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: 10Bias-Free: 10
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 0
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.
Bias-Free: 10
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 0
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.
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.
Bias-Free: 10
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 0
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: 10Bias-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."
Bias-Free: 10
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 0
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: 10Bias-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.
Bias-Free: 7
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 2
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: 9Bias-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."
Bias-Free: 5
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 4
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: 7Bias-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.
Bias-Free: 8
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 2
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: 8Bias-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.
Bias-Free: 5
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 0
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: 8Bias-Free: 5
Pro-Israel: 0
Anti-Israel: 0
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