Rinat Harash
ARTICLES BY: Rinat Harash
The New York Times’ Anti-Israeli Tunnel Vision
The child in Hans Christian Andersen’s folktale The Emperor’s New Clothes says the truth when he sees it -- that the vain ruler being paraded...
No Antisemitism Here: How the Media Distorted the Boulder, Colorado Attack
It was a tragically straightforward story: Eight people were injured on Sunday, June 1, when a man yelled “Free Palestine” and threw fire bombs into...
Media Refuse to Report on Gazan Protestor Murdered By Hamas
Western media outlets love the “human angle” in their coverage of the war in Gaza. They seek personal stories about Palestinians’ deaths -- parents, children...
Why Are the Media Ignoring the Gaza Protests Against Hamas?
Photojournalists working for Reuters and the AP in Gaza are usually very quick and efficient. They reach the sites of Israeli air strikes or the morgues...
What’s New? Media Whitewashes Hamas, Demonizes Israel as Gaza War Resumes
Once hostilities resumed in Gaza, it didn’t take long for the international media to revert to their familiar agenda of whitewashing Hamas while demonizing Israel. From...
Shocking But Expected: Journalist Arrested in Jerusalem for Inciting Terror Works for Reuters, ABC News
A journalist arrested by Israeli police on suspicion of inciting and supporting terror works for Western media outlets, HonestReporting revealed on Sunday, calling into question her...
Media Fall for Hamas Propaganda in Coverage of Israeli Hostage’s ‘Kiss’ to Captor
Hamas’ despicable hostage release this weekend was widely covered. But foreign media outlets chose to highlight one particularly nauseating propaganda moment -- when Israeli hostage...
Why Did ABC News Present Terror-Linked Family as Innocent Palestinians?
ABC News wanted a good story on Israel’s anti-terror operation in Jenin last week. But as usual, instead of doing some independent digging, foreign media rely...
Politico Hired an Anti-Israel Journalist, Then Ran Her Stories on the Middle East
In the wake of the Gaza ceasefire, a new narrative painting Israel as an aggressor is subtly infiltrating mainstream media. Biased reporters, like Politico’s Dalia Hatuqa,...
UK Outlet Caught Using Compromised Gaza Journalist Who Posed With Sinwar
Media outlets should know by now that when it comes to hiring Gaza freelancers -- caution is advised. As HonestReporting has repeatedly exposed, the vast majority...
There Is a Huge Difference Between Israeli Hostages and Freed Palestinian Murderers
Over the weekend, as Israeli hostages held by Hamas were again released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, it became clear that media outlets are unable...
Why Did Newsweek Choose to Spread Anti-Israel Propaganda and Lies?
When media outlets interview academic experts, news consumers deserve an in-depth analysis. But Newsweek’s attempt to do so last week, in a piece titled “Israel-Hamas war:...
Biased Science: The Lancet Claims Gaza Casualty Count Underreported
The Lancet has a history of publishing agenda-driven and politicized anti-Israel content that goes way beyond the field of healthcare and medicine. In July 2024, the...
The Bias of Verification: How the Media Trusts Terrorists But Questions the IDF
Trusting someone is tricky -- because it isn’t automatically clear if they are telling the truth or not. To assess reliability, one usually takes into...
