Saturday, September 25, 2010

Article: Obama: Attack on Iran not 'ideal' nuke solution

Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010

This article reported on President Barack Obama saying Iran having a nuclear weapons would be a "real problem," but saying military action would not an ideal solution.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 10
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 0

Article: Israeli, Palestinian leaders meet in NYC

This short article reported Israeli President Shimon Peres met with Palestinian Authority Chair Mahmoud Abbas on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York.

Opinion: The writer inserted the opinion that "the latest round of Middle East peace talks ended without visible signs of progress on bridging an impasse over Israeli settlements.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 10
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 0

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Article: Iranian leader criticizes Mideast peace talks

Date: Sunday, September 19, 2010

This was a short article reporting on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, saying negotiations would fail unless "true representatives of the Palestinian people" participated and "The Islamic republic believes that the only way to resolve the Palestine problem is through the people's vote."

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 10
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 0

Article: U.S. diplomat tries to get skeptical Syria on board

Date: Friday, September 17, 2010

This was a short article, by Sarah Birke and Borzou Daragahi, reporting on George Mitchell traveling to Damascus trying to get the Syrians to support the talks between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs.

Opinion: The writers inserted their opinions that "Syria is thought to be skeptical about the talks," that "Syrian officials do not believe Israel's leadership would be willing to return the Golan Heights" and that Syrian officials "doubt an Israeli-Palestinian peace would last without the approval of Hamas." It omitted any reference to the fact that Israel has in the past offered to give the Golan Heights to Syria in exchange for peace, but Syria refused.

Lack of Balance: The article presented what it purported were Syrian beliefs and also quoted a Syrian official without presenting either opinions or quotes from Israelis.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 9
Bias-Free: 7
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 2

Article: Abbas' comments buoy talks

Date: Friday, September 17, 2010

This article by Edmund Sanders, which included a considerable amount of opinion, quotes Palestinian Authority chair Mahmoud Abbas saying "We all know that there is no alternative to peace other than negotiations. Therefore, there is no choice for us but to continue in these efforts."

Most of the article analyzes the meaning of Abbas' statement.

Omission: There was not reference to Abbas' contradictory statements leaving open the option of renewed terrorism if he didn't get his way without it - as if the Palestinian Arabs had ever abandoned terror.

Opinion: In the first paragraph, the writer inserts his opinion that Abbas' statement "offered new hope that negotiations will not break down as a result of a standoff over Jewish settlements in the West Bank." In the third paragraph, the writer inserted his opinion that his comments "marked a change in tone."

Lack of Balance: The bulk of the article is written from an Arab perspective. It also reports Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saying "it would be 'extremely useful' for Israel to extend the partial freeze" without including any contrary observations.

Distortion. Omission. Opinion: The author inserts his opinion that "Abbas has built his career on embracing negotiations as the only route to statehood." He omits any reference to Abbas' years of involvement in terrorism. The article also quotes Robert Malley saying ""He's always thrown his faith into the negotiation process" without pointing out the obvious falsity of that statement, or even mentioning Abbas' refusal to negotiate with Israel for the past two years.

Inaccuracies: The article was accompanied by an annotated map allegedly detailing settlements along with a graph of their population and mislabeled Jews living in certain parts of Jerusalem as "settlers."

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 7
Bias-Free: 5
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 4

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Article: Clinton ready for round 2

Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010

This is a short (three paragraph) article about the peace talks.

Misleading. Bias: The article begins by reporting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said a "dispute" over the expiration of Israel's temporary moratorium on Jewish (but not Arab) construction in the disputed territories threatens the direct talks. There is no dispute threatening talks; there is the reality of the Palestinian Arabs creating a phony issue and using it to threaten to walk out of talks they have been avoiding.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 8
Bias-Free: 8
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 2
Analysis: Israel's tough talker starts employing a softer tone

Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010

This is an analysis by Edmund Sanders, supposedly discussing whether Netanyahu is seriously trying to reach peace.

Opinion: The article categorizes Menachem Begin, Yithak Rabin, Ariel Sharon and, by implication, Benjamin Netanyahu as "hawkish."

Opinion: "Until recently, few Israelis held much hope for the talks."

