Michael Backman has apologised to the Jewish community, but when the controversy first broke, he blamed The Age for the way the paper edited his words, writes Margaret Simons.
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Censoring the bombing in Gaza: Some demands
The unilateral nature of the Israeli temporary truce must be a concern, writes Robert Johnson in Jerusalem.
The Gaza Strip: A Crikey wrap
What the world has to say about the ceasefire on the Gaza Strip.
The Gaza Strip: A Crikey Wrap
With negotiations for a ceasefire in Egypt underway, Hamas looks ready to strike even a bad deal with Israel to end the bombing of Gaza.
The Aussies spinning the Gaza conflict
Three young Australians go to the Middle East and become spokespeople for Israel’s conlict in Gaza. They are articulate and their English is word perfect. What if they spoke on behalf of Hamas? writes Greg Barns.
Gaza calling: Twitter, blogs and the old fashioned telephone cover the crisis
The Israeli military yesterday allowed a journalist to join their ranks and file a (censored) report from the Gaza Strip – the first professional media report from the area since the present conflict started on December 30, writes Eleri Harris.
Apartheid in Israel
The Israeli offensive in Gaza might seem unstoppable. But so, too, did apartheid, writes Jeff Sparrow.
Rundle: The comic tragedy of Gaza
When you consider the current attack on Gaza, now in its seventeenth day, it’s hard to know whether to emphasise the horror or the absurdity, writes Guy Rundle.
Joe the Plumber turns foreign correspondent
Joe the Plumber’s now got a new career. Joe’s now a “journalist” and in part, Joe the journalist represents the ascendancy of infotainment over news, writes Jeff Sparrow.
The Gaza Strip: A Crikey wrap
As the conflict on the Gaza Strip enters a third week with no ceasefire in sight, the Israelis are claiming near victory while Hamas say the war has ended any chance of lasting peace.
The Gaza Strip: A Crikey wrap
Has Israel lost the PR war?
The Gaza Strip: A Crikey ceasefire wrap
With the only ceasefire in two weeks lasting just three hours yesterday, there as yet appears to be no end to Israel’s bombing in Gaza.
Crikey Clarifier: What started the latest Gaza conflict?
What started the latest conflict the Gaza Strip? Crikey has the answers.
The press must be allowed into Gaza
It’s rather difficult to check the facts when you are not allowed close to the events, writes Christopher Warren.
The Gaza Strip: A Crikey analysis wrap
Practically every political pundit in the world is weighing in on the debate this week…
The Gaza Strip: A Crikey wrap
While we were tucking into leftover Turkey sandwiches, a world away, Israel began to bomb the Gaza strip, claiming retaliation for rocket attacks launched by Hamas.
The Gaza strip: No more silicon renaissance
Of all the targets in Gaza, the Islamic University of Gaza was the worst place to attack, writes Michael Feller.
