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Failure to Disclose: How the media distort reality

Source:

Many times, media outlets and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) rely upon unsourced and uncorroborated Palestinian "eyewitnesses" to back up their stories, despite the unprofessionalism that lies behind this sloppy form of investigation. But what if journalists conveniently  …

Mapping the occupation: Ravensburger puzzle map responds to pressure, disappears Palestinian Occupied Territories

Source: muzzlewatch.com

Battles over maps that demarcate different boundaries and place-names for the same piece of land aren't a proxy battle for flesh and blood conflict.

The Rise of Hamas

Source: Foreign Policy In Focus

In light of Hamas' seizure of the Gaza Strip, it is worthwhile to understand how this radical Islamist organization came to play such a major role in Palestinian political life and how Israel and the United States contributed to making that possible.

Plight of Workers in Palestinian Territories Has "Worsened Dramatically"

Source: Inter Press Service

Workers in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel have suffered another year of drastic decline in living standards and rising poverty, unemployment, social disintegration and political chaos, the ILO said in a new report.

Most Palestinians killed in Israeli raids were civilians, Amnesty says

Source: Independent.co.uk

More than 320 civilians were among a threefold increase in the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces last year, according to Amnesty International.

ZNet: Mainstream media caught in the MEMRI mouse trap

Source: ZNet

Normally CNN, FOX, MSNBC and the New York Times have little in common with each other, let alone blogs like little green footballs, Americablog or the Huffington Post. But when it comes to disseminating Israel's message, all are on the same page.

"Fifty-Nine Years of Dispossession"

Source: ZNet

For Palestinians, 15 May represents the date when they lost 78 percent of their historic homeland and the date that turned them into the world's oldest and largest refugee population.

UN Calls Israeli Apartheid a "Controlled Strangulation"

Source: MotherJones.com

Perhaps because it is striking news or a powerful message, the media has heavily focused on only one of the findings of the recent UN Human Rights Council report on the Occupied Territories- that Israel's actions are similar to apartheid.

Israeli Settler Attacks in the Occupied Palestinian Territories during November 2006

Source: Alternative Information Center

The Alternative Information Center (AIC) Settler Violence Report for November 2006 includes updates on the situation for the regions of Hebron, Nablus and the Northern West Bank, and Bethlehem.

Jimmy Carter under fire over new book about Palestine

Source: Guardian Unlimited

For more detail about the book itself, have a look here. The article seeded here is about the response to the book. In case you haven't heard, Jimmy Carter has a new book out.

Occupied Palestinian Territories: Authorities Must Address Violence against Women and Girls

Source: hrw.org

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has failed to establish an effective framework to respond to violence against women and girls, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

Interview: "You don't see, you don't feel, and you don't look"

Source: Information Clearing House

An Israeli Combat Soldier Breaks the Silence The midday news showed Israeli tanks shelling the Gaza Strip.

What Should the US Do?

While Israeli actions in Lebanon are outrageous, and while, for the sake of national unity, many Lebanese are tempted to avoid assigning blame, in reality, it is in no one's best interest, neither Lebanon's nor Syria's nor the Arab world's, to forget or ignore how we got  …