Guardian Newspaper Bans Pro-Israel Watchdog from Site
Daniel Tauber
Published: December 16th, 2012
The British newspaper The Guardian has banned Adam Levick,
the managing editor, of the pro-Israel media watchdog, CiFWatch, from
its website, deleting all prior comments on Guardian articles and
disabling his ability to contribute opinion pieces to the site and
further comments.
The CiFWatch monitors the Guardian’s coverage of Israel and is affiliated with the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America. “CiF” stands for “Comment is Free” the opinion section of the Guardian where anti-Israel articles often appear.
In a posting on the CiFWatch website, Levick said that he had been a contributor to the Comment is Free section of the Guardian’s website for years and that his user account, and all prior comments on Guardian articles – many of which pointed out anti-Israel bias – was terminated without any explanation.
Levick’s work at CiFWatch has led in the past to corrections of many Guardian articles.
Levick noted that “occasionally I sensed that I may have annoyed the CiF moderators by violating the Guardian Prime Directive: Thou shall not write the name ‘CiF Watch’ or link to it in any way…”
About the Author: Daniel Tauber is the
Opinion editor at JewishPress.com, a frequent contributor to various
prominent publications, including the Jewish Press, Arutz Sheva,
Americanthinker.com, the Jerusalem Post and Ha’aretz. Daniel is also an
attorney admitted to practice law in Israel and New York and received
his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.
The CiFWatch monitors the Guardian’s coverage of Israel and is affiliated with the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America. “CiF” stands for “Comment is Free” the opinion section of the Guardian where anti-Israel articles often appear.
In a posting on the CiFWatch website, Levick said that he had been a contributor to the Comment is Free section of the Guardian’s website for years and that his user account, and all prior comments on Guardian articles – many of which pointed out anti-Israel bias – was terminated without any explanation.
Levick’s work at CiFWatch has led in the past to corrections of many Guardian articles.
Levick noted that “occasionally I sensed that I may have annoyed the CiF moderators by violating the Guardian Prime Directive: Thou shall not write the name ‘CiF Watch’ or link to it in any way…”
Comment: Freedom of speech exists if what you say and/or write supports the Guardian's positions and policies. Otherwise contrary points of view are not welcome, they are now banned. This, my friends, is typical of so many on the Left. Yes, I wrote it-the Left. I can't tell you how many of my former friends and colleagues on the Left dismiss me, as a writer, thinker and as a person because I present points of view contrary to their narrative. Their tactics include dismissing out of hand my idea, name calling, stigmatizing me and my positions and out right rudeness. For a group who "profess" freedom of thought and speech, it exists only if yours agrees with them. This is the pity and is prevalent in academia today.
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