Friday, August 21, 2026

Reminder: Wikipedia is not a reliable source.
Wikipedia editor replaced “Israel” with “Palestine” in the geographic range of the Arabian green bee-eater, a bird. Not a political article. This is part of a broader pattern of politically motivated anti-Israel editing that now reaches even the scientific pages, eroding Wikipedia’s reliability as a source of basic information. @Wikibias
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MEDIA
Following outreach from CAMERA, the Associate Press issued a major correction—now republished by 60+ outlets nationwide. A wire report mischaracterized Gaza casualty demographics. In reality the majority of fatalities are NOT women and children.
Reuters is operating as PR for terrorists (repeated in US News & World Report).  It featured glowing coverage of Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya after he met with Kushner in Egypt.
The New York Times Headlines That Changed the Story of the Gaza War 
The New York Times promises unfiltered reporting, but its photo choices tell a very different story.
AI Is Now a Superweapon Being Used Against the Truth | Van Jones & Noa Tishby
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EGYPT
Egypt wiped Israel off the map and replaced it with "Palestine" in the new Baccalaureate curriculum - http://www.cairo24.com
EUROPE
European Newspapers Slam UN Chiefs For Honoring UNRWA Terrorist. Die Welt, Bild, Frankfurter Rundschau, Die Welt also broadcast the item on its TV news broadcast, Italian daily  Libero, and  Austria's Exxpress published articles on UN Watch's  exposé about the UN leaders who paid tribute to an UNRWA teacher who was also a terrorist
IRAN
EmojiThe Elimination of Ali Khamenei Has Created a Vacuum  (Gatestone Institute) For the first time in almost 48 years, what is left of the Khomeinist leadership is taking the possibility of regime change seriously.
ISRAEL
Polls show 70% of Jewish Israelis fear for the integrity of the upcoming vote and 63% fear for the future of their democracy, Netanyahu’s strategies have shifted the election from a standard political contest into what many view as an existential crisis over domestic democratic collapse. https://en.idi.org.il/articles/65483
PAKISTAN
Muslim mob, linked to the Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), attacked and burned 27 Churches and 400 Christian Houses over False Blasphemy Charges - Police dispersed the attackers with the help of Muslim clerics and elders.  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pakistan-muslim-mob-attack-churches-christians-desecrating-quran-rcna100225
PALESTINIANS/HAMAS/PA
EmojiPoll: Decline in Palestinian Support for Hamas  (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research) 
EmojiGazans say Hamas abuses continue despite disarmament pledge - Among other examples, Hamas threatened veteran broadcaster for photographing squalor at Khan Younes hospital 
EmojiMany hostages were taken to Hamas HQ at Shifa hospital on October 7. Gazans and journalists knew this. None of the jornalists there reported it. Newly emerged exclusive Palestinian video footage now provides evidence that Al-Shifa Hospital served as a key Hamas command centre for the transfer and distribution of abducted Israelis. https://www.wolfgangtietze.de/7-october-the-hostages-held-by-hamas-at-al-shifa-hospital/
SAUDI ARABIA
Review of Saudi Textbooks 2024-2026 - Saudi Arabia has dropped the phrase 'The Muslims will never give up Jerusalem' from its school textbooks, as noted in a July 2026 IMPACT-se report reviewing 2024-2026 content. The changes also soften language on Israel, Zionism, non-Muslims, and religious exclusivity, aligning with efforts to promote coexistence and critical thinking. https://impact-se.org/publication/review-of-saudi-textbooks-2024-2026/
SYRIA
EmojiThe U.S. Should Follow the Evidence on Syria's New Government. (Washington Post) Developments inside Syria suggest the ideological makeup of the country's new rulers has not changed nearly as much as Western officials might wish to believe. 
EmojiIsrael Weighs Future Direction of Syria under al-Sharaa  (Ynet News) External pressure - particularly from the U.S. - is mounting for an Israeli withdrawal from the security zone Israel seized near the Golan Heights. At the same time, in new school textbooks being published in Syria, alongside strong hostility toward Iran, they also contain negative attitudes toward Israel. There is, however, a difference from the Assad era: Israel is referred to by name and the purpose of the conflict with it is not defined as advancing toward its annihilation or as an expression of support for the Palestinian cause. No one on the Syrian side is talking about peace or normalization, but many support advancing some form of arrangement between the two countries. And yet, this week, both the Syrian army and medical school graduates of Aleppo University chanted, "We are coming. Jew, we will make your blood flow like rivers." The incidents demonstrate the deep-seated hatred of Jews in Syria, not just anti-Israel bias. 
UK
USA
Franciscan University launching the FIRST EVER College Chapter of Coalition of Catholics Against Antisemitism! The Coalition of Catholics Against Antisemitism will launch its first college chapter at the Franciscan University of Steubenville this fall! Students asked to bring a grassroots organization fighting antisemitism to campus, and plan to actively work to counter false and hateful narratives among their peers
UZBEKISTAN
17 year-old wins at the Computer Science World Championship. Then had his title revoked after wrapping himself in the Israeli flag on the podium. (All the other winners were draped in their country's flags).  Yotam Budnik won the International Mathematical Olympiad in China.  Three weeks later he won the International Olympiad in Informatics in Uzbekistan He refused to hand back the physical gold medal saying they could delete his name but not his accomplishment https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/israeli-teens-medal-revoked-for-wearing-national-flag/
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