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Weaponizing influencers: How Iran is using access diplomacy to cement its narrative

Western media personalities who visited Iran this week have parroted the regime’s claims that foreign-backed rioters are behind the recent unrest.

Iranian women hold portraits of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the funerals of security forces personnel killed in recent protests in Tehran on January 14, 2026
FILE PHOTO: File Photo: Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily arrives at West Kowloon Magistrates's Courts to face charges related to an illegal vigil assembly commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, China November 3, 2020.

Hong Kong hands media mogul Jimmy Lai 20-year prison sentence

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the District Court in Tel Aviv, in the trial against him, October 15, 2025

MKs urge attorney-general to probe alleged conflict of interest in Channel 13 sale

The offices of Israel’s Channel 13 News.

Israeli businessman Blavatnik chooses Netanyahu-linked Patrick Drahi for Channel 13 purchase


Remembering Dan Margalit: Leaving a mark on Israeli media for better or worse - opinion

Margalit belonged to the pantheon of famous Israeli journalists who left a mark on Israeli journalism and TV programs.

DAN MARGALIT undoubtedly belonged to the pantheon of famous Israeli journalists who, for better or worse (mostly for better), left a mark on Israeli journalism and TV programs, says the writer.

Gaza's 'journalists' are Hamas operatives, not press heroes - opinion

In Gaza, there is no independent journalism - only Hamas operatives posing as reporters. The truth is being buried under a press badge, manipulating global narratives.

MOHAMMED SALAMA of Al Jazeera was a terrorist who personally participated in the invasion of Israel on October 7, the writer argues.

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The great deceivers: How Hamas lies, and what Israel should do - opinion

Hamas does lie, but what do these lies teach us about the method or message of the liars? There are at least four lessons.

AL JAZEERA journalist Anas Al-Sharif, killed in an Israeli strike last week, reports in Gaza City in 2024.

Shir Perets: A one in a million natural-born journalist - interview

Behind the Bylines: A gifted writer and skilled manager and editor, Shir Perets quickly became indispensable, as the job of a journalist came so naturally to her.

Shir Perets

Rising antisemitism: Dangerous return to dark times - opinion

This is not just a Jewish problem. The time is now to urge people, especially non-Jews, to speak up before it’s too late.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators carry a banner during a protest against the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship in the port of Piraeus near Athens, Greece, June 12, 2025.

Leading with libel: Tisha B'Av and the global attack on Israel - opinion

In journalistic jargon, “if it bleeds, it leads,” and tales of Israel’s alleged cruelty and criminal acts against humanity are avidly gobbled up by reporters seeking a salacious story.

 "Jeremiah seated in the ruins of Jerusalem," Eduard Bendemann, 1837.

NYT quietly alters Gaza starvation story to include key details of child's medical condition

“We have since learned new information, including from the hospital that treated" Gazan child Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq, the New York Times wrote.

Child Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq, who suffers from cerebral palsy, alongside mother and brother.

Israel slams int'l media for misrepresenting Gazan child's condition as starvation

The child's older brother is shown standing nearby, looking distressed but relatively healthy. Their mother also does not appear to be suffering from any symptoms of starvation.

A Palestinian youth holds a can of chickpeas from an aid package dropped from an airplane, amid a hunger crisis, in the central Gaza Strip, July 28, 2025; illustrative.

The narrative, no less than the nukes: Has Israel become a pariah or saved the world? - opinion

Just like at this war’s seven military fronts, the battle over the narrative is one that Israel cannot afford to lose.

NO CONTEXT to Israel’s protection of a small minority: Druze reunite with long-lost relatives near the Syrian border.