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*'''[[Christiane Amanpour|Christiane Amanpour's]]''' '''"[[God's Warriors]]"''': CAMERA published a critique of the [[CNN]] documentary series, calling it "one of the most grossly distorted programs to appear on mainstream American television", "false in its basic premise", and "a perfect illustration of classical propaganda techniques" <ref>[http://www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=3&x_outlet=14&x_article=1354 God's Jewish Warriors -- CNN's Abomination] by CAMERA</ref>. Christiane Amanpour has responded that the documentary is not meant to compare religions, but rather to show "that each faith has their committed and fervent believers, and we're showing how each of those are active in the political sphere in today's world."<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/22/amanpour.answers/index.html I-Reporters quiz CNN's Amanpour]</ref>
*'''[[Christiane Amanpour|Christiane Amanpour's]]''' '''"[[God's Warriors]]"''': CAMERA published a critique of the [[CNN]] documentary series, calling it "one of the most grossly distorted programs to appear on mainstream American television", "false in its basic premise", and "a perfect illustration of classical propaganda techniques" <ref>[http://www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=3&x_outlet=14&x_article=1354 God's Jewish Warriors -- CNN's Abomination] by CAMERA</ref>. Christiane Amanpour has responded that the documentary is not meant to compare religions, but rather to show "that each faith has their committed and fervent believers, and we're showing how each of those are active in the political sphere in today's world."<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/22/amanpour.answers/index.html I-Reporters quiz CNN's Amanpour]</ref>
*'''"Israel's Jewish Defamers"''': In October 2007, CAMERA organized a conference entitled "Israel's Jewish Defamers," in which a panel of discussants accused selected Jewish critics of Israel, as well as Israel's leading newspaper, [[Haaretz]], of distortions and falsehoods about Israel. CAMERA director Andrea Levin described the Jewish critics—who included Princeton University’s [[Richard Falk]], writer [[Norman Finkelstein]], ''[[New York Review of Books]]'' contributor [[Henry Siegman]], former ''New York Times'' columnist [[Anthony Lewis]], [[Trent University]] professor [[Michael Neumann]], and [[Tikkun]] magazine publisher [[Michael Lerner]]— of being guilty of "demonstrably false and baseless defaming of Israel, wildly distorted out of context accusations against Israel." Among the panelists were writer [[Cynthia Ozick]] and Harvard psychiatrist [[Kenneth Levin]], who likened the Jewish critics to chronically abused children. Anthony Lewis told the ''New York Sun'' that the conference was "about a nonexistent phenomenon," noting that Jewish criticism of Israeli policies was not necessarily defamatory. Haaretz's editor-in-chief, David Landau, refused to comment on the conference, citing that "it was "a matter of policy and principle" not to respond to CAMERA, which Landau described as "McCarthyite." ''Tikkun'' editor Lerner also rejected the notion that he was anti-Israel.<ref>Elliot Resnick. [http://www.jewishpress.com/print.do/25532/Conference_Focuses_On_Israel's_Jewish_Defamers.html Conference Focuses On Israel's Jewish Defamers.] ''Jewish Press'', October 24, 2007.</ref><ref>Gabrielle Birkner. [http://www.nysun.com/article/64887 Conference Focuses On Israel's Jewish Defamers.] ''The New York Sun''. October 19, 2007.</ref><ref>Ben Harris. [http://www.jewishreview.org/node/6914 Media watchdog blasts ‘Israel’s Jewish defamers’;Michael Lerner, Ha’aretz editor reject charges.] ''The Jewish Review'', Vol 50, No. 8, October 2007.</ref>
*'''"Israel's Jewish Defamers"''': In October 2007, CAMERA organized a conference entitled "Israel's Jewish Defamers," in which a panel of discussants accused selected Jewish critics of Israel, as well as Israel's leading newspaper, [[Haaretz]], of distortions and falsehoods about Israel. CAMERA director Andrea Levin described the Jewish critics—who included Princeton University’s [[Richard Falk]], writer [[Norman Finkelstein]], ''[[New York Review of Books]]'' contributor [[Henry Siegman]], former ''New York Times'' columnist [[Anthony Lewis]], [[Trent University]] professor [[Michael Neumann]], and [[Tikkun]] magazine publisher [[Michael Lerner]]— of being guilty of "demonstrably false and baseless defaming of Israel, wildly distorted out of context accusations against Israel." Among the panelists were writer [[Cynthia Ozick]] and Harvard psychiatrist [[Kenneth Levin]], who likened the Jewish critics to chronically abused children. Anthony Lewis told the ''New York Sun'' that the conference was "about a nonexistent phenomenon," noting that Jewish criticism of Israeli policies was not necessarily defamatory. Haaretz's editor-in-chief, David Landau, refused to comment on the conference, citing that "it was "a matter of policy and principle" not to respond to CAMERA, which Landau described as "McCarthyite." ''Tikkun'' editor Lerner also rejected the notion that he was anti-Israel.<ref>Elliot Resnick. [http://www.jewishpress.com/print.do/25532/Conference_Focuses_On_Israel's_Jewish_Defamers.html Conference Focuses On Israel's Jewish Defamers.] ''Jewish Press'', October 24, 2007.</ref><ref>Gabrielle Birkner. [http://www.nysun.com/article/64887 Conference Focuses On Israel's Jewish Defamers.] ''The New York Sun''. October 19, 2007.</ref><ref>Ben Harris. [http://www.jewishreview.org/node/6914 Media watchdog blasts ‘Israel’s Jewish defamers’;Michael Lerner, Ha’aretz editor reject charges.] ''The Jewish Review'', Vol 50, No. 8, October 2007.</ref>

