RIGHT BIAS
These media sources are moderately to strongly biased toward conservative causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using an appeal to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports, and omit information that may damage conservative causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. See all Right Bias sources.
- Overall, we rate Betar (betar.org.il/en) Right-Biased based on its Revisionist Zionist orientation, government/IDF-adjacent programming (e.g., Masa partnerships), and we rate them factually mixed due to one-sided, movement-promotional content and lack of transparency in its funding.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: RIGHT (5.9)
Factual Reporting: MIXED (5.0)
Country: Israel
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MODERATE FREEDOM
Media Type: Organization/Foundation
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY
History
Betar is a Revisionist Zionist youth movement founded in 1923 by Ze’ev Jabotinsky in Riga. Today, the movement operates worldwide and is based in Jerusalem, Israel. Betar’s ideological language—Hadar/Had-Ness—comes directly from Jabotinsky’s writings and emphasizes discipline, pride, and a single overriding national aim (a Jewish state).
The site describes its mission as to cultivate Jewish national identity and leadership, highlighting youth education, Israel-focused seminars, volunteer trips, and multi-month Israel programs run with Masa Israel Journey—a nonprofit backed by the Government of Israel and the Jewish Agency that places young adults in 1–10-month study, service, and internship programs and provides grants/scholarships.
Read our profile on Israel’s media and government.
Funded by / Ownership
The site represents the World Betar Movement (Betar Olami). Public NGO records list “Betar World Youth Movement” as an Israeli amuta (nonprofit). (Note: Some fundraising for national chapters, such as Betar US, occurs on their own domains.) An Israeli NGO database shows Betar World Youth Movement with a 48% transparency rating (partial filings); see the listing here.
Analysis / Bias
The site’s content is openly movement/advocacy-oriented and highlights activities that align with Revisionist/Right-Zionist positions (e.g., volunteer delegations “during this difficult time,” IDF-adjacent youth programs like Marva, and growth announcements in Latin America and elsewhere).
Headlines and posts are generally mission-driven, primarily documenting organizational initiatives and events. Examples include posts on volunteering in Israel, Marva course completion (2025), and new branches in Manaus and Buenos Aires (2025). These illustrate a consistent story selection that favors a national-service ethos, security-related programming, and the expansion of Zionist youth infrastructure, with minimal inclusion of counter-views—a pattern typical of ideological movement sites rather than general news outlets.
In the US context, Reuters reports that Betar US claimed it submitted names of international students and faculty to the Trump administration for deportation, but provided no evidence; the ADL has listed Betar US in its extremism database—this pertains to the US chapter, not the world site.
Failed Fact Checks
A scan of IFCN-approved fact-checkers (AP Fact Check, FactCheck.org, PolitiFact, Snopes, Reuters Fact Check) found no direct fact-check rulings on the betar.org.il site. (Separately, Betar US, a national chapter, has drawn news coverage and NGO criticism—including an ADL extremism-database listing and Betar’s response reported by Haaretz, JTA, The Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel, and Reuters—but these reports address the US chapter’s conduct, not claims published on betar.org.il.)
Overall, we rate Betar (betar.org.il/en) Right-Biased based on its Revisionist Zionist orientation, government/IDF-adjacent programming (e.g., Masa partnerships), and we rate them factually mixed due to one-sided, movement-promotional content and lack of transparency in its funding.
Notes/Distinctions: The evaluation here applies to betar.org.il/en (World Betar Movement). Controversies involving Betar US are noted for context but were not used as “failed fact checks” for this domain. (M. Huitsing 09/02/2025)
Source: https://betar.org.il
Last Updated on September 2, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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