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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

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

 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

 AHMED CHARAI

World Herald Tribune introduces ‘TV Abraham’


Poll: French public back military intervention in Syria

92% of French say they are personally worried by the situation in Syria.

Islamist fighters in southern Syria

Dutch government approves partial ban of burqa

Those who fail to abide with the ban will be fined up to 405 euros.

Muslim woman (illustrative).

French lawmakers pass bill requiring ‘neutrality on religion’ at preschools

Chabad operated Jewish schools could be seen as violating new law.

A man wears a kippa.

Boy found in suitcase in failed smuggle attempt to Spain through Morocco

8-year-old hidden for hours, discovered when suitcase put through scanner.

African migrants sit at the top of a border fence between Morocco and Spain's north African enclave.

This week in Jerusalem 402362

Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs.

Beverly Barkat with Doron Polack.

Lone wolf gunmen, not ISIS, responsible for terror in Texas

Officials say no hard evidence links shooters to Islamic State.

The bodies of two gunmen are removed from behind a car during an investigation by the FBI and local police in Garland, Texas May 4, 2015.

Why Nepal?

This commitment is not easy and it is not cheap.

Video shows Nepal quake damage

Argentina to offer compensation to AMIA bombing victims

Relatives of victims to receive about $170,000, “extremely grievous” injured to receive 70% of that amount.

A citizen wears an Argentina flag during a peaceful demonstration honouring late Argentine state investigator Alberto Nisman outside the Argentina Embassy in Santiago

WATCH: Video catches moment of Nepal earthquake and avalanche at Mount Everest

Those in the video appeared to be alright, but at least 17 people were killed in the avalanche that followed the earthquake at the Everest Base Camp.

Hit by Avalanche in Everest Basecamp.

Devastating Nepal earthquake kills over 1,300

7.9 magnitude quake topples historic Kathmandu tower.

People wait at a school after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck, in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 25, 2015.