Letter to The Washington Post

From: Dr. Michael Berenhaus [mailto:mberenhaus@comcast.net]
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 6:09 AM
To: letters@washpost.com
Subject: Omission of integral fact

Dear Editor,

According to the article Unity Cabinet Offered By Palestinian Premier [March 18, 2007], the platform of the new Palestinian “unity government” states that "’resistance is a legitimate right of the Palestinian people’ in opposing Israel’s occupation of territory captured in the 1967 Middle East war.” This phrasing implies - practically states - that the territory was captured from the Palestinians, who are now "resisting". However Israel captured the territory not from the Palestinians but from Egypt and Jordan. Why did the Post not mention this integral fact? How are your readers supposed to understand the conflict and evaluate the sincerity and veracity of Palestinian positions with such a glaring omission?

Michael Berenhaus