The Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA), established by the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1972, acts as the official Palestinian “state”-run news service.

WAFA has persistently fostered a media system that encourages and legitimizes violence and incitement against Israel. To illustrate the actions of WAFA, the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs examined every publication of WAFA classified as “Latest news” on its English-language website during July 2025.

Each item was examined for language, content, and context. The study found that 99.9% of WAFA’s English-language coverage related to Israel was explicitly negative, spreading false and dangerous narratives.

Of the 622 articles published that month, only 12 were neutral, and the majority of these did not

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