Misleading. Omission: The writer suggested Netanyahu didn't mean his endorsement of a "two-state solution" last year. He omits the fact that Netanyahu effectively did so during his first term as prime minister, although he didn't use the term "Palestinian state" at that time.

This is another case where the writer is clearly biased against Israel but the item itself is effectively relatively neutral.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 8
Bias-Free: 5
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 0

Article: Israel: No extension of freeze

Date: Monday, September 13, 2010

This article reported on Netanyahu noting Israel could not extend its temporary moratorium on Israeli (but not Arab) construction in the disputed territories. It also reported on some violence in and from Gaza.

Absence of Rebuttal. Misleading: The article quotes Palestinian Authority negotiator Saeb Erekat saying: "I hope that the Israeli government, given the choice between settlement and peace, will choose peace. They can't have both." It does not balance this absurd assertion with an Israeli quote or even any indication about its absurdity.

Lack of Balance. Omission: The article spent two paragraphs detailing three Arabs in Gaza killed and three others injured by Israeli shelling, following this with a curt reference to rockets being fired from Gaza and emphasizing that no one was hurt, omitting the fact that other recent terror attacks killed at least four Israelis and, as usually, carefully avoiding the use of the term "terror."

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 9
Bias-Free: 7
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 2

Article: President talks Mexico, Mideast

Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010

This article reported on a news conference given by President Obama.

Bias: Statements that restricting building for Jews in parts of Eretz Yisrael is a good thing are inherently biased against Israel.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 8
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 2

Analysis: Talks ratchet up tension in Hebron

Date: Sunday, September 5, 2010

This appears to be an analysis by Edmund Sanders.

False Equivalence: "Netanyahu raised the issue of the attacks on Israelis in the West Bank last week. Abbas called on Israel to end all settlement activity." Terror attacks are a real, serious issue. The Arab demand that Israel halt construction in the disputed territories, even while massive Arab building continues, is a phony issue.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 7
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 2

Article: Arab states: Israeli nukes need UN eyes

Date: Saturday, September 4, 2010

This article reports on Arab efforts against the assumed Israeli nuclear program.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 10
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 0

Article: Palestinian forces feel heat to end violence

Date: Saturday, September 4, 2010

This is another hybrid, somewhere between a news story and analysis. It reports on some of the recent terror attacks against Israeli civilians - as usual, with a careful avoidance of any reference to the word terror - and apparently tries to analyze its connection to and effect on negotiations. It is another example where the bias of the writer is apparently anti-Israel but the content of the article makes it pro-Israel anyway.

Opinion: The writer asserts the attacks represent a challenge to the Palestinian Authority security forces.

Opinion: "An uptick in violence is the last thing the Palestinian Authority wanted to see."

Opinion: "the pressure is on the Palestinian Authority to show it can contain the violence quickly."

Omission: The article refers to Palestinian Authority forces making hundreds of arrests, but omits mentioning their history of quickly releasing those it arrests.

Lack of Balance: The article quotes three different representatives of the Palestinian Authority but does not quote anyone giving an Israeli perspective.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 8
Pro-Israel: 1
Anti-Israel: 0

Article: Security tight for rallies

Date: Friday, September 3, 2010

This is a short article on security plans for rallies in Iran. It is relevant to the Arab-Israeli conflict because the rallies are for Quds Day. The content would likely simply reinforce the biases on anyone on either side.

Bias: There is a reference to "the Palestinian struggle against Israel" whose context might make it appear as if it were justified.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 9
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 0

Article: Developments

Date: Friday, September 3, 2010

This was a very short (three sentence) listing of three developments relating to the talks. The pro-Israel rating comes from inclusion of the report of proposed terrorist actions by Arab groups, although as usual the term "terror" was carefully avoided, with the euphemism "militant" used as a substitute, leading to the irony that the bias of the writers was clearly anti-Israel but the content forced it to be pro-Israel anyway.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 7
Pro-Israel: 2
Anti-Israel: 0

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

Article: Deaths fuel Palestinian infighting

Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2010

This article reported on a terror attack on Israeli civilians near Ramallah, although as usual the term "terror" was carefully avoided.

Opinion: "The Palestinian infighting was a reminder that even if Israelis and Palestinians come to terms in U.S.-sponsored peace talks, deep divisions remain within the Palestinian movement."

