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Mideast Media Sampler – 05/01/2013 – New York Times Op-Ed Index for April, 2013

1) A Turkey-Israel Opening – Soli Ozel and Charles A. Kupchan – April 1, 2013 For the better part of a decade, Turkey and Israel have been growing apart politically. Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party has Islamist leanings; confrontation with … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler – 04/30/2013

1) The proof? Yesterday I noted that the New York Times seemed eager to relegate an article about the administration’s reluctance to believe that Assad had employed chemical weapons to the ash heap of history. In a new editorial, Ill-considered … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler – 04/29/2013

1) The New York Times, Syria, Chemical Weapons and the Obama Administration Last week the editors of the New York Times asked Were Chemical Weapons Used in Syria? It would be alarming if Mr. Assad crossed a line few others … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler – 04/25/2013

1) Shia is Shia and Sunni is Sunni and never the twain shall meet A couple of Al Qaeda terrorists were arrested in Canada. So of course, expect the LA Times to start its account with this: Police in Canada … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler – 04/24/2013

1) Friedman resurrects “Fayyadism” Some time ago, Thomas Friedman coined the term “Fayyadism,” a concept that, according to Nathan Brown, never had a chance. Why Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad never had a chance to meet the high expectations placed … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler – 04/23/2013

1) Middle East arms deal The United States is concluding an arms deal with the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Israel. Hoagland: arms deal “weaken the only containment strategy Obama consistently practiced – the containment of Israel” wapo.st/12D0xtp — … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler – 04/22/2013

1) The red line? Back in December, NBC News reported that Syria had loaded chemical weapons onto planes and was prepared to use them against civilians. Syria prepared to use chemical weapons against own people; military awaits final orders, US … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler – 04/19/2013

1) Getting it wrong I missed the overnight development in the Boston Marathon bombing case. In the early part of the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing the media were regularly getting things wrong and reporting them. Daled Amos commented: … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 04/17/2013

1) We wouldn’t want anyone to get the wrong idea Yesterday Max Fisher wrote, Knowledge of pressure-cooker bombs is not limited to readers of al-Qaeda’s ‘Inspire’ magazine: And “Inspire” was far from the first extremist publication to distribute instructions for … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 04/16/2013

1) The PA’s defense budget The Palestinian Authority regularly complains about its budget woes. Nitzana Darshan-Leitner writes that the largest portion of the PA’s budget goes to defense: Recently, the Palestinian Authority publicly revealed its new budget. In approving the … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 04/12/2013

1) How to fight asymmetric warfare Charles Enderlein and Philipe Karsenty are back in court. Enderlein was the reporter who created the story of Mohammed al-Dura. Karsenty is the media critic who had the temerity to question the much honored … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 04/11/2013

1) The Cartoonish Mr. Netanyahu In the space of two days the New York Times featured four articles last September mocking PM Netanyahu’s bomb cartoon. Nod to Obama by Netanyahu in Warning to Iran on Bomb – Rick Gladstone and … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 04/10/2013

1) Egyptian plagues Last week Zvi Mazel wrote in the Jerusalem Post (h/t Leslie Eastman) In a remarkable and enduring show of unity, non-Islamic opposition parties under the banner of the National Salvation Front are boycotting the regime until their … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler – 04/08/2013

1) The language of concessions The Washington Post reports Kerry presses Israel and Palestinians for concessions to pave way for peace talks: Kerry first visited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who has resisted new talks for most of the past four … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 04/05/2013

1) Casting the first stone – and all the subsequent ones too What’s the difference between assault with a deadly weapon – a shooting – and assault with rocks that hit cars at potentially lethal speeds? Why should teenagers think … Continue reading

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