Powered by

Gaza Blockade	Diplomacy	Iran	History unfolding	Historic statements
Dhimmitude	Media imbalance	UN doings	Philosophy & Morality	US Politics
Terrorism	Australian Issues	Neo Anti Sem	Spengler	Videos

Canberra Times apologizes to Daniel Pipes

PHILADELPHIA – Irfan Yusuf and the Canberra Times have issued an apology to Daniel Pipes, director of the Middle East Forum, concerning a defamatory article written by Yusuf.

On August 18, 2008, the Canberra Times, an Australian newspaper, published Yusuf's "Justice the remedy required to help Bosnia heal." In it, Yusuf mentioned a speech Mr. Pipes delivered to a dinner hosted by Quadrant magazine earlier this year which was subsequently published as "Europe or Eurabia?" in the Australian newspaper. Yusuf incorrectly stated that in his speech, Mr. Pipes had

predicted Europe's next Holocaust victims would be Muslim migrants. Frighteningly, Pipes suggested that Muslims thoroughly deserved such slaughter.

Upon receipt of Mr. Pipes's protest against this sickening misrepresentation, Irfan Yusuf and the Canberra Times agreed to issue a public correction, retraction, and apology, which appeared in the newspaper's print and online editions:

The Canberra Times and Irfan Yusuf accept that Mr Pipes never predicted nor has he ever endorsed a Holocaust of European Muslims, and they unreservedly apologise to him for the errors.

Freelance journalist Jeremy Lott commented sarcastically on this, what he called "soon-to-be-a-classic" apology:

So sorry about accusing you of wanting a second Holocaust, Mr. Pipes. It was an innocent mistake. We hope you understand.

In a more serious vein, Mr. Pipes responded that "Irfan Yusuf has a history of writing inaccurately about me, something I have already noted and corrected. His having embarrassed the Canberra Times should send a signal to responsible media everywhere to decline his tendentious writings."

Brooke Goldstein, head of the MEF's Legal Project, added that "It is unacceptable for a newspaper to publish defamatory lies about Dr. Pipes. It is encouraging, however, that the Canberra Times and Irfan Yusuf have acknowledged their error."

For immediate release

# reads: 535

Printable version

follow ICJSr on Twitter

Articles RSS Feed

News

Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone in an interview decried what he called the Jewish lobby's control over Washington's foreign policy and said that Hitler's actions should be put "into context."

A day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not extend a West Bank building freeze, violence broke out in an outpost there following the demolition of an illegally built home.

A former American spy chief says the path to U.S. military action against Iran is inescapable.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the team named by the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate the Turkish flotilla incident.

New Zealand's Jewish community is mounting a legal case against the country's new law banning kosher slaughter.

The Obama administration will allow the PLO office in Washington to fly the Palestinian flag and assume the title of "delegation."

The elected leader of Australian Jewry blasted his Christian counterpart over an "ill-considered" resolution asking churches to boycott goods produced by West Bank Jews.

Yemen's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a Yemeni man who killed a Jewish fellow citizen after demanding that he convert.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is returning to Washington to coordinate ways to isolate Iran.

Vandals painted red swastikas on the walls of the Jewish Museum of Greece in Athens.

Haredi Orthodox youth are being blamed for a massive fire near Jerusalem that nearly led to the evacuation of Hadassah Hospital.

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) called on her opponent in their congressional election to stop writing for Andrew Breitbart's conservative website.

The president of Egypt's Jewish community allegedly has fled the country after being convicted of fraud and ordered to prison.

Israel lost to Turkey in the Euroleague women's volleyball bronze medal game in an empty arena amid tight security.

A Chabad rabbi has become the first rabbi since World War II to join the Canadian armed forces full time.

Israeli airstrikes reportedly destroyed a weapons manufacturing site and two smuggling tunnels in the Gaza Strip.

A firecracker exploded on the steps of the synagogue in Malmo, Sweden, a day after a bomb threat was taped to the building.

Israel's Cabinet agreed to send a group of police officers to Haiti to maintain public order.

A Netanya man was arrested for murdering his three young children.

Ahead of midterm elections, a Democratic leader distributed talking points to fellow House Democrats stressing support for Israel by President Obama and the party.

Two Jewish schools were ranked among the best high schools in Brazil.

The Palestinian Authority has granted travel documents and honorary citizenship to Irish anti-Israel activists who participated in a Gaza aid flotilla.

Email this web page to a friend

Links

Canberra Times apologizes to Daniel Pipes

Twitter Updates

News