
Will Hostage-Taking Journalist Abdallah Aljamal Be Added to CPJ ‘Casualty’ List?
One day after Israeli security forces rescued four Israeli hostages from their Gazan captivity, both the IDF and the Shin Bet (Israel’s internal security agency)...
Media Outlets Quietly Stop Referring to the Gaza Ministry of Health’s Hamas Affiliation
In the days and weeks following Hamas’ October 7 massacre in southern Israel and the beginning of the Jewish State’s military response against the Gaza-based...
‘The Guardian’ Turns ‘Zionism’ Into a Dirty Word in One-Sided Hit Piece
How do you turn 2,000 years of Jewish longing for a return to Zion into an insult and a slur? By mainstreaming extreme voices, distorting...
Uncovering the Story Behind the Gazan ‘Mass Graves’
Over the past week, Palestinian teams have been unearthing mass graves outside two Gaza medical complexes, Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis and Al-Shifa Hospital in...
Voice of America’s Gaza War Recap Omits Vital Context
To mark six months of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, Voice of America (VOA) released a three-minute video chronicling the effect that the war...
‘Washington Post’ Platforms Superficial ‘As a Jew’ Op-Ed on Israel & Gaza
Peter Maass, a journalist and former senior editor at left-wing publication The Intercept, admits that his “Jewish identity was always a bit vague.” He is...
Jon Stewart & Christiane Amanpour Use ‘Daily Show’ Interview to Muddle Image of Israel
On a recent episode of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart hosted CNN personality Christiane Amanpour to discuss the ongoing war in Gaza between Israel and...
Joe Rogan’s Troubling Anti-Israel Podcast Episodes
At 14.5 million followers, The Joe Rogan Experience consistently tops the charts as the most popular podcast on Spotify. With 16 million subscribers on YouTube and...
Damage Done: How Al Jazeera’s Fake Rape Story Harmed Israel’s Reputation in Less than 24 Hours
A popular adage states that “a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” In this day and...