==CAMERA and Wikipedia==

In an April 2008 article on the pro-Palestinian news site [[Electronic Intifada]], e-mails between CAMERA members were published, detailing the group's plan to cooperate with prominent Wikipedia editors in establishing a [[Zionist]] narrative surrounding Israel and the Middle East, with particular discussion on the [[Deir Yassin Massacre]] and in validating anti-Islam polemics. A Wikipedia user supposedly advises the group that "One or more of you who want to take this route should stay away from any Israel realted [sic] articles for one month until they interact in a positive way with 100 wikipedia editors who would be used later to vote you as an administrator." <ref>"Pro-Israel group's plan to re-write history on Wikipedia." [http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9474.shtml]. ''Electronic Initifada.'' 21 April 2008. </ref>


==Perspectives on CAMERA==
==Perspectives on CAMERA==

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Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America
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Created byWinifred Meiselman
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The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) is a Boston-based, non-profit, pro-Israel[2] media watch organization[3] which was founded in 1982 to respond to perceived anti-Israel bias in The Washington Post.[4]

CAMERA has been noted for its pro-Israel media monitoring and advocacy.[5][6][7][8] CAMERA states it releases reports to stop what it sees as "frequently inaccurate and skewed characterizations of Israel and of events in the Middle East" that it believes may fuel anti-Israel and anti-Jewish prejudice.[3] The group mobilizes protest against what it sees as unfair media coverage through full-page ads in newspapers,[9] organizing demonstrations,[10] and encouraging sponsors to withhold funds.[10]

History

CAMERA created chapters in major cities, including New York, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and in 1988 a Boston chapter and office, founded and led by Andrea Levin; Charles Jacobs became deputy director of the Boston chapter.