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 10
Pro-Israel: 2
Anti-Israel: 0

Analysis: Optimistic tone set for peace talks

Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2010

This is an analysis by Paul Richter and Christi Parsons

Omission. Misleading: "One reason [for optimism] is that Palestinian violence now is at a lower level than it often has been." Omitted was any reference to a flurry of rocket and mortar attacks from Gaza as the talks were starting.

Opinion. Misleading: "The leadership [of the Palestinian Authority] is considered relatively moderate and is well-regarded by the West."

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 9
Bias-Free: 8
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 1

Article: Obama rolls dice on Mideast talks

Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010

This is an analysis by Christi Parsos and Paul Richter.

Misleading: "Obama personally helped coax Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to come to Washington to meet with him Wednesday and resume talks the next day." This falsely implies Netanyahu needed to be coaxed, despite the fact that Netanyahu has been virtually begging to talk but Abba has been adamantly refusing.

Lack of Balance: The article very early quotes PLO ambassador Maen Rashid Areikat implying the talks will fail unless America pressures Israel, and describes Ziad Asali, president of the American Task Force on Palestine, saying harsh rhetoric makes the talks more difficult, implying harsh rhetoric by Israel is a problem. Only near the end is there any balancing quote by anyone on the Israeli side.

Bias. Inaccuracies. Misleading: The article falsely states "The most immediate threat to the talks is the scheduled Sept. 26 expiration of Israel's partial moratorium on construction in the West Bank, occupied by Israel in 1967." The threat is not the end of Israel's moratorium, but the Arab threat to walk out of the talks at the end of the moratorium. Also, since the territory had no sovereign at the time Israel captured it in 1967, that territory is not "occupied" but "disputed."

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 8
Bias-Free: 5
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 3

Article: Captive soldier remembered on 24th birthday

Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010

This is a one paragraph article reporting on a demonstration marking the 24th birthday of Gilad Schalit.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 10
Pro-Israel: 2
Anti-Israel: 0

Commentary: ISRAELI, PALESTINIAN TALKS LOOK BLEAK

Date: Monday, August 23, 2010

This is a commentary by George Will expressing skepticism about the prospects for success in the talks between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs.

Opinion: The writer asserts "binationalism is impossible if Israel is to be a Jewish state for the Jewish people."

Opinion: The writer asserts rhetoric about a "two-state solution" is delusion given recent experiences.

Lack of Balance: The writer presents a pro-Israel position.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 0
Pro-Israel: 10
Anti-Israel: 0

Article: Netanyahu: Palestinians must guarantee security

Date: Monday, August 23, 2010

This short article reports on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying: "What we are talking about is a peace agreement between Israel and a demilitarized Palestinian state. … Security, recognizing Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people and ending the conflict are the three first layers that would guarantee a true peace agreement … that could last for generations."

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 10
Pro-Israel: 1
Anti-Israel: 0

Analysis: Some see only futility in new Mideast talks

Date: Sunday, August 22, 2010

This was an analyss by Edmund Sanders. The beginning is fairly sober and balanced, but the bulk of the analysis is unbalanced and puts the onus for progress on Israel while ignoring the core problems of Arab intransigence.

Bias. Lack of Balance: The article describes Israeli opposition MK Meir Sheetrit as doubting "Netanyahu was willing to make the concessions, such as dismantling West Bank settlements, that leaders of the Palestinians' Fatah faction, dominant in the West Bank, say are necessary for them to consider a deal." It ignores any possibility that the Arab rhetoric is just that or may be unreasonable.

Opinion. Inaccuracies. Omission: "Abbas has bet his career on renouncing violence and pursuing peace talks with Israel." The article omits mentioning that Abbas has adamantly refused to engage in peace talks with Israel for two years, a fact which contradicts the writer's assertion.

Omission: "Failed peace talks during the Clinton administration in 2000 helped trigger the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising." The writer fails to mention the talks failed because the Arabs refused an amazingly far-reaching and generous proposal.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 9
Bias-Free: 6
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 2

Sidebar: Behind the scenes

Date: Saturday, August 21, 2010

This very short sidebar contained two questions ("why now?" and "any other leaders invited?") and answers relating to the article "Mideast peace talks back on.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 10
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 0

Article: Mideast peace talks back on

Date: Saturday, August 21, 2010

This seemed to be part article, part analysis, so it was difficult to decide whether the opinions included were appropriate or not. It largely reported on the announcement of the resumption of direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, but also included a substantial amount of commentary. With three authors, David S. Cloud, Christi Parsons and Edmund Sanders, one cannot tell who was responsible for each opinion.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 8
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 0

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Article: New peace talks proposed

Date: Friday, August 20, 2010

This article reported on plans to invite Israeli and Palestinian Arab leaders to Washingto to begin direct talks.

