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Why global media obsess over Israel and ignore deadlier wars - opinion

How disproportionate media attention and a misleading conflict frame turn Israel into a moral symbol while eclipsing far deadlier wars

|BySAMUEL J. HYDE
Disproportionate coverage of Israel in global media
THE FRONT page of the 'New York Post' bravely published what others ignored.

My Word: Falling for Palestinian propaganda - opinion

Hamas's use of propaganda and hostage videos, coupled with international media complicity, highlights the dangerous psychological warfare being waged on a global scale.

|ByLIAT COLLINS
Hand holding sieve to filter truth from lies, facts from fakes. Concept of media literacy, fake news detection, and critical thinking in digital age (illustrative).

What if we can’t trust the international media? - opinion

When corrections are issued for news stories that were inaccurate or unverified, it's often too late.

|ByMEITAL NAHMIAS
AHMED CHARAI

World Herald Tribune introduces ‘TV Abraham’

TV Abraham is spearheaded by Ahmed Charai, publisher of the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune and CEO of World Herald Tribune Inc., a Washington-based publishing company. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Britain, France urge UN action on Middle East

Samantha Powers says critically important for leaders to "reengage in efforts to achieve peace."

APRIL 22, 2015ByREUTERS
Meeting of the UN Security Council

Turkish Airlines CEO suggests pilots wed to avoid Germanwings-like crashes

Turkish CEO "absolutely encourages" marriage amongst pilots to prevent depression, impulsive acts mid-flight similar to the plane-crash suicide induced by a Germanwings' pilot last month.

APRIL 18, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
A Turkish Airlines plane in Istanbul.

Fourth New York City man charged in plot to aid Islamic State

Man charged for encouraging others to participate in violent jihad through electronic messages, facilitating the travel of foreign fighters to Syria.

APRIL 7, 2015ByREUTERS
ISIS militant

Analysis: Has China become a stabilizing force?

Israel and China have witnessed an age of improved relations and trade.

APRIL 7, 2015ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife Sara, and Israeli Ambassador to China Matan Vilnai cut the ribbon at an opening ceremony for a coffeehouse at the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum.

Armed guards shield Kenyan churches during Easter Sunday following Islamist attack

Churches hire armed police and private security guards for mass.

APRIL 5, 2015ByREUTERS
Policemen in Kenya.

Germanwings pilot pleads: 'Open the damn door' in desperate attempt to re-enter cockpit

Released transcripts reveal Andreas Lubitz urging captain to go on bathroom break, hand over controls of cockpit.

MARCH 29, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
An aircraft of Lufthansa's German low-cost carrier Germanwings.

Analysis: Sweden vs Saudi Arabia or the triumph of realpolitik

Sweden’s energetic minister for foreign affairs is learning the hard way a few basic facts about the Middle East.

MARCH 27, 2015ByZVI MAZEL
Sweden's Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom

Small island, big legacy

The success of Singapore’s founder, who died this week, challenges Western political axioms and carries implications for a turbulent Middle East.

MARCH 26, 2015ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
TOURISTS TAKE pictures next to the Merlion statue in the central business district of Singapore, last month.

Reporter's Notebook: In Mariupol, a war only minutes away

Only around 40 percent of pre-war inhabitants remain in village, rockets fired from across river force rest out.

MARCH 26, 2015BySAM SOKOL
JULIA AND ANDREI Evashenko plan to flee Mariupol a third time.

Cockpit voice tape reviewed in Germanwings crash reveals pilot locked out

New York Times reports audio indicates one of the pilots leaving cockpit, failing to return.

MARCH 26, 2015ByREUTERS
Crash site of a Germanwings Airbus A320, near Seyne-les-Alpes, March 25, 2015.