Anti-Semitic Cartoons at the Guardian
For Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell, Israel is a sinister, controlling and manipulative state.
Postcard from Israel – Mazkeret Batya
There are not many places in the Middle East (or in Britain, for that matter) in which one can still find an old fashioned British red telephone box with a working phone. In Mazkeret Batya, south-east of Rehovot, there is exactly that – a remnant from the days of the British Mandate – on the main street of the moshava, next to the museum.
Postcard from Israel: The Haifa Flea Market
Definitely not on the standard list of tourist destinations in Israel, and less well-known than its counterpart in Yaffo (Jaffa), the flea market in down-town Haifa is well worth a visit whether you’re buying or just browsing. The market is open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and of course it is best to get there as early as possible – with well-honed haggling skills!
Postcard from Tel Azekah
In the Judean lowlands, rising above the Elah Valley, lies Tel Azeka (also Azekah) – mentioned numerous times in Biblical texts. Perhaps most famously, it is associated with the story of David and Goliath, which is etched into blocks of stone set by the path up to the top of the Tel, its dramatic ending overlooking the Elah Valley below on one side and views as far as the Mediterranean coast on the other.
Sounds Israeli: Idan Amedi
Israeli musician Idan Amedi was discovered on the Israeli show Kokhav Nolad.
Postcard from Israel – Tel Megiddo
If the building which houses the ticket office and museum at Tel Megiddo national park seems somewhat incongruous to its surroundings – being more reminiscent of the style of an English country gentleman’s residence, with its chimney and paned windows, than of the local architecture – that is because it was built by the British army after its victory against the Ottomans, including at the Battle of Megiddo. So important was that battle that its Commander in Chief, Sir Edmund Allenby, was later awarded the title of 'Viscount of Megiddo.'
Arabs Sending Children to Provoke and Be Killed by Israeli Soldiers
Placing innocent Palestinian children in potentially dangerous situations, cynically hoping for a media coup stemming from any overreaction by IDF soldiers, is indeed shameful. However, such provocations by the Tamimis pale in comparison to an antisemitic Palestinian political culture which consistently sends messages to their youth that martyrdom – dying, or even murdering Israeli Jews, to advance the Palestinian cause – is one of the most important political values they should aspire to.
Let’s BDS Turkey!
Dear friends of the BDS movement, now is your chance to prove that you are not just shills for terrorists and Arab rejectionism.
Arab Teachers’ Rejection of Holocaust Education Highlights Arab Anti-Semitism
Rumors of a U.N. decision to introduce Holocaust studies in schools in Palestinian refugee camps run by UNRWA have outraged Jordanian teachers.
England Crushed by Israel’s Winning Goal in Jerusalem (Video)
England’s Under-21 football team, already eliminated from the UEFA Under-21 Finals in Israel, after losing their first two games, were beaten 1-0 by Israel...
Postcard from Israel: Machane Yehuda Market
Machane Yehuda market in Jerusalem has its roots back in the late nineteenth century when it was known as Shuk Beit Ya’acov after the nearby neighbourhood of the same name which was established in 1885. Two years later, the Machane Yehuda neighbourhood was built and the market continued to grow. Under British Mandate rule the market was given a make-over, permanent stalls and roofing were built and the new name caught on.
Postcard from Mount Tabor
Mount Tabor, standing 575 meters above sea level at the eastern end of the Jezreel Valley, is the site of the battle fought by Deborah and Barak against the Canaanite king Sisera, according to the Bible. Now it is the site of two monestaries, with three Bedouin villages nestled at its base.
The List of 26 Palestinian Prisoners and their Victims
Many in the media, including the Guardian, The Independent, and the Irish Times, have whitewashed the violent and often brutal crimes of the prisoners being released.
The Guardian’s Continuing Obsession with Mordechai Vanunu
Is there really any mystery as to why Vanunu is so admired by the Guardian?
The Blood Libel Begins: The Guardian’s Original Reporting on Al Dura
The Guardian took the hideous claim that the IDF fired mercilessly at a young boy until he was dead at face value, without even a hint of journalistic skepticism.
Postcard from Israel: Winter Fruits and Flowers
Winter flowers are already blooming, led of course by the dainty little Persian Cyclamen (Rakefet).
Sounds Israeli: Mosh Ben-Ari
Israeli artist Moshe Ben-Ari writes music with a blend rock, soul, reggae and world music.
Guardian Misleads Readers on Israeli Druze
The war, if it comes, may not be a disaster, if it delivers Golan back into Syrian hands.
Did the Guardian Just Recognize “East” Jerusalem as Part of Israel?
It’s been a tough year for the Guardian’s “research” department. Earlier in Oct., the Press Complaints Commission concluded that the Guardian’s “unequivocal statement” in their “Style Guide” that “Tel Aviv is the capital of Israel” was incorrect and therefore breached “the Editors’ Code of Practice.
The Myth of Palestinian Prisoner Torture the Guardian Perpetuates
Such myopic and at times obsessive focus on Israeli culpability is part of a pattern at the Guardian.
How the British Media Covered Omar Misharawi’s Death
The damage done by the now iconic image of Misharawi clutching his slain child can not be ameliorated by even the clearest retractions.
Locked Up Children: An Example of Anti-Israel Media Bias
On June 27, Honest Reporting revealed The Independent‘s use of the following photo to illustrate a particularly critical story on the Israeli treatment of Palestinian child detainees.
Zionist Big Bang Theory at the Guardian
Such framing of events in the Middle East represents more than mere hostility to Israel.
The Obligation to Avoid Anti-Semitic Behavior
By comparison, whites who avoid evoking anti-black narratives and imagery in America, by and large don’t bemoan the so-called “restrictions” placed on their artistic or intellectual expression.
Postcard from Israel: Gamla
Today, Gamla is a nature reserve and alongside the ancient Jewish town visitors can also see Neolithic dolmens and the ruins of the Byzantine Christian village of Dir Krukh.
Guardian’s Cartoon of Powerful Jews Manipulating Western Leaders
You don’t even need to believe that antisemitism is at play to be contemptuous of the extraordinary myopia displayed in the Guardian report.
Postcard from Israel – Hatzav
Drimia Maritima, or the Sea Squill, is known in Hebrew as Hatzav (from the word Hatzeva; quarrying, hewing or tunnelling) probably due to the ability...
Sounds Israeli: Lina Makhoul Sings ‘Hallelujah’
Nineteen year-old Israeli Arab Lina Makhoul won Israel's "The Voice" reality show.
Sounds Israeli: Ofra Haza
The late Ofra Haza sings "Jerusalem of Gold" in 1998.
Harriet Sherwood Completely Mischaracterizes Iran Sanctions Bill
The bill (by Senator Robert Menendez, along with 58 co-sponsors) has been accurately described by multiple media sources.
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