Israeli officials angered that press may have had advance knowledge of Hamas massacre plans

Israeli officials have reacted with anger to a report suggesting that photographers associated with international news services may have had advance knowledge of Hamas’s plan to attack Israeli communities on Oct. 7. Read more

Honest Reporting names dishonest reporting stars for 2022

As we get ready to wave goodbye to 2022, it is a good opportunity for us to look back and reflect on what was an eventful year for Israel in the international media. Read more

Al Jazeera’s Shireen Abu Akleh death ‘witness’ turns out to be Islamic Jihad terrorist

A  key “civilian” eyewitness in the formal complaint against Israel filed by Al Jazeera at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the death of Shireen Abu Akleh Tuesday is a terrorist affiliated with the US-designated terrorist group Islamic Jihad, media watchdog HonestReporting discovered exclusively on Sunday. Read more

The growing cost of anti-Israel media bias

For one of The New York Times’ most devoted readers, the front-page spread published on May 28 essentially accusing Israel of murdering Palestinian children was the final straw. Read more

ABC only looks at one side of Lebanese border wall

Australia’s national broadcaster ABC News has reported from the Lebanese border where Israel is constructing a security wall. Read more

“50 Years of Aggression”: ABC Abandons Objectivity

Australian ABC Radio National’s Counterpoint program broadcast on June 19 featured an interview with Professor Amin Saikal, the Director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Australian National University. Read more

Ahead of Four Corners

Tonight, ABC-TV’s Four Corners will  broadcast a program highlighting the exposure of Palestinian children living in the West Bank to Israeli military law whilst their offending  Israeli counterparts are dealt with under Israeli civil law. Honest Reporting has something to say on The Australian’s reports on the issue….the  Australian paper’s John Lyons collaborated with the ABC. Read more

Honest Reporting award for WA Friends of Israel

Jerusalem-based media monitor Honest Reporting has named The Friends of Israel group based in Perth Watchdog of the Week. Read more