AP Captions Adopt Hezbollah Language On Maritime Dispute
BBC Arabic and Al Hurra commendably corrected last week after inaccurately designating all of Israel’s Karish gas field as disputed by Lebanon.
CAMERA .Org 12.09.2022
Associated Press declines to clarify captions that uncritically parrot Hezbollah talking points falsely portraying the maritime resource as Lebanese. In its one-sided account, only Lebanon’s alleged rights are noted.
In fact, only the northern portion of Karish is in territory claimed by Lebanon as “disputed,” and the rig itself is found entirely in the area both Israel and Lebanon agree is outside Lebanon’s EEZ.
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