Opinion: The writer said "acceptance [of the invitation] was expected.

Opinion: The writer opined "The resumption of face-to-face meetings would be a measure of political success for Obama."

Opinion. Lack of Balance. Bias. Omission: From the article: "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he is willing to make sacrifices for peace, but the hard-liners in his government have been reluctant to give ground to the Palestinians. As for Abbas, it's not clear how decisive a commitment he could make on behalf of the Palestinians from his office in Ramallah. His rivals in the militant group Hamas control the Gaza Strip, home to more than 1.5 million Palestinians."

On the one hand, the writer refers to "hard-liners" in the Israeli government; the supposed balance refers to something outside Abbas' control, but makes no reference to the intransigence of Abbas or the lack of any concessions made by the Palestinian Arabs during the 19 years of the Oslo Process.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 8
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 1

Article: Hezbollah offers dossier in assassination probe

Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010

This article reported on Hezbollah submitting a dossier alleging Israel had a role in the 2005 murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri.

Bias. Omission: The article omitted any reference to the evidence of Syria complicity or the absurdity of Israeli involvement.

It is given a fairly low anti-Israel rating only because the accusations reported are so absurd nobody will take them seriously.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 3
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 2

Article: Israeli soldier criticized for Facebook photos

Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010

This short article reports on a discharged Israeli soldier being "condemned by Israeli and Palestinian authorities Monday for post ing pictures of herself on Facebook posing next to bound and blindfolded Palestinians."

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 10
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 1

Commentary: ISRAEL'S SELF-DEFENSE CAPABILITY UNDER ATTACK

Monday, August 16, 2010

This is a commentary by George Will discussing the campaign to delegitimize Israel and undermine its ability to defend itself.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 5
Pro-Israel: 10
Anti-Israel: 0

Article: Al-Qaida to Turkey: Cut ties with Israel

Date: Monday, August 16, 2010

This article reported on an Internet message from Al-Qaida to Turkey.

Bias. Inaccuracies: The article refers to the audio recording coming "in the wake of the deadly Israeli raid against a Turkish aid flotilla that was headed to Gaza in May." It omits the fact that it wasn't really a raid, but an attempt to enforce the arms blockade aimed at the Hamas terror group and became deadly only after the Israelis were attacked in a planned operation, instead making it appear the Israelis were responsible for the violence.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 8
Bias-Free: 7
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 2

Analysis: Direct peace talks may begin soon

Date: Sunday, August 15, 2010

This was an article by Paul Richter about the likelihood that there would be a resumption of direct talks between the Palestinian Authority and Israel.

Lack of Balance: There is a contrast between "Though Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he is ready to make "painful sacrifices" for peace, his government and the Knesset may be among Israel's most conservative ever" and "Abbas' ability to deliver on an agreement is in question: The Hamas militant group, not his government, controls the 1.5 mil lion Palestinians who live in the Gaza Strip," giving Abbas a free pass by attributing difficulties on his end to factors beyond his control while not mentioning his unwillingness to make any concessions.

Omission. Lack of Balance: The writer made the one-sided observation "Abbas fears that unless there is prior agreement on a basic agenda for talks, based on the results of past negotiations, the Israelis could make unrealistic demands, then blame him for a breakdown," giving it unwarranted validity and omitting any reference to either the many unrealistic demands of the Palestinian Arabs, such as unlimited immigration into Israel of millions of hostile Palestinian Arabs and the division of Israel's capital.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 8
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 1

Article: Israeli Official Says Forces Had No Choice But To Fire

Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010

This is an article about Israel's internal probe of the incident with the Gaza flotilla.

Opinion. Misleading. Omission: The writer referred to the testimony of Israeli Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi as being "the most cohesive, vivid and sequential account of the Israeli storming of a ship carrying aid to Gaza on May 31." This is both an opinion and misleads by omitting the admission of the organizers of the flotilla that the purpose was not to provide aid but to block the Israeli blockade [of arms deliveries to Gaza].