In 1991, Levin succeeded Winifred Meiselman as executive director of CAMERA. According to the organization's website, since that time CAMERA’s membership has grown from 1000 to a current membership of 55,000, with offices in Washington, DC, New York, Chicago, and Israel in addition to the Boston headquarters"[11] The director of the Washington office of CAMERA is Eric Rozenman.[12]

In 1986, Florida International University political science professor Cheryl A. Rubenberg noted CAMERA as “Another pro-Israeli organization that was formed after 1982 to monitor the media...”[13] She further states that CAMERA was one of several ‘new groups’ which constituted the “Israeli lobby” at the time.[14] Writing in The Nation in 1987, journalist Robert I. Friedman similarly described CAMERA as having been formed in the wake of Israel's 1982 invasion "to keep the U.S. press in line," noting that the organization's activities at the time included publishing a newsletter and placing advertisements in The Christian Science Monitor and The New Republic in support of Israel's West Bank settlement policies.[15]

Structure, staff, and activities

On its official website, CAMERA describes itself as "a media-monitoring, research and membership organization devoted to promoting accurate and balanced coverage of Israel and the Middle East" which "fosters rigorous reporting, while educating news consumers about Middle East issues and the role of the media." CAMERA further describes itself as a "non-partisan organization" which "takes no position with regard to American or Israeli political issues or with regard to ultimate solutions to the Arab-Israeli conflict."[16]

CAMERA staff members monitor media coverage of the Middle East, and directly contact media organizations and reporters to "refute" information the organization perceives as "distorted or inaccurate."[17] The organization also supported a boycott effort against National Public Radio, and in one instance demanded the firing of that organization's foreign editor.[18][19][20]

The organization also publishes monographs about topics relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict.[21]

CAMERA is a member of the Israel Campus Roundtable, which includes the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Anti-Defamation League, The David Project Center for Jewish Leadership, and other pro-Israel organizations. As a member of this Campus Roundtable, CAMERA operates on college campuses to combat what it perceives as "propagandistic assaults on Israel . . . creating harmful misperceptions of Israel" and "publishes a student-focused magazine, CAMERA on Campus, containing specialized information useful in countering misinformation."[22]

CAMERA is also a member of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations,[23] which describes itself as at the "forefront of mobilizing support for Israel and educating the public in times of war and conflict, and in the pursuit of peace".[24]

Assertions of anti-Israel bias made by CAMERA

Main articles: National Public Radio § Criticism, Encarta, Munich (film) § Controversies, and The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy § Criticism

Among the organizations and works that have been criticized by CAMERA are:

