Sourcing
Every factual claim is verifiable. Primary sources take precedence over aggregators. Where sources disagree, the disagreement is named. Where a claim rests on inference, the inference is shown.
The institute publishes in English. Source material is drawn from Hebrew, Arabic, and English-language reporting. Where a load-bearing quote is translated, the translation is checked against the original.
Calibrated probability
Mitzpe uses calibrated probability language — “likely,” “probable,” “low confidence,” numerical ranges — rather than rhetorical hedging like “could,” “may,” or “some say.”
Past calls are not quietly rewritten. The track record stays where it was published. Updated assessments link back to the prior call rather than supersede it silently.
Anonymous sources
Anonymous sources are used sparingly and only where attribution would expose the source to retaliation, professional harm, or safety risk. Anonymous claims are corroborated against a second source or named context. The reason for granting anonymity is stated in the analysis.
AI in production
Mitzpe uses LLMs in its production pipeline — for structural review, compliance, and operational tasks like calendaring and inbox triage. Every published assessment is drafted with human editorial judgment before it is filed. The institute does not publish AI-generated commentary as if it were human commentary.
Corrections
When a Mitzpe publication contains a factual error, the institute corrects it visibly. Corrections appear at the top or bottom of the piece, dated, naming what was wrong and what is now right. Silent corrections are not the institute’s practice.
The threshold for a correction is a factual error — a misstated number, a misattributed quote, a wrong date, a misidentified actor. Updated assessments where the underlying facts shifted are handled in the next published assessment with a link back.
To request a correction, write to corrections@mitzpe.org with the URL, the specific claim, and a source for the corrected information. The institute responds within five business days.
Client–editorial firewall
Nothing the reader sees in a Mitzpe publication has been edited, vetoed, or pre-cleared by a paying client. The full firewall statement lives on the Disclosures page.
Bylines and accountability
Every Mitzpe publication carries a byline. Where multiple analysts contributed, all are named. The institute does not publish under a house byline alone. Editors are named where their structural intervention shaped the analysis.
Voice on uncertainty
Mitzpe writes for readers who use analysis to decide. That register requires saying what is known, saying what is not, and not papering the gap between the two with rhetorical confidence the evidence does not support.
Contact
- Corrections — corrections@mitzpe.org
- Editorial — editor@mitzpe.org