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 9
Bias-Free: 9
Pro-Israel: 2
Anti-Israel: 0

Article: Obama Seeks To Sell 80-Plus Jets To Saudi Arabia

Date: Tuesday, August 10, 2010

This is an article about a potential $30 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia. It refers to "Israel and its allies in Congress" questioning "U.S. plans to provide further arms to the Saudis." This is the only reference to Israel.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 10
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 0

Commentary: Obama Sees Growing U.S. Leverage On Iran

Date: Sunday, August 8, 2010

This is a David Ignatius commentary with just a brief reference to "skeptics in Israel" questioning "whether Iran's nuclear policy is subject to a cost-benefit analysis."

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 5
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 0

Article: Gaza fuel flap

Sunday, August 8, 2010

This was a very short article about a disagreement between Fatah and Hamas which disrupted electricity production in Gaza.

Israel is mentioned as supplying most of Gaza's power and supplying fuel for the generators in Gaza.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 10
Pro-Israel: 1
Anti-Israel: 0

Article: Iranian president goes after U.S. - again

Date: Sunday, August 8, 2010

This was a very short (three sentence long) article which referred to Ahmadinejad being anti-American, anti-Israel and a Holocaust denier.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 10
Pro-Israel: 1
Anti-Israel: 0

Article: U.N. will investigate Israeli raid on aid ship

Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010

This was a mostly factual report a planned United Nations investigation of the Gaza flotilla incident.

Bias. Inaccuracies. Omission: The title and content misleadingly referred to an Israeli "raid" and referred to it as being "deadly," without mentioning Israel was merely trying to divert the ship to Ashdod to offload the cargo for transfer to Gaza, with the incident becoming violent only because the armed mercenaries on the ship attacked the Israelis.

Omission: The article omitted any mention of the other United Nations investigation, by the highly biased Human Rights Council.

Omission. Inaccuracies: The article incorrectly referred to the ship as an "aid ship," despite the admission by the organizers of the flotilla that it wasn't sent to provide aid but was sent to break the Israeli blockade [on arms being transferred to Gaza].

Ratings

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

Article: Hamas leader is killed

Date: Sunday, August 1, 2010

This article factually reported on an Israeli airstrike killing a Hamas terrorist, although typically it avoided the use of any term with the root "terror."

Lack of Balance: The article stated in a straightforward manner that Israel killed Issa Batran and struck at smuggling tunnels and a Hamas training camp, stated "The Israeli military said it launched airstrikes against Hamas targets in Gaza after a rocket fired from Gaza exploded in the city of Ashkelon," implying a measure of doubt as to whether there really was a rocket fired and as to the reliability of the words of the Israeli military.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 8
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 0

Article: Gaza rocket hits city; Israeli airstrikes follow

Date: Saturday, July 31, 2010

This article is a factual report on a rocket attack on Ashkelon, followed by an Israeli strike at a terrorist training camp.

Omission: As usual, the article omitted any use of the terms "terror" or "terrorist" when referring to the terror attack.

Misleading. Omission: The article referred to Ashkelon as being "the Israeli city closest to the Gaza Strip." It omitted any reference to Sderot, which some also consider a city, which is closer and has been far from calm.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 9
Bias-Free: 9
Pro-Israel: 2
Anti-Israel: 0

Commentary: Rattled, Iran Stirs the Mideast Pot

Date: July 30, 2010

This is a commentary written by Charles Krauthammer about the Iranian nuclear program. It analyzes the calculations of the Iranian regime. It is only secondarily related to Israel, because of the threat Iran poses.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 8
Pro-Israel: 5
Anti-Israel: 0

Article: Britain's Cameron calls Gaza 'a prison camp'

Date: July 28, 2010

This article describes British Prime Minister David Cameron calling Gaza a "prison camp." The article apparently accurately reports statements made by Cameron, Israeli ambassador to Britain Ron Prosor, residents of Gaza and Israel.

Bias, Lack of Balance: The first three and a half paragraphs are devoted to presenting the statements by Cameron and residents of Gaza, with only the last two sentences presenting Israel's response.

Ratings

Factual Accuracy: 10
Bias-Free: 3
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 8