  • ABC News anchor Peter Jennings: "We've long considered him anti-Israel", CAMERA's founder Andrea Levin has commented, pointing to an incident in which CAMERA, and eventually also the Columbia Journalism Review, criticized the anchor and his network for balking at correcting their misquote of an Israeli politician.[25].
  • National Public Radio: "A Record of Bias: National Public Radio's Coverage of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: September 26 – November 26, 2000" (2001) asserts that National Public Radio's "coverage of the Arab-Israeli conflict has long been marred by a striking anti-Israel tilt, with severe bias, error and lack of balance commonplace."[26] NPR's then-Ombudsman, Jeffrey A. Dvorkin, said in a 2002 interview that CAMERA used selective citations and subjective definitions of what it considers pro-Palestinian bias in formulating its findings, and that he felt CAMERA's campaign was "a kind of McCarthyism, frankly, that bashes us and causes people to question our commitment to doing this story fairly. And it exacerbates the legitimate anxieties of many in the Jewish community about the survival of Israel."[27]
  • Encarta: In an article originally published in the Jerusalem Post and posted on the official website of CAMERA, Andrea Levin, the Executive Director of CAMERA, describes Microsoft's digital multimedia encyclopedia Encarta as "a troubling mix of solid information, bias and error." In particular, Levin points to the articles written by Shaul Cohen (of the University of Oregon), which she claims "blurs Arab aggression against the Jews from the Mandate period to the present, repeatedly equating the violence by the parties." [28]
  • Steven Spielberg's film Munich: In her film review of Munich (2005), posted on the official website of CAMERA, Andrea Levin claims that the film (a collaboration of director Steven Spielberg and playwright/screenwriter Tony Kushner) promotes "its thesis of Israeli culpability" and that "Israel's action battling its adversaries is cast as aberrant, bloody and counterproductive." Levin continues: "indeed, it is stunning to watch Munich and realize that its director [Spielberg] brought Schindler's List to the world. Where that was artistry drawn from truth, Munich is cinematic manipulation rooted in lies."[29]
  • Mearsheimer and Walt's "The Israel Lobby" Paper: CAMERA published a detailed critique by Alex Safian of the paper "Israel Lobby," arguing that it is "riddled with errors of fact, logic and omission, has inaccurate citations, displays extremely poor judgement [sic] regarding sources, and, contrary to basic scholarly standards, ignores previous serious work on the subject. The bottom line: virtually every word and argument is, or ought to be, in 'serious dispute.' In other words, a student who submitted such a paper would flunk."[30]
  • Christiane Amanpour's "God's Warriors": CAMERA published a critique of the CNN documentary series, calling it "one of the most grossly distorted programs to appear on mainstream American television", "false in its basic premise", and "a perfect illustration of classical propaganda techniques" [31]. Christiane Amanpour has responded that the documentary is not meant to compare religions, but rather to show "that each faith has their committed and fervent believers, and we're showing how each of those are active in the political sphere in today's world."[32]
  • "Israel's Jewish Defamers": In October 2007, CAMERA organized a conference entitled "Israel's Jewish Defamers," in which a panel of discussants accused selected Jewish critics of Israel, as well as Israel's leading newspaper, Haaretz, of distortions and falsehoods about Israel. CAMERA director Andrea Levin described the Jewish critics—who included Princeton University’s Richard Falk, writer Norman Finkelstein, New York Review of Books contributor Henry Siegman, former New York Times columnist Anthony Lewis, Trent University professor Michael Neumann, and Tikkun magazine publisher Michael Lerner— of being guilty of "demonstrably false and baseless defaming of Israel, wildly distorted out of context accusations against Israel." Among the panelists were writer Cynthia Ozick and Harvard psychiatrist Kenneth Levin, who likened the Jewish critics to chronically abused children. Anthony Lewis told the New York Sun that the conference was "about a nonexistent phenomenon," noting that Jewish criticism of Israeli policies was not necessarily defamatory. Haaretz's editor-in-chief, David Landau, refused to comment on the conference, citing that "it was "a matter of policy and principle" not to respond to CAMERA, which Landau described as "McCarthyite." Tikkun editor Lerner also rejected the notion that he was anti-Israel.[33][34][35]

Perspectives on CAMERA

In a 2003 profile of the organization in the Boston Globe, Mark Jurkowitz observes: "To its supporters, CAMERA is figuratively - and perhaps literally - doing God's work, battling insidious anti-Israeli bias in the media. But its detractors see CAMERA as a myopic and vindictive special interest group trying to muscle its views into media coverage."[36]

Website testimonials

Testimonials on CAMERA's website include late congressman Tom Lantos (D-California) commenting that "CAMERA has the courage to effectively challenge the media to step up to its responsibility to report fairly and accurately"; Professor Alan M. Dershowitz, of the Harvard University Law School, remarking at a 1989 CAMERA conference that "the only people who should and do fear CAMERA are those who should and do fear the truth"; and Israeli politician and former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky asserting that "We all know that CAMERA's mission is important not only for the Jewish community, but also for the integrity and vitality of American democracy," and former New York City mayor Ed Koch quoted as saying "There is ... one source you can rely on when it comes to keeping track of news stories on the Middle East — CAMERA — Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America."[37][unreliable source?]

