“An analysis of The Guardian’s coverage of the Palestine Papers, conducted by the Britain Israel Communications and Research Center (BICOM), shows the extent to which the paper has misrepresented those documents. Along with Al Jazeera, it has created a misleading narrative of Palestinian subservience and Israeli intransigence. They have each attacked the credibility of both sides, but fail to fully report what the papers actually say. They show a lack of understanding of the negotiating process, and ignorance of the actual progress the papers show the sides achieved.

Sources with direct experience of the events told BICOM that some of the most important meetings during 2008 are not even mentioned. This makes it impossible to draw conclusions about what was agreed.

But even using the partial record presented in the published documents, the evidence points to a serious negotiating process. The Guardian has in several places supported its narrative with a twisted picture of what the documents tell us. It is truly regrettable that such a prestigious paper manages to distort the story in so many cases.”

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