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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

Argentinian judge denies request to reopen Nisman complaint against ex-president

Argentinian President to speak to Jewish leaders in Buenos Aires, discuss investigation into 1994 bombing of city's AMIA Jewish center.

MARCH 14, 2016BySAM SOKOL, JTA
Alberto Nisman

Media’s Trump Narrative Threatens US Relations

MARCH 8, 2016ByDAVID PFEFFER
The Jerusalem Post

Jewish journalist ‘wrongly imprisoned’ in Austria over restitution claim

According to prosecutors, journalist neglecting to list certain information in novel chronicling sites around the city of Vienna that had belonged to Jews.

FEBRUARY 16, 2016BySAM SOKOL
STEPHAN TEMPL (center) prepares to enter Simmering jail in Vienna

Ukraine opens investigation of Shas MK following visit to Crimea

According to Ukrainian law, violation of entry procedures into Crimea is punishable by up to five years imprisonment.

FEBRUARY 14, 2016ByHERB KEINON, LAHAV HARKOV
YA’ACOV MARGI

Analysis: New Hampshire - Revolution against status quo under way

Victories by Sanders, Trump show greater polarization of the US electorate.

FEBRUARY 11, 2016ByMICHAEL WILNER
Democratic US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders shakes hands with supporters during a rally in New Hampshire

French FM Fabius steps down, Mideast initiative still on table

Fabius, and the French initiative, were at the center of dueling tweets this week between France’s envoy to the US, Gerard Araud, and Israel’s ambassador, Ron Dermer.

FEBRUARY 11, 2016ByHERB KEINON
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius

Iran set to be hooked up to global banks in weeks

"My feeling is it is going to take a couple of weeks or so before we start to see proper re-engagement. It will be slowly, slowly," says chief executive of Tehran-based Middle East Bank.

JANUARY 23, 2016ByREUTERS
A money changer poses for the camera with a U.S dollar (R) and the amount being given when converting it into Iranian rials (L), at a currency exchange shop in Tehran's business district, Iran, January 20, 2016.

Top diplomat: Israel has contacts with almost every Arab state

Dore Gold says those who claim Israel is isolated "don’t know what they are talking about."

JANUARY 19, 2016ByHERB KEINON
Foreign Ministry Director-Genral Dore Gold rededicates Israeli Embassy in Cairo‏

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JANUARY 18, 2016ByCOMPILEDTHE MEDIA LINE
A SYRIAN girl waits with her family, who say they have received permission from the Syrian government to leave the besieged town, as they depart after an aid convoy entered Madaya, this week.

Israel assures Belarus that closing of embassy does not reflect on importance of ties

Five Israeli representations worldwide are to be shuttered in cost-saving measures.

JANUARY 11, 2016ByHERB KEINON
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko