Israeli media

Palestinians take part in a protest against the killing of journalist Yasser Murtaja near the Israel-Gaza fence, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, April 8, 2018. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

How a hasbara group’s sham investigation put Gaza journalists in the firing line

Honest Reporting’s claims against Palestinian photographers were echoed by Israeli leaders and media. But they’re factually and journalistically unfounded.

By Oren Ziv November 13, 2023

Dr. Ahmad Mahajna in Petah Tikva, December 14, 2022. (Oren Ziv)

A right-wing witch hunt got a Palestinian doctor suspended. Now the truth emerges

Ahmad Mahajna is still fighting for his job at a Jerusalem hospital following a smear campaign that falsely accused him of supporting terrorism.

By Oren Ziv December 14, 2022

Hafez Hureini (center) during a hearing in Ofer Military Court, September 19, 2022. (Oren Ziv)

Armed settlers assaulted a Palestinian man. Guess who’s in jail?

Hafez Hureini had both his arms broken by settlers while he was working on his land. Now he's in detention, while his attackers remain free.

By Oren Ziv September 19, 2022

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Israeli settlers armed with a rifle and metal bars confront Palestinian farmers near the village of A-Tuwani in the South Hebron Hills, occupied West Bank, September 13, 2022. (Screenshot from a video of the incident)

How Israeli media reported a ‘lynching’ that never happened

Armed Israeli settlers attacked a group of farmers, then told the media they were ambushed by 30 Palestinians. Here's what really happened.

By Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham September 15, 2022

Now 14's editorial team. (Screenshot of Now 14 promotional video)

I spent a week watching the Israeli Fox News. Here’s what I learned

Now 14 is a look into the right’s paranoid stream of consciousness, which loathes progressives, loves settlements, and remains loyal to King Bibi.

By Noam Sheizaf January 18, 2022

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with the media as he views construction work on the fence between Israel and Jordan in the Arabah valley, southern Israel, February 9, 2016. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)

The Bibi effect: How Israeli media became a far-right echo chamber

Netanyahu turned much of the Israeli press into his personal fiefdom during his 12 years in power — with drastic consequences that resonate to this day.

By Pnina Pfeuffer November 24, 2021

+972 and Local Call journalist Basil al-Adraa.

Israel’s top news show falsely accuses +972 writer of framing settlers for arson

Channel 12 claims Basil al-Adraa set a structure on fire during a settler pogrom on a Palestinian village. The evidence shows absolutely nothing of the sort.

By Oren Ziv October 7, 2021

Basil al-Adraa. (Yuval Abraham)

I filmed a settler pogrom. Now the Israeli media is smearing me

Channel 12's attempt to frame me for setting a fire during a settler pogrom is part of a desperate effort to stop Palestinians from documenting the violence of occupation.

By Basel Adra October 6, 2021

Israeli police officers during clashes with protesters following a visit of right-wing politician Itamar Ben Gvir at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem Old City, June 10, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

A lesson in collective gaslighting

From Israeli schools to media, Palestinians are constantly told that the violence inflicted on us either does not exist or is our own fault.

By Rami Younis June 23, 2021

Torched synagogues and cars and vandalized stores in the central city of Lod, following a night of riots in the city, May 12, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Don’t mourn a coexistence that never existed

After weeks of racist incitement, the Israeli media is suddenly talking about 'bringing back coexistence' — a paradise that was never even here.

By Rami Younis May 31, 2021

+972 writer Rami Younis takes down Israeli television anchor Dov Gil-Har after the Gil-Har incited against Palestinian citizens on national television. (Screenshot)

WATCH: How mainstream Israeli media incites against Palestinian citizens

Israeli media has a habit of twisting our words. That's why when I was invited to speak on Israel's public broadcasting station, I came with a plan.

By Rami Younis May 13, 2021

Smoke and flames rise after the Israeli military conducts an airstrike west of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, May 11, 2021. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Israel’s top newspapers aren’t concerned with the killing of Palestinian kids

The fate of Palestinian children bombed by Israeli fighter jets in Gaza is barely an afterthought for the Israeli press.

By Edo Konrad May 11, 2021

Israeli police storm Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, April 26, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Israel chooses violence

From the repression in Sheikh Jarrah to the bombing of Gaza, the Israeli government has opted to escalate its brutality toward Palestinians.

By Haggai Matar May 10, 2021