Posts Tagged: the Guardian
Major UK Paper Falsely Claims That Israeli Law Codifies Racism
A recent, official Guardian editorial ("The Guardian view on the Israeli elections: Netanyahu debases his office -- again") included the following accusation: Israel is not a...
Is Racism Behind the Criticism of Ilhan Omar?
Since February 12, The Guardian has published five pieces either entirely or largely sympathetic to Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar after the Congresswoman was forced to...
The Guardian’s Hatred of Israel Reaches a New Low
We’ve been monitoring The Guardian and commenting on the media group’s institutional hostility to Israel for nearly 10 years, and nothing much shocks us at...
Britain’s Labour Leader Sees ‘Real Problem’ of Antisemitism in Party
The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, said on Friday there was a "real problem" of antisemitism in his party which he would...
Guardian Op-Ed Amplifies Rhetoric of Antisemitic Campaign Against ADL
After two African-Americans were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks because they didn’t order anything while waiting for a friend, the company tried to calm the ensuing...
Top 7 Guardian Anti-Israel Errors, Lies and Deceptions of 2017
Narrowing down an entire year of Guardian anti-Israel reporting is not an easy task -- but, as a public service to our loyal readers, here are some errors, deceptions...
UK Paper Describes Israeli Accusations About Iran’s Military Expansion as ‘Bellicose Rhetoric’
The word “bellicose” is defined by Merriam-Webster as “favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars." Here is the opening paragraph of a Guardian article by Peter Beaumont ("Netanyahu accuses Iran of building missile...
UK Columnist Compares White Supremacism to ‘Right-Wing’ Zionism
Guardian columnist Giles Fraser has compared white supremacism to "right-wing" Zionism. Fraser, in his August 17 column, faulted Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu for his three-day delay in condemning the antisemitism in Charlottesville. Fraser contextualized his claim by citing a recent interview on Israeli TV...
The Guardian and John Lyons Accuse Australian Jews of ‘Targeting’ Journalists
Australian journalist John Lyons was among those in the media who, in 2014, leveled entirely false accusations that Israel sadistically tortured Palestinian children. This abuse was purported to include whippings, beatings while tied...
UK Paper Repeats Lie of ‘Millions’ of Palestinian Refugees
There are not millions of Palestinians refugees. There are not hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees. There are, according to credible estimates, roughly 30,000 Palestinians still alive out...
Amid Ongoing Turmoil in Their Country, Thousands of Turkish Jews Reportedly Seeking Portuguese Citizenship
Amid the ongoing turmoil in their country, thousands of Turkish Jews are applying for Portuguese citizenship, an Israeli lawyer told The Guardian last week. “They are...
The Guardian and the Telegraph: Creating a ‘Safe Space’ for Anti-Zionists?
British media reports on the ongoing antisemitism scandal plaguing the Labour Party have been largely unproblematic, and quite unsympathetic to those attempting to rationalize or...
UK Writers Smears Israel Through a Glaring Omission
Veteran Guardian journalist Jonathan Freedland recently wrote an op-ed lamenting the failure of Israelis and Palestinians to escape the morass of the current conflict ("Amid the bloodshed, Palestinians and Israelis are...
Australian MP Sues News Corp Journalist Over Being Called Antismeitic
An Australian member of parliament filed a defamation lawsuit against News Corp journalist Sharri Markson to test how far criticism of pro-Israel media and lobbying groups...
