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Northern Ireland Union Votes for Boycott
Northern Ireland’s biggest trade union unanimously supports Boycott and Divestment against Israel
Month: June 2007
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Today programme’s ‘balance’
The BBC’s flagship programme Today is as deeply flawed in its coverage of Israel and Palestine as the rest of the BBC. Their rule of thumb is to bully and badger any Arab they allow […]
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Israel, Iran top ‘negative list’
The two countries with mostly positive attitudes about Israel do so in modest numbers. Forty-five percent of Nigerians and 41 percent of Americans have positive views of Israel’s influence in the world, while nearly one-third […]
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What you get in 20 seconds
Television news is the main source of information on the Israel-Palestine conflict for about 80% of the population. Yet the quality of what they see and hear is so confused and partial that it is […]
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Israel and the Media
In May, the Glasgow University Media Group, distinguished for its pioneering media analysis, published a study of the reporting of the Israeli/ Palestinian conflict. It ought to be required reading in newsrooms and media schools. […]
The BBC
BBC used as Mossad’s mouthpiece: John Ware and Panorama
BBC Panorama’s John Ware aired a documentary on 30 July 2006 aimed at showing how funds raised by British charity Interpal have helped Hamas. Subsequent criticisms of Ware have pointed out that the Board of […]
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The Spin Machine Behind a Failed War
So Israel’s war against Hezbollah has failed. After a month of barbaric bombing that has left over 1,000 Lebanese dead and an estimated one million homeless, Israel has failed to beat one of its arch […]
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Foreign Ministry tackles Israel’s image abroad
In introducing the new marketing initiative known as "nation branding", Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said, "It’s time to bridge the gap between the real Israel and its international image. Israel has much to offer to […]
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Inside Israel’s Image War
High-level Israeli spokespeople here struggle to get country’s nuanced message out. Jewish Week June 2007, read more
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Israel seeks friends through MySpace page
But the profile she is reading is a profile with a difference: it represents the entire state of Israel. Officials hope that running a MySpace page dedicated to Israel will help improve relations with people […]