Media Repeat False Claim of “Illegal” Israeli Presence in Golan Heights
Just over 54 years ago, Syria joined an Arab-coalition comprised primarily of Egypt and Jordan in the Six Day War against Israel, launching artillery attacks against targets in the Galilee. While false reports abounded of a crushing Egyptian victory against Israel, and the imminent destruction of the 19-year-old Jewish State, Israel defended itself, and in […]
Globe & Mail Analysis Off-Sides in Comparing Crimea Annexation to Israel’s Presence in “West Bank”
Contrary to Mark Mackinnon’s analysis featured in the Globe and Mail on April 8 (print and online), Israel claims President Trump’s recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s campaign vow to annex settlement blocs in Judea & Samaria (the West Bank), comports with international law, specifically UN Resolutions 242 and 338. Whether […]
Eric Margolis Claims Pro-Israel NeoCons & Lawyers Control U.S. Mideast Policy
Best known for his anti-Western, anti-Israel, and even antisemitic bias, Eric Margolis’ habitual myopic portrayal of the Mideast region, promulgation of unsubstantiated allegations, and promotion of 9/11 conspiracy theories have seen this journalist, who used to write regularly for the Toronto Sun, be discredited as unreliable and biased. Two days ago, Margolis resurfaced by writing […]
Globe and Mail Issues Clarification: Golan Photograph Showed Statues, not Real Israeli Soldiers
On February 1, the Globe and Mail published a Reuters news article detailing how Syria was threatening retaliation over Israel’s alleged air strike on a convoy transporting surface-to-air missiles to Hezbollah. The Globe appended the following Reuters photograph with a caption stating only: “A distance sign at an observation point on Mount Bental in the […]