The Media Accountability Project  

"It is not credible to take a belligerent army’s word as the basis for publishable facts. Where Israel is the sole source for a piece of information, you need to admit this to readers." Continue reading

"Accuracy demands that you clearly distinguish between East and West Jerusalem and refer to “occupied” or "annexed” sites (e.g., Al-Aqsa) when discussing East Jerusalem." Continue reading

"Overall, the article did a fine job of outlining the important subject of Palestinian displacement by settler violence, which is rarely written about. We appreciate that it was done in a nuanced way by including Palestinian voices, which clearly illustrates the effects on their livelihoods." Continue reading

"However, in spite of Mr Pinkas'  referring to  Palestinian issues four times, and stressing they may even affect the US-Israel relationship "as allies", Ms Hill does not ask for a clarification for listeners of what 'the Palestinian issue' might be. Is this not equally important for your listeners to know as it is for them to understand the reason for the Israeli protests?" Continue reading

"Given that Palestinian resistance groups are often framed in media coverage as being opposed to the existence of Israel, despite many clearly indicating an openness to the Arab Peace Plan, it is critical that a high degree of precision be exercised in this context to help rebalance the scales." Continue reading

"This article lacks sufficient context on the nature of Israel’s governing coalition. Associated Press has itself reported that this government, which includes far-right settlers like finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, has “created a new Israeli settler agency, led by Smotrich, within the Defense Ministry'." Continue reading

"I insist that you state that Israel’s actions do not qualify as “targeted killings” but as “extrajudicial assassinations” as a result of which civilians are also killed or injured, in the interests of accuracy and professional ethics." Continue reading

"Nowhere in the article were the words “occupation” or “occupied” used or an explanation of ‘collective punishment’ provided to help readers understand the context or the background of the current protests." Continue reading

"In order to be more accurate, efforts should be made to clarify the asymmetrical nature of violence by providing death toll numbers where appropriate, rather than burying them at the end of articles. In this case, death toll numbers should immediately follow the quote in question." Continue reading

"First, the onus of blame in this article is unreasonably placed on the Palestinians. A phrase like this one – “This week’s events recall a bloody protest campaign organized by Hamas in 2018 and 2019” – suggests that the “bloodiness” came from Hamas. In fact, it was not the Palestinians who were violent, but rather Israel which responded to the demonstrations with live ammunition." Continue reading