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Submitted to The Press, May 16, 2013

Tangata Whenua erased?
Before venting his spleen at an Israeli tourist signpost on the Golan Heights with locations in Hebrew and English but not Arabic, Martin Griffiths (Letters 15 May) should have looked at the similar tourist signposts at Cape Reinga and Bluff and seen that they are in English only, in spite of Te Reo Maori being an official language in this country.
People in glasshouses . . .
In any case, if he uses Google Images to look at conventional road signs on the Golan Heights, he will see that, as in the rest of Israel, they are in Hebrew, Arabic and English.

Submitted to The Press, May 14, 2013

In response to Felicien Forgues, (14 May) the real purpose of the BDS, Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement, is not to pressure Israel into making concessions for peace, but to deligitimise the Jewish state and bring about its demise.
Thankfully, Its failures far outweigh its successes. Professor Hawkings has been to Israel before. It is a pity he allowed himself to be intimidated by these misguided bullies who, like others it seems, only get concerned about Arabs when Jews are involved.

Submitted to The Press, May 14, 2013

The letter from Felicien Forgues concerning Stephen Hawkings boycott of Israel omits to mention a crucial fact.
The electronic components which keep Prof. Hawkings alive and enable him to communicate were developed in Israel. Therefore if he was genuine in his desire to boycott the Jewish State he should divest himself of these life saving devices in order not to be contaminated by Israeli comntributions to humanity. Failure to pull the plug only illustrates the hypocrisy associated with those who advocate boycotts and divestment.
The real agenda of the BDS movement is the elimination of Israel.

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REGULATION OF THE MEDIA – THE LAW COMMISSION’S REPORT

April 4, 2013

The Law Commission has just reported to Parliament on regulation of the media. KBRM was one of the 70-odd organisations and individuals making submissions. The fundamental view we expressed was that self-regulation by industry bodies, with no right of appeal, is ineffective. We're pleased to see that the Commission agreed. Click here for More.

SLOW PROGRESS

January 29, 2013

Coverage of Israel in the New Zealand Herald in 2012 showed some improvement over 2011, which was in turn better than 2010. However, problems remain and the Herald cant yet be described as balanced. Our report gives the statistics and trends, and notes 2012s high and low points, and firsts in print. Click here to download a pdf for more

Red Alert

November 19, 2012

After years of rocket barrages from terrorist controlled Gaza, Israel finally decided to deal seriously with this intolerable situation faced by its citizens. Showing commendable and some would say foolhardy patience in the face of daily threats to lives and disruptions to normal activities, something incidentally no other country would tolerate, Operation Pillar of Cloud (mistakenly translated as Pillar of Defense) was launched. As Hamas fires off salvos of rockets towards Israel, another war, this time in the media is also under way. We are used to lies and fables being spread by Hamas and its supporters but we should at least expect balanced and fair reporting from reporters representing the free media. So far the reporting has been relatively factual and fair although the temptation to believe every story fed to them by terrorists cannot be underestimated. Click here to read more

Remember, Remember The Fifth Of November

November 10, 2012

Michael Kuttner remembers what it was to enjoy the crackers amd rockets of his New Zealand childhood as he enjoyed the fun of November 5th and compares that with the Rockets being fired from Gaza which are intended to kill and main Israeli citizens today. Click here to read more

JEWS FROM URANUS

October 1st, 2012

A piece of puerile scatology from Malcolm Evans, cartoonist for The Press (Christchurch), led two KBRM members to complain to the paper, and on receiving no satisfactory response, to the Press Council.
Evans has a history of antisemitic comment in the media, and informed rumour has it that this contributed to his parting company with the New Zealand Herald. Click here to read more

Living In The Twilight Zone

August 23, 2012

Have you ever wondered what it must feel like to be targeted by people who want to cause you harm? How does one cope with daily threats of annihilation? Which is the only country in the world where gas masks and air raid shelters are a normal part of daily life?
Neither these questions nor the answers are ever likely to be discussed in your local newspaper. In the interests of fair and balanced reporting of realities in the Middle East, our resident correspondent in Israel, provides a glimpse as to what is really happening in Israel today and how its citizens are managing to cope with the situation. Surprisingly, the picture he paints is one of absolute normality. Click here to read more and remember to pass on to your friends and colleagues.

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