Criticism

Mitchell Kaidy, writing in the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs criticizes CAMERA's efforts to pressure university libraries to remove books that the organization finds offensive.[38]

Journalist and author Robert I. Friedman wrote in 1987 that "CAMERA, the A.D.L., AIPAC and the rest of the lobby don't want fairness, but bias in their favor. And they are prepared to use McCarthyite tactics, as well as the power and money of pro-Israel PACs, to get whatever Israel wants."[39]

New York University professor and historian Tony Judt has described CAMERA director Levin's charge that he is "pandering to genocide" as one of a series of reaction to his writings that "verged on hysteria."[40]

Writing about attempts by CAMERA to get a local Pasadena, California church to cancel an appearance by Palestinian activist Reverend Naim Ateek, Rob Eshman, Editor-in-Chief of The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, writes "I'm always leery when Jewish groups ride in from out of town to try to save us from the bad guys. We have plenty of sharp-eyed Jewish defense groups locally who can tussle on our behalf. It's just a bit condescending to think we rubes, out in America's second-largest Jewish city, don't know how and when to fight. Or whom."[41] Eshman later clarified that his criticism was directed specifically at CAMERA's handling of the Ateek visit, and not toward the organization in general. "I think CAMERA, which in so many cases I find useful and correct, is in this case making things worse," he wrote.[42]

Writing about criticisms from CAMERA he and his colleagues have received, Jerusalem-based journalist Gershom Gorenberg wrote " It is not the press's job to provide PR for any government. Until CAMERA gets this straight, self-respecting journalists will regard an occasional snarl from the watchdog as proof that they're doing their job."[43]


Notes

  1. ^ Near East Collection at Yale University: Research Guide to Middle East Politics
  2. ^
    • see, e.g., "Rally in Philadelphia will support America and Israel. Press release. Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (Greater Philadelphia District). January 18, 1991.

      A coalition of local groups will hold a rally at the Liberty Bell on Sunday, Jan. 20, in support of American and Israeli military policies in the Persian Gulf crisis. "We'll be coming out on Sunday to say 'God bless America and Israel," said Bertram Korn Jr., executive director of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, one of the sponsors of the rally. "The criminal Iraqi war machine must be permanently disarmed," he added.

    • Zara Myers. The Name of the Game? Advocacy for Israel. Jewish Exponent. Philadelphia: Nov 25, 2004.

      To encourage effective advocacy on behalf of Israel, the Center for Israel and Overseas of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia will host a daylong program -- its inaugural advocacy event -- on Sunday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Hillel at the University of Pennsylvania, Steinhardt Hall, 215 S. 39th St. in Philadelphia. In the morning will be a panel featuring representatives from the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, all of which will discuss "Methodologies on How to Advocate for Israel...Dr. John Cohn, a local physician named Camera's "No. 1 Letter-Writer" in 2004, will serve as moderator of the panel.

    • CAMERA Articles For Students. Apply NOW to Be A CAMERA Student Representative—EARN A FREE TRIP TO ISRAEL AND $1000! Posted on CAMERA website, September 25, 2007.

      CAMERA is looking for fifteen passionately committed undergraduate students with excellent communication skills who can organize pro-Israel events on campus. Students earn $1000 and a free exclusive trip to Israel in June by becoming a CAMERA Fellows Representative.

    • Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. CAMERA: Fighting Distorted Media Coverage of Israel and the Middle East: An Interview with Andrea Levin. Posted on JCPA website, June 1, 2005.

      Their work undoubtedly has impact, but the non-Israel-related groups do not have the same activist focus. They produce studies and polls. It is for this reason that I think pro-Israeli media watching has an importance beyond the cause of Israel. Efforts that induce better adherence to ethical journalism in one subject area are positive generally in helping to strengthen American democracy, especially, again, as there are no enforceable codes of professional conduct in the media. – CAMERA Executive Director Andrea Levin.

    • The New York Times. MIDEAST TURMOIL: THE NEWS OUTLETS; Some U.S. Backers of Israel Boycott Dailies Over Mideast Coverage That They Deplore. Posted on NYTimes website, May 23, 2002.

