NYT: Forget the news, we have an agenda!
If you pick up the New York Times today, you'll discover this captivating bit of news in Steven Erlanger's lead article, "Palestinians Worry About Cost of Peace:"
A large, pale poster of Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate for the Jan. 9 Palestinian presidential election, dominates the main entrance to this Palestinian village of 3,200 people. Mr. Abbas, the official choice of Fatah, the main Palestinian party, has foreigners excited about "windows of opportunity" and prospects for a renewed peace process.Just fascinating stuff, really. Honest Reporting has done an admirable job of summarizing what you wouldn't know from reading the Times:
When disaster strikes anywhere in the world, Israelis can be counted on to help. So it's no surprise that within hours of the devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean, the following humanitarian missions all departed from the tiny Jewish state:
● The Israeli organization Latet ('To Give') filled a jumbo jet with 18 tons of supplies.
● A medical team headed by four doctors from Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday night (Dec. 27), carrying medicine and baby food. The doctors specialize in rescue operations, trauma and pediatrics.
● An IDF rescue team is now on its way to Sri Lanka with 80 tons of aid material, including 10,000 blankets, tents, nylon sheeting and water containers, all contributed by the IDF.
● A ZAKA rescue-and-recovery team arrived in the disaster areas Monday night, armed with its specialized equipment for identifying bodies.
● A Health Ministry contingent left for Thailand on Monday night to aid in rescue efforts. The group includes doctors, nurses and four members of the IDF.
● Israel has also offered its assistance to India ― a search-and-rescue team from the Home Front Command, as well as consignments of food and medicine.
Hmm..I guess Israel giving humanitarian aid doesn't qualify as news. Unless they had been "stingy," of course.
A large, pale poster of Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate for the Jan. 9 Palestinian presidential election, dominates the main entrance to this Palestinian village of 3,200 people. Mr. Abbas, the official choice of Fatah, the main Palestinian party, has foreigners excited about "windows of opportunity" and prospects for a renewed peace process.Just fascinating stuff, really. Honest Reporting has done an admirable job of summarizing what you wouldn't know from reading the Times:
When disaster strikes anywhere in the world, Israelis can be counted on to help. So it's no surprise that within hours of the devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean, the following humanitarian missions all departed from the tiny Jewish state:
● The Israeli organization Latet ('To Give') filled a jumbo jet with 18 tons of supplies.
● A medical team headed by four doctors from Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday night (Dec. 27), carrying medicine and baby food. The doctors specialize in rescue operations, trauma and pediatrics.
● An IDF rescue team is now on its way to Sri Lanka with 80 tons of aid material, including 10,000 blankets, tents, nylon sheeting and water containers, all contributed by the IDF.
● A ZAKA rescue-and-recovery team arrived in the disaster areas Monday night, armed with its specialized equipment for identifying bodies.
● A Health Ministry contingent left for Thailand on Monday night to aid in rescue efforts. The group includes doctors, nurses and four members of the IDF.
● Israel has also offered its assistance to India ― a search-and-rescue team from the Home Front Command, as well as consignments of food and medicine.
Hmm..I guess Israel giving humanitarian aid doesn't qualify as news. Unless they had been "stingy," of course.
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