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When a reporter’s opinion is news

Posted on 10/10/2010 by Soccerdad

Friday’s effort at smearing Israel in the Washington Post is called For Israeli army, tests of accountability and it is written by long time slanderer Joel Greenberg. First Greenberg writes about the recent video of Israeli soldiers dancing around a … Continue reading →

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Israel denial in the Washington Post

Posted on 10/04/2010 by Soccerdad

I love the opening paragraphs of Glenn Kessler’s Defining ‘Jewish state’: For many, term has different meanings Nine years ago, then-Secretary of State Colin L. Powell delivered a speech on the Middle East in which he briefly called on Palestinians … Continue reading →

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Why can’t the editors of the New York Times …

Posted on 07/08/2010 by Soccerdad

… be more like the editors of the Washington Post? Today’s Washington Post features an editorial President Obama’s new Middle East course has promise: FOR MUCH of the past 15 months, President Obama sought to advance his goal of a … Continue reading →

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WaPo editors: we helped Hamas

Posted on 06/23/2010 by Soccerdad

The editors of the Washington Post sounded off about the recent Supreme Court ruling about providing assistance to terror groups: WHICH OF the following is illegal under the law that bars providing “material support” to terrorists?: 1. Giving money to … Continue reading →

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Who strengthened Hamas?

Posted on 06/01/2010 by Soccerdad

A month ago, Elder of Ziyon had strung together a number of reports from different sources (and different levels of credibility) that suggested that Hamas was losing its grip on Gaza. The items listed by Elder of Ziyon, with Hamas’s … Continue reading →

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The Post on proximity talks

Posted on 05/05/2010 by Soccerdad

The Washington Post has a pretty good editorial on the upcoming proximity talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Israelis and Palestinians are ready to begin talking — sort of: INDIRECT TALKS between Israelis and Palestinians appear finally set to … Continue reading →

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When the Washington Post notices

Posted on 03/16/2010 by Soccerdad

There are three recent Washington Post editorials abour the Middle East worth mentioning. Last July the Washington Post ran an editorial Tough on Israel which observed: But the administration also is guilty of missteps. Rather than pocketing Mr. Netanyahu’s initial … Continue reading →

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Instransigence: a single use word

Posted on 03/09/2010 by Soccerdad

The Washington Post reports: Mitchell, who in January boasted that a peace deal could be done within two years, said he hoped the indirect talks would lead to direct negotiations as soon as possible and encouraged the parties “to refrain … Continue reading →

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Three cheers for the Washington Post

Posted on 11/16/2009 by Soccerdad

Yesterday the Washington Post editorialized in War Unchecked (h/t Prof Avi Bell): IN ORDER to eliminate the Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, the United States launched at least 15 missile strikes in Pakistan this year and killed, besides Mr. Mehsud, somewhere … Continue reading →

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Portraying Hamas

Posted on 10/09/2009 by Soccerdad

Barry Rubin writes about a recent Washington Post article about Hamas: Here’s a good article on Hamas and how it’s a barrier to peace, with no illusions about the group moderating or being misunderstand. The article also points out how … Continue reading →

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The President’s teachable Mideast moment – the Washington Post vs. the New York Times

Posted on 07/31/2009 by Soccerdad

The Washington Post surprised yesterday with an editorial Tough on Israel: But the administration also is guilty of missteps. Rather than pocketing Mr. Netanyahu’s initial concessions — he gave a speech on Palestinian statehood and suggested parameters for curtailing settlements … Continue reading →

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Two Freeman myths busted

Posted on 03/12/2009 by Soccerdad

With a summary like Washington’s lobbying machine deprived Barack Obama of a valuable adviser. I’m not going to bother with David Broder’s Chas Freeman’s withdrawal is a loss for the country. However on the op op-ed page the editors of … Continue reading →

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What could be worse than Hamas?

Posted on 02/15/2009 by Soccerdad

Three years ago in advance of Palestinian elections, the Washington Post heralded the participation of Hamas, in “Pre-election turmoil“: Already, too, democracy is showing its benefits. Faced with the possibility of defeat by Hamas, Fatah has been forced to overhaul … Continue reading →

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The worst paragraph in post Israeli election coverage

Posted on 02/11/2009 by Soccerdad

From the Washington Post: In many ways, the deep split in the Israeli electorate mirrors the split within the Palestinian government, between the Fatah party that controls the West Bank and the Hamas organization that controls the Gaza Strip. Fatah … Continue reading →

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Leave Hamas alone

Posted on 01/12/2009 by Soccerdad

Since Israel’s war against Hamas has started, the editorial position of the Washington Post has been that Israel has a right to defend its citizens, but it’s better off not doing so. Yesterday’s staff editorial, Crossroads in Gaza is more … Continue reading →

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Saving Hamas by diplomacy

Posted on 01/05/2009 by Soccerdad

Shortly after Hamas won the PA elections, nearly three years ago, the Washington Post ran an editorial, Hamas’s Choice. The editors of the Post wrote: Many Palestinians who voted for Hamas don’t support the Islamists’ fundamentalist agenda: Polls show that … Continue reading →

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The Post improves

Posted on 01/01/2009 by Soccerdad

After using its editorial pages to criticize and undermine Israeli claims for several days the Washington Post comes out today with two excellent defenses of Israeli actions. First is Ephraim Sneh’s Why Israel is bombing Gaza. Sneh, though a former … Continue reading →

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Did a Hamas lie find its way into a Washington Post headline?

Posted on 12/30/2008 by Soccerdad

Noah Pollak observed about a headline in the Washington Post alleging that Israel had rejected a truce with Hamas: But nothing of the sort happened; no truce has been offered by anyone involved, least of all Hamas, and there is … Continue reading →

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The media assault against Israel

Posted on 12/30/2008 by Soccerdad

The American media is doing all it can to undermine Israel’s case for war. I’m not just talking about those anti-Israel bloviators whom Noah Pollak amusingly call the “juicebox mafia,” but the opinion pages of major American newspapers have been … Continue reading →

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Covering for Iran

Posted on 12/29/2008 by Soccerdad

There is no kind way to describe today’s Washington Post editorial Israel Strikes with a subtitle: Hamas suffers a serious blow — but the real winner may be Iran. ISRAEL’S AIR offensive against the Gaza Strip yesterday should not have … Continue reading →

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