      While the the pro-Israeli Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, or Camera, studies newpapers for evidence of bias, Palestine Media Watch has been monitoring the coverage of newspapers like The Philadelphia Inquirer, The New York Times and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

  3. ^ a b CAMERA: About CAMERA
  4. ^ "A brief history of CAMERA" on CAMERA's official web site. Accessed 14 August 2007
  5. ^ Manfred Gerstenfeld and Ben Green. Watching the Pro-Israeli Media Watchers. Jewish Political Studies Review. 16:3-4 (Fall 2004).
  6. ^ Murdoch, Son Differ Sharply Over Israel
  7. ^ Lando, Michal (November 4, 2007). "Israel critique on campus". Jerusalem: Jerusalem Post.
  8. ^ Rob Eshman (January 25, 2008). "Butt out". Los Angeles: Jewish Journal.
  9. ^ U.S. newspapers catching flak for Mideast war coverage: Media caught in the cross fire as both sides complain of bias

    He said the network has been targeted by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, which ran a full-page New York Times ad calling NPR's coverage "false" and "skewed" against Israel. The advertisement also urged NPR's financial backers to stop supporting the network.
  10. ^ a b Guardian Unlimited: The readers' editor on ... a ruling in favour of freedom of expression

    It has, for instance, been involved in a long-running battle with NPR, National Public Radio, in Washington, over its Middle East coverage, organising demonstrations outside NPR stations across the US and seeking to persuade NPR's supporters to withhold funds.
  11. ^ "A brief history of CAMERA" on CAMERA's official web site. Accessed 23 October 2006.
  12. ^ CAMERA at Jewish Information and Referral Service.
  13. ^ Cheryl A. Rubenberg: Israel and the American National Interest: A Critical Examination, University of Illinois Press, 1986. ISBN 0-252-06074-1, p.339

    Another pro-Israeli organization that was formed after 1982 to monitor the media is the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting (CAMERA).

  14. ^ Rubenberg, p.353-54,

    The term “Israeli lobby” loosely refers to the approximately thirty-eight major Jewish groups that concern themselves with Israel and with influencing US Middle East policy to serve the interests of the Jewish state. (Since the 1982 war in Lebanon, there has been a proliferation of new groups, in addition to the thirty-eight, such as ASFI, CAMERA, and others.)

  15. ^ Robert I. Friedman. The lobby: Jewish political power and American foreign policy. The Nation 244.(June 6, 1987).
  16. ^ See "About CAMERA" and "Our Mission" as featured on the official website.
  17. ^ See "About CAMERA"
  18. ^ Press Release. CAMERA Calls on NPR to Fire Foreign Editor Loren Jenkins. May 3, 2002.
  19. ^ Pro-Israel Lobbyists Seek to Influence Coverage of Mideast. Agence France-Presse, May 25, 2002
  20. ^ Andrea Levin. Just Say No to NPR. The Jerusalem Post, September 27, 2002.
  21. ^ CAMERA website, CAMERA Publications: Monographs
  22. ^ See "CAMERA on College Campuses":

    Increasingly, campuses have been the scene of propagandistic assaults on Israel. Distorted literature, extreme speakers and false, inflammatory images are all too common, creating harmful misperceptions of Israel. This hostile environment can be intimidating to students seeking fair and objective information on Middle East issues.

    CAMERA publishes a student-focused magazine, CAMERA on Campus, containing specialized information useful in countering misinformation. CAMERA also provides one-on-one assistance to students who encounter Middle East distortions in campus publications, flyers, rallies and classroom teaching.

