Rinat Harash
ARTICLES BY: Rinat Harash
Hamas By Any Other Name: The Media’s Masterclass on Biased Sources
News consumers don’t often get a free masterclass in how not to tell a story. But that’s precisely what The Independent did when it failed to mention Hamas even...
Media Favor Hamas’ Narrative in Coverage of Gaza Hospital Raid
It’s been a busy news weekend: Israel raided a Gaza hospital and detained hundreds of terrorists. Media outlets should have reported this fact while giving weight...
How the Media Blamed Israel for Ruining Bethlehem’s Christmas (Again)
Once again, it’s that time of the year. But we won’t repeat the obvious: the media love blaming Israel for ruining Christmas in Bethlehem. We will,...
Why Does the Media Celebrate Images by Photographers With Unethical Ties to Hamas?
Hamas couldn’t have asked for better coverage. The terror group’s yearslong investment in relations with Gaza journalists who work for the foreign media has paid...
The Media Revives ‘Famine’ Libel and Distorted Casualty Counts to Slander Israel
Media outlets spread two baseless reports that demonized Israel last weekend, despite clear evidence that debunks them: the eternally “imminent” Gaza famine, and the accusation...
How CNN’s Biased Anti-Israel Reporter Distorted the Truth in Lebanon
“Israeli military dropped bombs in ‘lethal proximity’ of at least 19 Lebanese hospitals, CNN analysis finds,” the American network’s headline declared. What CNN should have written instead was:...
The Financial Times Distorts Reality to Paint Israel as Aggressor in Lebanon
Three elements of distorted reporting plague a recent Financial Times piece about the Israel-Hezbollah conflict: Deceitful writing, selective choice of interviews, and emotional framing. The result...
Media Painted Israel as Aggressor in Coverage of Hezbollah Commander Targeting
On Tuesday, July 30, an Israeli airstrike in Beirut eliminated Hezbollah’s most senior military commander, who was responsible for the rocket attack that had killed...
Media Hides Truth After International Group Says No ‘Famine’ in Gaza
It’s embarrassing to admit a mistake. But it’s worse to try and hide it. Sadly, media outlets opted for the latter in their coverage of a...
Associated Press Sneakily Whitewashes Antisemitism in Coverage of French-Jewish Girl’s Rape
Last weekend, the Associated Press subtly whitewashed antisemitism in its coverage of the rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in France. It did so in an...
Biased Coverage of Gaza Hostage Rescue Serves Hamas
Media outlets went out of their way on Saturday, June 8, to make Israel’s heroic rescue of four Gaza hostages look tainted or even immoral,...
Media Reframe IDF Strike on Terrorists in Gaza School to Vilify Israel
Early on Thursday, June 6, the IDF announced that it had targeted Hamas terrorists inside an UNRWA school in Gaza. But media outlets reframed the incident...
UNRWA Head Demonstrates Moral Bankruptcy in New York Times Op-Ed
How do children react when they are caught red-handed? They blame someone else and cry. That's exactly what the head of the United Nations Relief and...
Peabody Awards Honor Flawed Coverage of Israel-Hamas War
One of the top prizes in media broadcasting was awarded last week to recipients who should have been called out as bad examples of the...
