Thursday, September 16, 2010

Analysis: Peace talks take small step

Date: Friday, September 3, 2010

This was somewhat difficult to classify. Much of it read as if it were a news report, but it contained a large amount of analysis so we labeled it as an analysis.

Opinion. Misleading: " … they adjourned without progress on Israeli housing construction in disputed areas, an issue that threatens to quickly undermine the negotiations." Israeli construction isn't the issue that threatens to undermine the negotiations; the issue is the Arab trying to make an issue of it.

Most of the article dealt with this non-issue.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 9
Bias-Free: 3
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 5

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