    The managing editors of CAMERA On Campus is Deborah Passner.
  23. ^ The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations: Member organizations
  24. ^ The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations: About the Conference
  25. ^ History News Network
  26. ^ CAMERA March 27, 2001, accessed July 21, 2006.
  27. ^ Camille T. Taiara. All bias considered: Bizarre attack on NPR as "anti-Israel" shows how fringe groups are pushing Mideast debate. San Francisco Bay Guardian. May 28, 2003. See also Jeffrey A. Dvorkin, "NPR's Middle East 'Problem,'", NPR: Archive of Ombudsman Columns February 22, 2002, accessed July 21, 2006. [In June 2006 Dvorkin left the position of NPR Ombudsman to become the executive director of the Committee of Concerned Journalists (CCJ), an organization founded by Bill Kovach as part of the Project for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ), effective July 1, 2006; see Dvorkin's last column as NPR Ombudsman, "Dear Listeners: Thanks and Farewell," and CEJ/CCJ press release, June 19, 2006.]
  28. ^ "Microsoft's Encarta Muddles the Middle East," Jerusalem Post February 12, 2004, CAMERA May 26, 2006.
  29. ^ "File Review of Munich: Spielberg and Kushner Smear Israel," CAMERA December 21, 2005, accessed May 18, 2006.
  30. ^ Alex Safian, "Study Decrying 'Israel Lobby' Marred by Numerous Errors" ("Updated April 6: Rebutting charges of expulsion and massacre"), CAMERA March 20, 2006, accessed March 24, 2006. Cf. "Reply to the Mearsheimer-Walt 'Working Paper'" by Alan Dershowitz of the Harvard Law School, in his essay "Debunking the Newest–and Oldest–Jewish Conspiracy," April 5, 2006, online posting, FrontPage Magazine, n.d., accessed July 29, 2006 (pdf file); in posting an excerpt from Dershowitz's "reply" in "Dershowitz Responds to Walt and Mearsheimer Paper", CAMERA observes that Dershowitz cites "CAMERA's detailed refutation of Walt and Mearsheimer's claims" (hyperlinking to Safian). See also Glenn Frankel, "A Beautiful Friendship? In Search of the Truth about the Israel Lobby's Influence on Washington," The Washington Post July 16, 2006: W13.
  31. ^ God's Jewish Warriors -- CNN's Abomination by CAMERA
  32. ^ I-Reporters quiz CNN's Amanpour
  33. ^ Elliot Resnick. Conference Focuses On Israel's Jewish Defamers. Jewish Press, October 24, 2007.
  34. ^ Gabrielle Birkner. Conference Focuses On Israel's Jewish Defamers. The New York Sun. October 19, 2007.
  35. ^ Ben Harris. Media watchdog blasts ‘Israel’s Jewish defamers’;Michael Lerner, Ha’aretz editor reject charges. The Jewish Review, Vol 50, No. 8, October 2007.
  36. ^ Mark Jurkowitz, "Blaming the Messenger: When the Pro-Israeli Group CAMERA Sees News from the Middle East That It Deems Unfair Or Wrong, It Targets the Media-And Doesn't Let Go," Boston Globe Magazine February 9, 2003: 10, History News Network (George Mason University) April 24, 2006.
  37. ^ qtd. on CAMERA website, accessed March 4, 2008. Koch's letter is reprinted here
  38. ^ Mitchell Kaidy, "CAMERA and FLAME: Pressuring U.S. Media," Washington Report on Middle East Affairs July/Aug. 1993: 29, WRMEA Archive of Back Issues April 10, 2006; cf. CAMERA on Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, accessed August 13, 2006.
  39. ^ Robert I. Friedman. The lobby: Jewish political power and American foreign policy. The Nation 244.(June 6, 1987).
  40. ^ An Alternative Future: An Exchange. New York Review of Books. Volume 50, Number 19, December 4, 2003.
  41. ^ Rob Eshman. Butt Out. The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles January 25, 2008.
  42. ^ Rob Eshman. Response to CAMERA letter. The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, February 1, 2008.
  43. ^ Gershom Gorenberg. Uncandid CAMERA. Moment Magazine. Washington: Oct/Nov 2007. Vol. 32, Iss. 5; pg. 14

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