NYT Incorrectly Labels Northern Israeli Town as ‘Palestinian’

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The New York Times incorrectly classified a Northern Israeli town as “Palestinian.”

Although the dateline in the Tuesday piece – headlined The Best Olive Oil in the World? This Village Thinks So” – correctly reads “Rameh, Israel,” the first paragraph incorrectly identifies Rameh as a “Palestinian mountain village.”

The subhead of the article reads, “Rameh, a Palestinian town surrounded by olive groves, has long had a reputation for producing especially good oil.”

Tamar Sternthal, director of the Israel office of the pro-Israel watchdog Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA), tweeted, “Before deciding whether Rameh has best olive oil in the world, 1st @nytimes should work out *where* in the world it is. It’s in northern Israel; it’s not a “Palestinian town.” @CAMERAorg urges correction.”

Before deciding whether Rameh has best olive oil in the world, 1st @nytimes should work out *where* in the world it is. It’s in northern Israel; it’s not a “Palestinian town.” @CAMERAorg urges correction https://t.co/ZK2n4VKe44 pic.twitter.com/B8jwrLdx4w

— Tamar Sternthal (@TamarSternthal) October 20, 2021

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